equate词组,隐喻,短语

equate

equateequate[ɪˈkweɪt]e'quate to sth 1.■to be equal to sth相当于；等于:Do my qualifications equate to any in your country? 我的资历在你们国家有相当的吗？Production costs for the movie equated to around 30% of income.这部电影的制作成本相当于收益的30%。[G]v+prepe'quate sth with sth 2.■to consider that sth is the same as sth else, or equal in value or importance把﹙一事物﹚ 和﹙另一事物﹚等同看待:He equates success with material wealth.他认为成功等同于物质财富。[G]v+n/pron+prep