the same in size, amount, value, number, degree, status, etc.
with no difference in status or rank
having the strength, courage, ability, etc. for sth
be the same as
reach the same standard as
the same person or quantity
person or thing equal to oneself in some way
"on equal terms"
"all men are equal before the law"
"she had adequate training"
"her training was adequate"
"she was adequate to the job"
"he was equal to the task"
"One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
"Nothing can rival cotton for durability"
"Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"
"Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
"let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"
"The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"
The company employs about equal numbers of each, but..Pakistanis are coming into the lead.
出自: E. Huxley
Rebellion equals all.
出自: Dryden
她在能力方面比得上他。
I can't equal him in strength.
我没有他力气大。
He equals me in strength but not in intelligence.
他和我力气相当但智力不等。
She equals him in mental power but not in physical strength.
她的智力比得上他,但是体力就不如他了。
None of us can equal her in beauty.
我们谁也不比她美。
None of us can equal him in mathematics.
我们当中没有人在数学方面能比得上他。
Simon is younger but he equals his brother in all sports.
西蒙年纪小,但各项运动都比得上他哥哥。
Many specialized institutions now equal the university in repute.
现在许多专科学校的声誉可与大学相媲美。
Industrial liquid waste, when properly treated, can equal fertilizers in usefulness.
经过适当处理的工业废液在效用方面抵得上肥料。
He equals me in training but not in experience.
他受的训练和我一样,但在经验方面不如我。
He is equalled by no one in intelligence.
在智力上无人能比得上他。
One plus ons equals two.
One plus one is equal to two.
I am equal to performing this duty.
我能胜任这个责任。
My respect for your intelligence is only equalled by my admiration for your integrity.
我对你的聪明的敬佩和对你的正直的羡慕的程度是一样的。
误 He agreed to come but said he didn't feel equal to make a speech.
正 He agreed to come but said he didn't feel equal to making a speech.
误 I don't feel equal to do the work.
误 I don't feel equal as the work.
正 I don't feel equal to doing the work.
析 be equal to作“胜任”解时,其后的to是介词,后接名词或动名词,而不是动词不定式符号。另外介词to也不能错用为as。
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