equate
v 使平等(equ+ate表动词)
释义2:
equate
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◙ verb1. [with obj.] consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another• 视…等同于 »customers equate their name with quality. 顾客把他们的名称视为品质。 [no obj.] (equate to/with)(of one thing) be the same as or equivalent to (another)• (某物)等同于(另一物) »that sum equates to half a million pounds today. 那笔款项相当于今天的50万英镑。 cause (two or more things) to be the same in quantity or value• 使(两个或两个以上事物)相等;使均衡 »the level of prices will move to equate supply and demand. 物价水平将进行调节,使供需持平。【派生】
♦ equatable adjective【语源】
1. Middle English (in the sense 'make equal, balance'): from Latin aequat- 'made level or equal', from the verb aequare, from aequus (see equal ). Current senses date from the mid 19th cent
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