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N-VAR
差異;差別;懸殊
A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
例句
...the contrast between town and country...
城鄉差別
The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance...
這兩位訪客的外表截然不同。
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PHRASE
相比之下;與…相反
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.
例句
The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend...
相比之下，私營部門就有很多錢可供開銷。
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備受呵護。
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PHRASE
與…截然不同;與…對比鮮明
If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it.
例句
His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son...
他和他兒子在公開場合的言論總是截然不同。
That is in stark contrast to the situation during the 1970 oil crisis.
那和1970年石油危機時的情形完全不同。
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N-COUNT
截然不同的事物;差異明顯的事物
If one thing is a contrast to another, it is very different from it.
例句
The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room.
這個男孩的房間和客房截然不同。
...a country of great contrasts.
一個截然不同的國家
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VERB
對比;對照
If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things.
例句
She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis...
她將當時的情況和目前的危機進行對比。
Contrast that approach with what goes on in most organizations...
將那個方法和大多數機構現行的做法進行對比。
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V-RECIP
截然不同;有明顯差異;對比鮮明
If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it.
例句
Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss...
約翰遜的親和力和他老板易怒的性格形成了鮮明的對比。
Paint the wall in a contrasting colour.
把這面墻刷成對比鮮明的顏色。
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N-UNCOUNT
(照片、電視圖像、畫作等的)顏色反差，明暗對比
Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting.
例句
...a television with brighter colours, better contrast, and digital sound.
顏色更為鮮艷、圖像對比度更高、具備數字音響效果的電視