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con·trast AHD[kən-trăstʹ, kŏnʹtrăst'] D.J.[kənˈtræst, ˈkɒnˌtræst]K.K.[kənˈtræst, ˈkɑnˌtræst]v.（动词）con.trast.ed, con.trast.ing, con.trasts v.tr.（及物动词）- To set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences:使对照：为了显出或强调差异而使…对比：an essay that contrasts city and country life; contrasted this computer with inferior models.一篇比较城市和乡村生活的文章；将这部电脑与品质差的机型对比
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To show differences when compared:比较之下显出区别：siblings who contrast sharply in interests and abilities; a color that contrasted clearly with the dark background.在兴趣和能力上迥然相异的兄弟（姐妹）；与黑色背影形成鲜明对比的颜色
n.（名词）AHD[kŏnʹtrăst'] - The act of contrasting; a setting off of dissimilar entities or objects.对照：对比的行为；通过对比突出不同的实体或物体
- The state of being contrasted:对比，对照：对比之下显示差别的状态：red berries standing in vivid contrast against the snow.红草莓与雪形成鲜明的对比
- A difference, especially a strong dissimilarity, between entities or objects compared:差别悬殊：被比较的实体或物体之间的差异，尤指悬殊差别：the contrast between Northern and Southern speech patterns.北方话与南方话有显著的差别
- One thing that is strikingly dissimilar to another:差别明显：与另一事物炯然相异的一件事物：My new school was a welcome contrast to the one before.我的新学校比以前的好多了
- The use of opposing elements, such as colors, forms, or lines, in proximity to produce an intensified effect in a work of art.明暗对比：在一件艺术品中将相对的要素（如颜色、形状、线条等）放在一起使用以产生强烈的对比效果
- The difference in brightness between the light and dark areas of a picture, such as a photograph or video image.反差：在摄影或电视图象的画面中明处和暗处之间的亮度差别
- French contraster 法语 contraster
- from Italian contrastare 源自 意大利语 contrastare
- from Medieval Latin contrāstāre 源自 中世纪拉丁语 contrāstāre
- Latin contrā- [contra-] 拉丁语 contrā- [前缀，表“相反”]
- Latin stāre [to stand] * see stā- 拉丁语 stāre [站立] * 参见 stā-
contrastʹable adj.（形容词）contrastʹingly adv.（副词）- The nouncontrast may be followed by between, with, or to : 名词contrast 后面可以跟 between,with 或 to ： There is a sharp contrast between his earlier and later works.他的早期作品和晚期作品截然不同。In contrast with (or less frequently, to ) his early works, the later plays are brittle and highly theatrical. 与其早期的作品相比（或不经常用的 to ） ，其晚期的戏剧敏感且极富戏剧性。
- Whencontrast is used as a transitive verb, bothwith and to may follow, thoughwith is more common: 当contrast 被用作及物动词时， 后面可跟with 和 to ， 但with 更为普遍： He contrasts the naturalistic early plays with (or to ) the brittle later comedies. 他早期的自然主义风格戏剧与（或者可用 to ） 敏感的晚期喜剧形成鲜明的对比
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