| 释义 |
equivalent to something collocation having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc. as something else: At that time, five dollars was equivalent to about three pounds sterling. The territory of modern Iraq is roughly equivalent to that of ancient Mesopotamia. See
equivalent An imperial gallon is equivalent to 4546 cubic centimetres. It's important to stress that this qualification is not equivalent to a degree. The law would require polluters to remove an amount of carbon from the atmosphere equivalent to the volume they emit. Is $50 equivalent to about £30?50美元是不是大约相当于30英镑? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Similar and the same adjacent affinity akin alike allied ballpark be no better than (a) somethingidiom congruent ditto equivalence equivalency equivalent equivalent of something equivalently non-distinctive not make any differenceidiom of the kindidiom one and the sameidiom respecter synonymous |