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ADJ
同樣的;相等的
If two things are equal or if one thing is equal to another, they are the same in size, number, standard, or value.
例句
Investors can borrow an amount equal to the property's purchase price.
投資者可以獲得與房產購買價格相等的借款額。
...in a population having equal numbers of men and women...
在男女人數相等的人口中
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ADJ-GRADED
（權利、待遇等）平等的，均等的
If different groups of people have equal rights or are given equal treatment, they have the same rights or are treated the same as each other, however different they are.
例句
We will be justly demanding equal rights at work.
我們將要求享有工作中應得的平等權利。
...the commitment to equal opportunities.
對機會均等的承諾
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ADJ-GRADED
（指人的權利和機會）平等的，均等的
If you say that people are equal, you mean that they have or should have the same rights and opportunities as each other.
例句
We are equal in every way...
我們在各個方面都是平等的。
At any gambling game, everyone is equal.
在任何賭博游戲中，每個人都機會均等。
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N-COUNT
（能力、地位或權利等）同樣的人，相當的人
Someone who is your equal has the same ability, status, or rights as you have.
例句
She was one of the boys, their equal...
她也是男孩子們中的一員，和他們不相上下。
You should have married somebody more your equal.
你本應該和一個更門當戶對的人結婚。
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ADJ-GRADED
勝任的；能應付的
If someone is equal to a particular job or situation, they have the necessary ability, strength, or courage to deal successfully with it.
例句
She was determined that she would be equal to any test the corporation put to them...
她下定決心要成功應對公司對他們的任何考驗。
The guards were equal to anything.
那些衛兵能夠應對任何事情。
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V-LINK
等于；（在數量上）和…相同
If something equals a particular number or amount, it is the same as that amount or the equivalent of that amount.
例句
9 percent interest less 7 percent inflation equals 2 percent...
9%的利息減去7%的通貨膨脹率等于2%。
The average pay rise equalled 1.41 times inflation.
薪水的平均增長幅度是通貨膨脹率的1.41倍。
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VERB
比得上;與…相當
To equal something or someone means to be as good or as great as them.
例句
The victory equalled Southend's best in history...
那次勝利堪比索森德歷史上最漂亮的獲勝。
No amount of money can equal memories like that.
再多的金錢也比不上那樣的記憶。
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PHRASE
出類拔萃;無與倫比
If you say that someone or something has no equal, you think that there is nothing that is as good as them or that reaches the same standard.
例句
As a pastor, it can be argued he has no equal...
作為牧師，他可以說是出類拔萃。
The film demands attention, and has no equal in cinema history.
那部電影眾人矚目，在電影史上無與倫比。
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PHRASE
如果其他條件不變;如無意外情況發生
If you say 'other things being equal' or 'all things being equal' when talking about a possible situation, you mean if nothing unexpected happens or if there are no other factors which affect the situation.
例句
Other things being equal, most tenants would prefer single to shared rooms...
如果其他條件不變，大多數房客都愿意住單人間而不會選擇與他人同住。
All things being equal, should it matter who earns most money?
如果一切不變，誰賺的錢最多有什么關系嗎？