used for talking about the ways in which two people or things are different 相比之下;比较起来 Their lives were exciting and glamorous; ours seemed dull by comparison. 他们的生活刺激精彩;比较而言,我们的就显得沉闷了。
By comparison with the lively teenagers, the adults were a joyless lot. 和活泼的年轻人比起来,成年人一点也不快乐。
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