にくらべ – Vocabulary details

にくらべ

Expression

1. compared to

contest; comparison; competition

地ち球きゅうは太たい陽ようにくらべて小ちいさい。

The earth is small in comparison with the sun.

ロンドンは東とう京きょうにくらべて小ちいさい。

London is small compared to Tokyo.

日に本ほんでの売うり上あげはヨーロッパにくらべて少すくない。

The sales in Japan are small in comparison with those in Europe.

彼かの女じょはご主しゅ人じんにくらべてとても若わかく見みえます。

She looks very young compared to her husband.

昨さく年ねんにくらべて今こ年としは春はるの訪おとずれが遅おそかった。

Spring has come later this year compared with last year.

君きみの議ぎ論ろんにくらべて彼かれの議ぎ論ろんはもっと急きゅう進しん的てきだ。

His argument is more radical than yours.

古ふるい機き種しゅにくらべてこちらのほうがずっと扱あつかいやすい。

Compared with the old model, this is far easier to handle.

１学がっ期きにくらべて成せい績せきがよくなった。

My grades have improved since first semester.

１いち月がつの輸ゆ出しゅつは昨さく年ねんの同どう月げつにくらべ２０％の増ぞう加かだった。

Exports in January were up 20% over the same period of last year.

同どう社しゃの第だい４四し半はん期きの業ぎょう績せきは前ぜん期きにくらべ、急きゅう激げきに改かい善ぜんした。

The company's fourth quarter results sharply improved from the preceding quarter.

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