contrasts

英 [kənˈtrɑːsts]

美 [kənˈtræsts]

n.  明显的差异; 对比; 对照; 明显不同的人(或事物); (摄影或绘画中的)颜色反差，明暗对比
v.  对比; 对照; (靠近或作比较时)显出明显的差异，形成对比
contrast的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The noun is pronounced /'kɒntrɑːst, -træst/. The verb is pronounced /kən'trɑːst, -'træst/. 名词读作 /'kɒntrɑːst, -træst/，动词读作 /kən'trɑːst, -'træst/。


• N-VAR 差异;差别;悬殊
  Acontrastis a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
  1. ...the contrast between town and country...
     城乡差别
  2. The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance...
     这两位访客的外表截然不同。
  3. Silk was used with wool for contrast.
     丝绸和毛料用在一起以形成对比。
• PHRASE 相比之下;与…相反
  You sayby contrastorin contrast, orin contrast tosomething, to show that you are mentioning a very different situation from the one you have just mentioned.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. In contrast to similar services in France and Germany, Intercity rolling stock is very rarely idle.
     与法国和德国的类似铁路服务系统不同，“城际列车”很少闲置。
• PHRASE 与…截然不同;与…对比鲜明
  If one thing isin contrast toanother, it is very different from it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 acontrast toanother, it is very different from it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a country of great contrasts.
     一个截然不同的国家
• VERB 对比;对照
  If youcontrastone thingwithanother, you point out or consider the differences between those things.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. In this section we contrast four possible broad approaches.
     在这个部分，我们将对4种可行的广义方法进行对比。
• V-RECIP 截然不同;有明显差异;对比鲜明
  If one thingcontrasts withanother, it is very different from it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  Contrastis the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting.
  1. ...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

双语例句

• The growth in corporate lending contrasts with the decline in lending to consumers.
  企业贷款的这种增长与消费者贷款下降形成了鲜明对比。
• This contrasts with the likely fate of the dollar.
  这与美元可能的命运形成反差。
• Urban sleekness and traditional quaintness highlight the contrasts of Hong Kong.
  城市的优美造型和传统的古雅情趣突出了香港的种种反差。
• The menu is all-important. Every component of every meal should create contrasts.
  饭菜的安排至关重要。每一顿饭的每一道菜都应该有所不同。
• Of words so related that one contrasts with the other.
  相关词语中一个与另一个形成对比。
• I am filled with wonder when I consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives which it connects.
  我心里充满了惊奇，我认为在两个将命运联系在一起的人之间一定存在着无限的差异。
• In this book the writer contrasts good with [ and] evil.
  作者在本书中，把善与恶作了对比。
• The book contrasts child-rearing methods in America and russia.
  这本书对比了美国和俄国抚养儿童的方法。
• Chapter Three: analyses of fund management company in our country and contrasts with the foreign fund management company.
  第三章对我国基金管理公司的现状进行实证分析及与国外基金管理公司的对比分析。
• A study in contrasts.
  一项研究，对比。