compare, compare to, compare with, contrast

名詞 compare:

1. qualities that are comparable
   同義詞：comparison, equivalence, comparability

動(dòng)詞 compare:

1. examine and note the similarities or differences of
2. be comparable
3. consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
   同義詞：liken, equate
4. to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb

1. She is lovely beyond compare.
   她真是可愛得無與倫比。
2. Life is poetically compared to the morning dew.
   在詩歌中，人生被比喻為朝露。
3. I compared the copy with the original, but there was not much difference.
   我比較了復(fù)印件和原件，但是差別不是很大。

com.pare

v.（動(dòng)詞）
com.pared,com.par.ing,com.pares
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; liken.
比擬，喻為：考慮或描述為相似、相等或類似的；把…比喻成
Abbr. cp.To examine in order to note the similarities or differences of.
縮寫 cp.比較：為記錄相似性或差別而調(diào)查
Grammar To form the positive, comparative, or superlative degree of (an adjective or adverb).
【語法】 構(gòu)成：構(gòu)成（一個(gè)形容詞或副詞）的原級、比較級或最高級
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To be worthy of comparison; bear comparison:
相比，匹敵：有比較的價(jià)值；經(jīng)得起比較：
例句：
two concert halls that just do not compare.
無法比較的兩個(gè)音樂廳

To draw comparisons.
比較，區(qū)別
n.（名詞）
Comparison:
比較：
例句：
a musician beyond compare.
無與倫比的音樂家

<習(xí)慣用語>compare notes
To exchange ideas, views, or opinions.
交換思想、觀點(diǎn)或意見
來源：
Middle English comparen
中古英語 comparen
from Old French comparer
源自 古法語 comparer
from Latin compar3re
源自 拉丁語 compar3re
from comp3r [equal]
源自 comp3r [相等]
com- [com-]
com- [表示.和，與.等意思的前綴]
p3r [equal] * see per…- 2
p3r [相等] *參見 per…- 2

【引伸】
compar.er
n.（名詞）
Compare usually takes the preposition to when it refers to the activity of describing the resemblances between unlike things:
當(dāng)它涉及描述不同事物相似性的活動(dòng)時(shí)，Compare 常用介詞 to ：
例句：
He compared her to a summer day.
他將她比為夏天。

例句：
Scientists sometimes compare the human brain to a computer.
科學(xué)家有時(shí)將人腦比作電腦。

It takeswith when it refers to the act of examining two like things in order to discern their similarities or differences:
當(dāng)涉及考察兩個(gè)相象的事物以辨別他們的相似或差別時(shí)，它取with ：
例句：
The police compared the forged signature with the original.
警察將偽造的簽名與原來的作比較。

例句：
The committee will have to compare the Senate`s version of the bill with the version that was passed by the House.
委員會(huì)需要將參議院議案的版本與下議院通過的作比較。

Whencompare is used to mean .to liken (one) with another,. with is traditionally held to be the correct form:
當(dāng)compare 用作表示.把（一個(gè)）比喻成另一個(gè).時(shí)， with 傳統(tǒng)地作為正確的形式：
例句：
That little bauble is not to be compared with (not to ) this enormous jewel.
那個(gè)小擺設(shè)不能與（不是 to ） 這個(gè)大寶石相比較。

Butto is frequently used in this context and is not incorrect.
但to 常用于此上下文，也是正確的