contrast /kәn'træst/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
• (n.) the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
• (n.) the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

Chinese translation

• n. 差别, 对比, 对照物
• vt. 使对比
• vi. 成对照

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/kәn'træst/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.46 · Rare

Word forms

contrasts, contrasted, contrasting

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control · continue · content · contact · contract · context · contest · contain

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