equal noun ⇨peerequal adj. ⇨equal (equal parts)⇨reasonable (equal rights)equal verb ⇨be (2x plus y equals 7)⇨compare2 (unlikely to be equalled)equal
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equal ♦︎ the same ♦︎ identical ♦︎ uniform ♦︎ synonymous ♦︎ homogeneous ♦︎ indistinguishable ♦︎ tantamount to sth ♦︎ interchangeableThese words all describe things that are the same in size, quantity and value.這些詞均表示尺寸、數量和價值上相同的、同等的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆equal / identical / tantamount to sth◆identical / synonymous / interchangeable with sth◆to become equal / synonymous / homogeneous / indistinguishable / interchangeable◆exactly equal / the same / identical / synonymous◆almost equal / the same / identical / uniform / synonymous / indistinguishable / interchangeable◆apparently the same / identical / uniform / homogeneous◆roughly equal / the same / synonymous■equalthe same in size, quantity, value, etc. as sth else(大小、數量、價值等)相同的,同樣的,相等的◆There is an equal number of boys and girls in the class.這個班男女生人數相同。◆Take two pieces of wood of equal length.取兩塊長度相等的木料。◆Cut it into four equal parts.把它切成四等份。◆One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer.一單位的酒精等於半品脫啤酒。◆The two books are more or less equal in length.這兩本書長度差不多。OPPunequal ⇨ different see also equal ⇨ belinking verb, equal ⇨ peernoun▸equally
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◆The money was divided equally among her four children.她的四個孩子平分了這筆錢。◆They share the housework equally.他們平均分擔家務。■the sameexactly like the one or ones referred to or mentioned(與所指或所提及的)相同的,同樣的◆I bought the same car as yours(= another car of that type).我買的車跟你的一樣。◆She was wearing the same dress that I had on.她穿的連衣裙和我身上的那條一模一樣。◆The same thing happened to me last week.上星期我也遇到了同樣的事。OPPdifferent ⇨ different■identical aɪˈdentɪkl similar in every detail完全一樣的;相同的◆I came to a row of identical houses.我來到一排一模一樣的房子前。◆The two pictures are similar, although not identical.這兩幅畫很相似,盡管不完全相同。◆The number on the card should be identical with the one on the cheque book.卡號應該跟支票簿上的號碼一致。▸identically
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◆The children were dressed identically.孩子們的穿着完全一樣。■uniformthe same in all parts一致的;統一的;一律的◆The walls were a uniform grey.牆壁一律是灰色。◆Growth has not been uniform across the country.全國各地的發展程度不一。 see also uniformity ⇨ similarity▸uniformly
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◆The principles were applied uniformly across all the departments.這些原則統一適用於所有部門。◆The quality is uniformly high.質量一律很高。■synonymous sɪˈnɒnɪməs; NAmEsɪˈnɑːnɪməs (ratherformal) (of words or expressions) having the same, or nearly the same, meaning; so closely connected with sth that the two things appear to be the same(詞語或表達)同義的,近義的;等同的◆Few words are truly synonymous.很少有真正的同義詞。◆Wealth is not necessarily synonymous with happiness.財富未必是幸福的同義詞。■homogeneousˌhɒməˈdʒiːniəs; NAmEˌhoʊməˈdʒiːniəs (formal) consisting of things or people that are all the same or all of the same type由同類事物(或人)組成的;同種類的◆Old people are not a homogeneous group, as some people seem to think.有些人似乎認爲老年人都是同一類型的,其實並非如此。◆We no longer live in a culturally homogeneous society.我們不再生活在文化單一的社會裏。OPPheterogeneous ⇨ diverse■indistinguishableˌɪndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbl (ratherformal) if two things are indistinguishable, or one is indistinguishable from the other, it is impossible to see any differences between them無法分辨的;無法區分的◆The male of the species is almost indistinguishable from the female.這個物種的雄性和雌性幾乎無法分辨。◆The two parties' policies are almost indistinguishable.這兩個黨派推行的政策大同小異。OPPdistinguishable ⇨ recognizable■ˈtantamount to sth
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(written) having the same bad effect as sth else無異於;效果與⋯一樣壞◆If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.他若辭職就等於承認自己有錯。ⓘ Tantamount typically combines with nouns such as a crime, a declaration of war, cruelty, killing, stealing, treachery and treason. * tantamount一般與crime、declaration of war、cruelty、killing、stealing、treachery和treason等名詞搭配。■interchangeableˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒəbl; NAmEˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒəbl (ratherformal) that can be exchanged, especially without affecting the way in which sth works可交換的;可互換的;可交替的◆The two words are virtually interchangeable(= have almost the same meaning).這兩個詞大體上可以通用。◆The V8 engines are all interchangeable with each other.V8型發動機全都可以相互替換。▸interchangeably
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◆These terms are used interchangeably.這些措辭交替使用。
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