1、conventional

（行為、觀念等）傳統(tǒng)的，符合習(xí)俗的

a respectable married woman with conventional opinions.

一位觀念傳統(tǒng)、受人尊敬的已婚女性

（方法或產(chǎn)品）通常的，傳統(tǒng)的

It is simpler and quicker to use than conventional methods.

這比通常的做法更簡單、更快捷。

These discs hold more than 400 times as much information as a conventional computer floppy disk.

這些光盤能容納的信息量是普通計算機軟盤的400多倍。

(武器、戰(zhàn)爭等)常規(guī)的，非核的

We must reduce the danger of war by controlling nuclear, chemical and conventional arms.

我們必須通過控制核武器、化學(xué)武器和常規(guī)武器的數(shù)量來減少戰(zhàn)爭的危險。

2、compare

比較;對比

Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60.

比較圖60中的兩幅插圖。

Was it fair to compare independent schools with state schools?

拿私立學(xué)校與州立學(xué)校相比，這樣公平嗎？

(與…)比起來(好/差)

Our road safety record compares favourably with that of other European countries.

我們的道路安全紀錄比歐洲其他國家要好。

How do the two techniques compare in terms of application?

這兩種手法實際運用起來哪個好一些？