contrast

1. N-VAR A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them. (巨大的) 差别

...the contrast between town and country. …城乡差别。

The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance. 两位来访者的外貌有惊人的不同。

2. PHRASE 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. 相比之下

The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend. 私营部门相比之下有很多钱可花。

In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered. 相比之下，富裕家庭的女孩子们通常都过着养尊处优的生活。

3. PHRASE If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it. 与…截然不同

His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son. 他在公共场合的发言总是和他儿子的话截然不同。

4. V-T If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things. 对比 (事物以指出不同点)

She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis. 她把过去的情况与现在的危机进行了对比。

Contrast that approach with what goes on in most organizations. 对比这个方法与大多数组织运用的方法的不同之处。

5. V-RECIP If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it. 与…形成对比

Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss. 约翰的随和与他老板的挑剔形成了鲜明的对比。

6. N-UNCOUNT Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting. (图片、电视画面、绘画中深浅的) 对比度

...a television with brighter colours, better contrast, and digital sound. …一台色彩更亮丽、颜色对比度更好、配有数字音响的电视。