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contrasted

/verb kuhn-trast, kon-trast; noun kon-trast/US // verb kənˈtræst, ˈkɒn træst; noun ˈkɒn træst //

形成鲜明对比的,鲜明的,形成对比的,形成鲜明对比的是

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to exhibit unlikeness on comparison with something else; form a contrast.
    • : Linguistics. to differ in a way that can serve to distinguish meanings: The sounds and contrast in the words “pin” and “bin.”
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
    • : a striking exhibition of unlikeness.
    • : a person or thing that is strikingly unlike in comparison: The weather down here is a welcome contrast to what we're having back home.
    • : opposition or juxtaposition of different forms, lines, or colors in a work of art to intensify each element's properties and produce a more dynamic expressiveness.
    • : Photography. the relative difference between light and dark areas of a print or negative.
    • : Television. the brightness ratio of the lightest to the darkest part of the television screen image.
    • : Linguistics. a difference between linguistic elements, especially sounds, that can serve to distinguish meanings.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbcompare, differ

Examples

  • In contrast, state management of land requires no such mechanisms.

  • This is an unfortunate contrast to other massive services, which tend to provide fairly detailed explanations in short order during similar outages.

  • By contrast, Eightfold’s software curates a list of specific job openings for a candidate.

  • In contrast, when we write, our brain needs to think about and retrieve memories of the shape of each letter.

  • The new protocol, by contrast, depends on security assumptions that have been widely used and studied in the past.

  • He contrasted his vices with those of other congressmen who drank or “snort coke or chase women.”

  • This is contrasted with the human skeletal system, which is classified as an endoskeleton.

  • Gloriously smooth, full-grain leather was contrasted with hybrid materials.

  • They contrasted earthy creations made from menswear fabrics with occasional sexy, lingerie-inspired pieces.

  • She contrasted its timidity with a bellicose anti-Hagel salvo from the Christian-right group Concerned Women for America.

  • The hum of earnest or glad voices here contrasted strongly with silence and meditation there.

  • Her comely face contrasted pleasantly with the full chin, which bore a trace of the commanding expression of her mother.

  • Phonetically, the dialect offers certain markedPg 46 differences when contrasted with French.

  • The aide-de-camp of Calvin and Theodore de Beze contrasted admirably with the son of the furrier.

  • This exemplary daughter was her father's idol, when contrasted with other, and less favored girls.