resemble, collate, compare, contrast
这四个词都有“比较”的意思。它们的区别是：
compare意为“比较”,着重“相似之处”; contrast意为“对比”,着重“相异处”; collate表示“对照”,强调认真仔细,细致入微,常用于书报的校勘; resemble意为“类似”,着重强调视觉上感觉相像。例如:
Compare these examples of Rembrandt's early and late styles.比较这些代表伦勃朗早期和晚期风格的作品。
Collate a new edition with an earlier edition.将新版本与旧版本详细比较。
I contrasted John's report card with Mary's to show him how poorly he was doing.我把约翰的成绩单同玛丽的作一下对比,以示他的成绩多么坏。
That boy resembles his mother.那男孩酷似他的妈妈。
Some of the commercially produced venison resembles beef in flavour.
有些商业化养殖的鹿肉味道和牛肉很相似。
——柯林斯例句
An orange resembles a grapefruit.
橘子和葡萄柚很相似.
——《简明英汉词典》
She closely resembles her sister.
她和她姐姐很像。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane.
它很象我自己的头脑,只不过你是精神失常的.
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She resembles her sister in appearance but not in character.
她外貌上像她的姐姐,性格上却不同.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Their new IL - 76 transport closely resembles the Lockheed C - 141 .
他们新的伊尔76型运输机酷似洛克希德的C -141 型.
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Lithium has some chemical behavior that resembles the chemistry of Mg.
锂的某些化学行为类似于Mg的.
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Their amino acid composition resembles that of all the other'soluble " proteins.
它们的氨基酸组成与所有其它 可溶性 蛋白质相似.
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This law closely resembles that obtained with conventional propellants.
这种规律非常类似于用普通推进剂所得出的规律.
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She so resembles her mother.
她很像她母亲。
柯林斯例句
My brother resembles me in looks.
我弟弟和我长得很像.
《简明英汉词典》
At first sight it resembles a traditional village of two-storeyed, balconied houses, set among well-tended gardens.
乍一看，它就像个传统的村庄：带阳台的两层楼房坐落于精心照料的花园中。
柯林斯例句
The method of observation resembles the stopwatch reference to a clock.
观测方法跟停表时钟法相似.
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In many general respects it resembles many twentieth century schemes.
它在许多总的方面与二十世纪的许多系统相类似.
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The Australian wallaby resembles a hare and has persistent teeth.
澳大利亚的沙袋鼠形似野兔，有稳固的牙齿。
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