equate
UK/i'kweit/US
TOEFLGRE六级C2
释义
v.
To consider, treat, or represent two things as equal or equivalent
把…等同；将…相提并论；使相等
词根拆分
词根派生equ（相等）+ -ate（使）=「使相等」。现代用法多指在观念上把两样东西「视为相同」——常带误判意味：别把财富与幸福划等号。
词根 equ 还连着 20 个词常用搭配
- 1.equate X with Y把 X 等同于 Y
- 2.wrongly equate错误地等同
- 3.tend to equate倾向于等同
例句
- 1.
Don't equate being busy with being productive.
别把忙碌等同于高效。
- 2.
Many people equate success with money.
很多人把成功等同于金钱。
- 3.
The two approaches cannot simply be equated.
这两种方法不能简单地相提并论。