Word · Frequency #1547
Fully loadedequals
同等的人；相等的事物
equals is the plural of equal.
核心释义
A person or thing of equal status to another.
- 1.
地位相等的人或物
A person or thing of equal status to others.
- 2.
在某一群体中与他人地位相等的人
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
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
用法In use
He treats all his colleagues as equals, regardless of their rank.
用法提示：此处“equals”为名词复数，指地位相等的人。
In the competition, she proved herself to be his equal.
用法提示：“equal”为名词单数，表示在某方面与某人匹敌的人。
They negotiated as equals, each with an equal say.
用法提示：“equals”为名词复数，强调双方地位平等。
be sb's equal
用于说明两人能力或地位不相上下，具体方面常用 in 或 at 引出。
On the tennis court, she is his equal.
在网球场上，她与他实力相当。
treat sb as an equal
as 后面通常用复数 equals。
He always treats his students as equals.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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）。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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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