Word · Frequency #1547
equal
/ˈiːkwəl/
noun
同等的人；相等的事物
A person or thing of equal status to another.
- 1.
A person or thing of equal status to others.
地位相等的人或物
- 2.
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
在某一群体中与他人地位相等的人
地位相等的人或物；在某一群体中与他人地位相等的人；对手；匹敌；同辈
In use
He treats all his colleagues as equals, regardless of their rank.
In the competition, she proved herself to be his equal.
They negotiated as equals, each with an equal say.
Connections
Collocations
- among equals
- 在平等的人之间
- The committee consists of peers who consider themselves among equals.委员会由自认为地位平等的同行组成。
- as an equal
- 作为平等的一方
- She demanded to be treated as an equal in the partnership.她要求在合伙关系中被当作平等的一方。
- treat as an equal
- 平等对待
- He always treated his students as equals, never talking down to them.他总是平等对待学生，从不居高临下地说话。
- social equal
- 社会地位相同的人
- In that exclusive club, he finally found his social equals.在那家高级俱乐部，他终于找到了社会地位相同的人。
- meet as equals
- 以平等身份会面
- The two leaders met as equals to negotiate the treaty.两位领导人以平等身份会面谈判条约。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象两个人站在同一台阶上，地位相同，他们就是equal（同等者）。
Context & Register
中性语域；多用于正式讨论社会地位或能力相当的场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'sequel' rhymes exactly with 'equal' (both end in /kwəl/). Words like 'level', 'council', and 'pupil' share the same final schwa sound /əl/ but differ in preceding consonants. 'Vocal' and 'local' end in /kəl/ and are common lookalikes that do not rhyme due to the missing /w/ sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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