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Contrast Thing 例:The Situation Great Difference Phrase 例:...A

单词 contrast
音标
英[ˈkɒntrɑ:st] 美[ˈkɑntræst]
解释
n.对比,对照;差异;对照物,对立面;[摄]反差;
例句

N-VAR
差异;差别;悬殊
A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
例:...the contrast between town and country...城乡差别
例:The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance...这两位访客的外表截然不同。

PHRASE
相比之下;与…相反
You say by contrast or in contrast, or in contrast to something, to show that you are mentioning a very different situation from the one you have just mentioned.
例:The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend...相比之下,私营部门就有很多钱可供开销。
例:In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered...相反,生活在富裕家庭的女孩子通常都备受呵护。

PHRASE
与…截然不同;与…对比鲜明
If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it.
例:His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son...他和他儿子在公开场合的言论总是截然不同。
例:That is in stark contrast to the situation during the 1970 oil crisis.那和1970年石油危机时的情形完全不同。

N-COUNT
截然不同的事物;差异明显的事物
If one thing is a contrast to another, it is very different from it.
例:The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room.这个男孩的房间和客房截然不同。
例:...a country of great contrasts.一个截然不同的国家

VERB
对比;对照
If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things.
例:She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis...她将当时的情况和目前的危机进行对比。
例:Contrast that approach with what goes on in most organizations...将那个方法和大多数机构现行的做法进行对比。

V-RECIP
截然不同;有明显差异;对比鲜明
If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it.
例:Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss...约翰逊的亲和力和他老板易怒的性格形成了鲜明的对比。
例:Paint the wall in a contrasting colour.把这面墙刷成对比鲜明的颜色。

N-UNCOUNT
(照片、电视图像、画作等的)颜色反差,明暗对比
Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting.
例:...a television with brighter colours, better contrast, and digital sound.颜色更为鲜艳、图像对比度更高、具备数字音响效果的电视
变形
third:contrasts~done:contrasted~pl:contrasts~ing:contrasting~past:contrasted~

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