结构为:compare + 被比较的对象A + with + 比较的参照对象B
(即“把A和B比较”)
1、 日常比较:
He compared his new laptop with my old one and found mine slower.
(他把他的新笔记本电脑和我的旧电脑比较,发现我的更慢。)
Don’t compare your life with others’—everyone has their own journey.
(别把你的生活和别人的比较——每个人都有自己的人生轨迹。)
2、 学术/专业对比:
Scientists compared the effectiveness of the new vaccine with the existing one.
(科学家将新疫苗的效果与现有疫苗作对比。)
The report compares the crime rates with those of the previous year.
(这份报告将今年的犯罪率与去年的作比较。)
3、 被动语态:
The new model is often compared with the classic version by car enthusiasts.
(汽车爱好者常把这款新车型与经典款作比较。)
compare…with…:对比(异同)(客观比较两者的相同或不同之处);
compare…to…:比喻为…;把…比作…(侧重“相似性”,用熟悉的事物类比陌生事物)。
例:
She compared her child’s face with her husband’s.(她把孩子的脸和丈夫的脸对比——看长得像不像)
Poets often compare life to a journey.(诗人常把人生比作一场旅程——比喻)
总结:compare…with… 是客观对比两者,而compare…to… 是主观比喻,记住这个区别就不会用错啦!