equal是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the same in amount, number, or size -- （數量、大小）相同的，相等的

  • One litre is equal to 1.76 imperial pints. 1升等於1.76 英製品脫。

  • One box may look bigger than the other, but in fact they are roughly (= almost) equal in volume. 一個盒子可能看起來比另一個大，但其實它們的容量大致相等。

  • All people are equal, deserving the same rights as each other. 所有人都是平等的，享有同等的權利。

  • They've got a long way to go before they achieve equal pay/status for men and women. 要實現男女同工同酬／地位平等，他們仍有很長的路要走。

• 1 skilled or brave enough for a difficult duty or piece of work -- （能力、勇氣）勝任的，合適的，相當的

  • It's a challenging job but I'm sure you'll prove equal to it. 這項工作很有挑戰性，但是我相信你最終有能力完成它。

  • Is he equal to the task? 他能勝任這項任務嗎？

• 2 someone or something that has the same importance as someone or something else and deserves the same treatment -- （應獲得同等待遇的）同等重要的人或物

  • The good thing about her as a boss is that she treats us all as equals. 作爲老闆，她的優點就在於她對待我們一視同仁。

  • Throughout her marriage she never considered her husband as her intellectual equal. 自結婚之日起，她一直就認爲在才智上她丈夫根本無法和她相提並論。

  • As an all-round athlete he has no equal (= no-one else is as good). 他作爲一名全能運動員，無人可望其項背。

• 3 to be the same in value or amount as something else -- 與某物（質量或數量）相等

  • 16 ounces equals one pound. 16盎司等於1磅。

  • We raised over $500 for charity last year and we're hoping to equal that this year. 去年我們籌得的善款超過500美元，今年我們希望可以跟去年做得一樣好。

• 4 to result in something -- 造成，導致，引起

  • He disputed the idea that more money equals better education. 他質疑更多的投資會帶來更好的教育這一觀點。