It is important to make a distinction between people’s fears about crime and the amount of crime that really happens. make/draw a distinction between to say that you think two things are very different The author draws a distinction between allowing death to occur, and causing it. contrast to compare two things, situations etc, in order to show how they are different from each other In her novel she contrasts the lives of two families in very different circumstances. Parallels can be drawn between her work and that of Picasso. draw a parallel to say that some features of things are similar, especially things that are actually very different – a rather formal use He draws a parallel between football and religion. draw an analogy to say that two situations are similar – a rather formal use Some people have attempted to draw an analogy between America’s invasion of Iraq and the war in Vietnam. It is possible to draw a comparison between the two poets’ work. make/draw a comparison to compare two or more things or people and say how they are similar In her article, she makes a comparison between people’s lives now and 50 years ago. The woman’s body was identified by comparing her teeth with dental records. 4 → something doesn’t/can’t compare (with something) 5 → compare notes (with somebody) THESAURUS compare to consider two or more things or people, in order to show how they are similar or different Scientists compared the results of both experiments. How does life in Britain compare with life in the States? The imported fabric is 30% cheaper and compares favourably (=is as good ) in quality. 2 → compared to/with something 3 LIKE/EQUALLY GOOD LIKE/SIMILAR to be better or worse than something else compare (favourably/unfavourably) with something The quality of English wines can now compare with wines from Germany. compare and contrast (=an expression used when telling students to write about the things that are similar or different in works of literature or art ) Compare and contrast the main characters of these two novels. compare something/somebody to something/somebody Davies’ style of writing has been compared to Dickens’. compare something/somebody with something/somebody The police compared the suspect’s fingerprints with those found at the crime scene. S1 W1 verb 1 SIMILAR/DIFFERENT COMPARE to consider two or more things or people, in order to show how they are similar or different → comparison The report compares the different types of home computer available.Comparatively comparably From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English compare com‧pare 1 / kəmˈpeə $ -ˈper /
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