equivalent
adjective uk/ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/ us/ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/
C1 等值的；相等的；等同的
having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc.
She's doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money. 她在新公司做同样的工作，但薪水比以前高。
Is $50 equivalent to about £30? 50美元是不是大约相当于30英镑？
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- An imperial gallon is equivalent to 4546 cubic centimetres.
- This bag holds an equivalent amount, although the shape makes it look smaller.
- It's important to stress that this qualification is not equivalent to a degree.
- Surely men and women doing equivalent jobs should be paid the same amount?
- I think that covering up the facts is equivalent to lying really.
equivalent
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/ us/ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/
C1 等值；相等；等同
something that has the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc. as something else
There is no English equivalent for "bon appetit" so we have adopted the French expression. 英语中没有和 bon appetit 相对应的词，所以我们就借用了法语的这个表达方式。
Ten thousand people a year die of the disease - that's the equivalent of the population of this town. 每年有一万人死于这种疾病——该数字相当于这个城镇的总人口。
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- I couldn't get any cream cheese so I bought the nearest equivalent that I could find.
- The medical fluid may have been infected with the human equivalent of the disease.
- This is the electoral equivalent of bribery.
- He runs the equivalent of three marathons a week.
- Their production of oil and gas was the equivalent of 909,000 barrels a day last year.