equate

英 [iˈkweɪt]

美 [iˈkweɪt]

v.  同等看待; 使等同

过去分词：equated　第三人称单数：equates　现在分词：equating　过去式：equated　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7118 / COCA.7997

短语用例

equate to sth

• 相当于；等于
  to be equal to sth else
  1. Some parents equate education with exam success.
     有些父母认为教育就是考试成绩优秀。
  2. I don't see how you can equate the two things.
     我不明白你怎么能把这两件事等同起来。

牛津词典

verb

• 同等看待；使等同
  to think that sth is the same as sth else or is as important
  1. Some parents equate education with exam success.
     有些父母认为教育就是考试成绩优秀。
  2. I don't see how you can equate the two things.
     我不明白你怎么能把这两件事等同起来。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 把…相提并论;与…等同
  If youequateone thingwithanother, or if you say that one thingequates withanother, you believe that they are strongly connected.
  1. I'm always wary of men wearing suits, as I equate this with power and authority...
     我向来提防穿西服的男人，因为我认为穿西服就等同于权力和权威。
  2. The author doesn't equate liberalism and conservatism...
     该作者没有将自由主义和保守主义相提并论。
  3. The principle of hierarchy does not equate to totalitarian terror.
     等级制度在原则上并不等同于极权主义恐怖。

英英释义

verb

• make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
  1. let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
  2. The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
  Synonym:equalmatchequalizeequalise
• consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
  1. We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
  2. You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
  Synonym:compareliken
• be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
  Synonym:correspond

双语例句

• The principle of hierarchy does not equate to totalitarian terror.
  等级制度在原则上并不等同于极权主义恐怖。
• Did Walter equate the balance of nature with God?
  沃尔特把自然的平衡和上帝划等号吗？
• Friendship cannot equate love, don't elaborate your ever.
  爱情友情无法相提并论，不要敷衍了你们的曾经。
• A word of caution to those men who mistakenly equate a woman's strength with a man's weakness.
  我要给那些将女性的力量和男人的软弱错误地等同起来看的男士发出警告。
• The problem is that your target market will probably equate low costs with poor quality and a second-rate brand.
  问题是你目标市场的客人们，或许会把低价产品等同于劣质产品和次等品牌。
• We equate money, success, and prestige with happiness.
  我们将快乐建立在金钱、成功和威信之上。
• You can't equate passing examinations with being educated.
  你不能把考试及格与受到的教育等同起来。
• Hence, on no account can we equate happiness with wealth.
  因此，我们决不能把快乐等同于财富。
• The disease and decay equate to the thought-form of birth, death and rebirth.
  疾病和溃烂等同于出生、死亡和再生的思想形态。
• This is unacceptable to most people because people irrationally equate short-term volatility with risk.
  这对多数人来说是不可承受的，因为人们会非理性地将短期波动等同于冒险。