contrast 名词/动词，有两个核心用法：① 名词「对比，对照」：in contrast to/with（与…相比：in contrast to the previous year = 与前年相比）；by contrast（相比之下，副词短语）；a stark / sharp contrast（鲜明/强烈对比）；② 动词「与…形成对比」：contrast with（与…形成对比：his cheerful manner contrasted sharply with her silence = 他愉快的态度与她的沉默形成鲜明对比）；contrast A with B（将A与B对比：contrast urban and rural lifestyles = 对比城乡生活方式）。注意重音：名词 CONtrast，动词 conTRAST。
释义
1
n.对比，对照
The wealth visible in the city centre stands in stark contrast to the poverty experienced by communities on its periphery.
市中心可见的财富与其外围社区所经历的贫困形成鲜明对比。
2
v.与…形成对比；对比
The prime minister's optimistic speech contrasted sharply with the sombre economic forecasts published by independent analysts the same week.
首相乐观的演讲与独立分析师同周发布的悲观经济预测形成鲜明对比。
语感
in contrast to/with（与…相比；× in contrast of）；by contrast（相比之下）；a stark / sharp contrast（鲜明/强烈对比）；contrast A with B（将A与B对比）；in stark contrast to（与…形成鲜明对比）
对比，对照（名词：a stark contrast）与…形成对比（动词：contrast with）
高频搭配：in contrast to / with sth.（与…相比：in contrast to last year = 与去年相比；× in contrast of）；by contrast（相比之下：by contrast, the second group showed = 相比之下，第二组显示）；a stark / sharp / striking contrast（鲜明/强烈/显著对比）；stand in contrast to（与…形成对比：stands in stark contrast to = 与…形成鲜明对比）；contrast A with B（动词：将A与B对比）；contrast with sth.（与…形成对比：his words contrast with his actions）；名词 CONtrast（重音前），动词 conTRAST（重音后）；辨析：contrast（对比，强调差异）vs. compare（比较，可指相似或差异：compare A with B = 比较A和B，结果可相似可不同）vs. distinction（区别，区分：make a distinction between = 区分……）。
陷阱
⚠️in contrast to / with（固定介词 to 或 with）——× in contrast of
In contrast to its ambitious environmental pledges, the company's actual carbon emissions have increased significantly over the past five years.
✗
× in contrast of（介词错误）
✓
in contrast to sth.（与…相比，介词 to：in contrast to last year = 与去年相比）；in contrast with sth.（同义，介词 with：in contrast with previous findings = 与之前发现相比）；× in contrast of = 不正确；by contrast（副词短语，不跟介词宾语：by contrast, X is different）；注意：in contrast to 后跟名词/名词短语；by contrast 独立使用
与其雄心勃勃的环保承诺相比，该公司过去五年的实际碳排放量显著增加。（in contrast to，× in contrast of）
contrastcontrast（对比：contrast A with B = 将A与B对比，强调差异；in contrast to = 与…相比，突出不同点）comparecompare（比较：compare A with/to B = 将A与B比较；结果可以是相似或不同；beyond compare = 无与伦比；compare notes = 交流心得；比 contrast 更中性，不一定强调差异）
The committee was asked to contrast the environmental impact of coal-fired power stations with that of renewable energy installations.
委员会被要求对比燃煤电站与可再生能源设施的环境影响。
Researchers compared health outcomes across twelve countries to determine whether national healthcare spending correlated with patient wellbeing.
研究人员比较了十二个国家的健康结果，以确定国家医疗支出是否与患者福祉相关。
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换：be different fromunlikeon the other hand
学术议论文政策分析话题社会问题议论文
普通
Rich countries have good healthcare, but poor countries don't.
富裕国家有良好的医疗保健，但贫困国家没有。
加分 ✨
In stark contrast to the sophisticated healthcare infrastructure of wealthier nations, many low-income countries lack even the basic facilities needed to manage preventable diseases.
与富裕国家成熟的医疗基础设施形成鲜明对比的是，许多低收入国家甚至缺乏管理可预防疾病所需的基本设施。
为什么更好：in stark contrast to 比 but 更书面精确，直接引入对比；sophisticated healthcare infrastructure 比 good healthcare 更具体书面；lack even the basic facilities 强调差距的程度
In contrast to the significant progress made in reducing child mortality, maternal health outcomes have improved only marginally in many developing regions.
与在降低儿童死亡率方面取得的重大进展相比，许多发展中地区的产妇健康结果仅有轻微改善。
in contrast to（与…相比，介词 to）用法正确；the significant progress made in = 后置定语；have improved only marginally = 副词 marginally 修饰，语法正确；× in contrast of 不正确
Q2近义选词
选择最恰当的词填空：
The study ___ the academic outcomes of students who received personalised instruction with those taught in conventional classroom settings.
Acontrasted
Bcompared
✓ 该研究比较了接受个性化指导的学生与在传统课堂环境中学习的学生的学业成绩。
compared A with B（比较，结果可相似可不同）是研究设计的标准表达；the study compared X with Y = 研究将X与Y进行比较，是学术写作标准句型；contrasted 强调差异，预设结果不同；research studies 通常用 compare（结果中性）
Q3义项辨析
下面四个句子中，用法有误的是：
A
By contrast, the northern regions experienced significantly higher levels of economic growth during the same period.
相比之下，北部地区在同一时期经历了显著更高水平的经济增长。
B
The vivid colours of the tropical fish stand in stark contrast to the grey monotony of the urban landscape.
热带鱼的鲜艳色彩与城市景观的灰色单调形成鲜明对比。
C
In contrast of the previous administration, the new government has prioritised environmental legislation.
与上届政府相比，新政府优先考虑了环境立法。
D
The researcher used the two case studies to contrast the different approaches taken by the two cities in managing urban growth.
研究人员使用这两个案例研究来对比两个城市在管理城市增长方面采取的不同方法。
C 中 × in contrast of（介词错误，应为 in contrast to 或 in contrast with）；A 中 by contrast（相比之下，副词短语，正确）；B 中 in stark contrast to（鲜明对比，正确）；D 中 to contrast A（动词，对比，正确）
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similarity反义相似性（similarity between A and B = A与B的相似性；contrast 的反面：highlight differences vs. highlight similarities）
distinction近义区别，差异（make a distinction between = 区分；比 contrast 更强调概念上的区别，不一定是对立）
juxtapose近义并置（juxtapose two ideas = 将两个想法并置对比；书面比 contrast 更强调物理或概念上的并排对比）
complement反义互补（complement each other = 互相补充；contrast = 强调差异；complement = 强调如何共同完整）