/kəmˈpærɪsn ||; kəmˈpærəsṇ/noun [C,U] an act of comparing; a statement in which people or things are compared 比较: Put the new one and the old one side by side, for comparison. 把新的和旧的摆在一起作比较。It's hard to make comparisons between two athletes from different sports. 将不同种类运动的两名运动员作比较是很难的。 by/in comparison (with sb/sth) when compared 和…相比: In comparison with many other people, they're quite well off. 比起很多人，他们的生活算宽裕的了。