Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China1
equal adj
1)(常与 to, with 连用)相同的cut the cake into six equal pieces 把蛋糕等分成六块One li is equal to half a kilometer
一华里等于半公里
It is equal to me whether he comes or not
他来不来对我都一样
2)胜任的;经得起的John is quite equal to the job of running the office
约翰很能胜任主理这个办事处的工作
He is equal to this task
; He is equal to doing this task
他能胜任这项任务
同等的人,相等的人Is he your equal in play chess
他的棋艺跟你一样好吗
1)与…相等,等于‘x = y’ means that x equals y
“x = y” 就是 x 与 y 相等
Three and five equals eight
三加五等于八
Eight times eight equals sixty-four
八乘八等于六十四
2)比得上None of us can equal her
没人比得上她
习惯用语on equal terms 平等相处2
importance n
用心 爱心 专心1重要(性), 重要方面[意义]the importance of the problem 问题的重要a person of (no) importance 一位(不)重要的人物urge upon sb
the importance of a matter 向某人力