Teachers are often compared to burning candles. 人们总是把老师比喻为燃烧的蜡烛。
Life is poetically compared to the morning dew. 在诗歌中,人生被比喻为朝露。
Sure, heavy-duty vests are expensive. But cost has got to be secondary compared to the lives of the uniformed men and women who put everything on the line everyday to protect law-abiding citizens. 当然,加强型[防弹]背心价钱昂贵。但是,与穿制服的阿哥阿姐们的性命相较——他们的置一切于不顾日日保护守法的市民——这笔费用应属次要了。
The bank offered to lend us$5000 but it's chickenfeed compared to what we need. 银行提出给我们五千美元贷款,但这笔钱与我们所需要的数目相比是杯水车薪。
My handwriting is good, but it is poor as compared to my father's. 我的书法很好,但与我父亲的相比,我的就很差了。
Compared to ours their house is a palace. 他们的房子和我们的相比简直太豪华了。