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

• His poetry is full of oppositions and contrasts.
  他的诗歌充满了对立与对比。
• The poet's rough life contrasts with his sensitive poetry.
  这个诗人的豪放生活与他缠绵悱恻的诗篇形成鲜明的对照。
• A study in contrasts.
  一项研究，对比。
• This contrasts with the likely fate of the dollar.
  这与美元可能的命运形成反差。
• This cold weather contrasts with last week's heat.
  寒冷的天气和上星期的炎热形成鲜明的对比。
• This thesis contrasts Chinese pivotal sentences with Englishcomplex object sentences from the cognitive aspect.
  本文从认知的角度对比了汉语兼语句和英语复合宾语句两种句式。
• 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 colour contrasts well with green.
  这种颜色和绿色衬起来很好看。
• Linking up the pedagogical education turning to teacher education, this article contrasts various countries'teacher education.
  文章结合当前“师范教育”向“教师教育”转型这一现状，对世界各国的教师教育现状进行了对比研究。
• Both the similarities and the contrasts with Ms Fiorina are instructive.
  她与菲奥莉娜的相似之处和不同之处都很有启发性。