phrase If something compares favourably with something else, it is better than it: 比起来要好，比得过 The hotel certainly compared favourably with the one we stayed in last year.这家酒店当然比我们去年住的那家要好。 Their new salad dressings compare favourably with mayonnaise. Her latest mystery novel compares favourably to the greats of the past. His basic salary compared favourably with what he had been receiving before. We know that our local hospital compares favourably with many others in the country. Weight for weight, fresh fruit does not compare favourably to cereals and nuts in fibre content. See also