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comparison /kəmˈpærɪsən/

noun; sự so sánh; The chart provides a comparison of six regions.

compare with /kəmˈpeə wɪð/

verb; so sánh với; Asia is compared with Africa.

compared with /kəmˈpeəd wɪð/

collocation; so với; Compared with Europe, Asia had a lower figure.

in comparison with /ɪn kəmˈpærɪsən wɪð/

collocation; so với; In comparison with Africa, Europe was far more urbanised.

by comparison /baɪ kəmˈpærɪsən/

collocation; ngược lại, so sánh thì; By comparison, Oceania changed very little.

by contrast /baɪ ˈkɒntrɑːst/

linking phrase; ngược lại; By contrast, Africa recorded the lowest percentage.

in contrast /ɪn ˈkɒntrɑːst/

linking phrase; trái lại; In contrast, the remaining regions rose steadily.

whereas /weərˈæz/

conjunction; trong khi; Asia grew rapidly, whereas Europe increased only slightly.

while /waɪl/

conjunction; trong khi; North America remained the highest while Africa was the lowest.

meanwhile /ˈmiːnwaɪl/

adverb; trong khi đó; Meanwhile, production in Europe remained stable.

similarly /ˈsɪmələli/

adverb; tương tự; Similarly, Asia experienced substantial growth.

likewise /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/

adverb; tương tự; Likewise, electricity consumption increased.

in the meantime /ɪn ðə ˈmiːntaɪm/

linking phrase; trong khi đó; In the meantime, demand remained stable.

the remaining regions /ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈriːdʒənz/

chunk; các khu vực còn lại; The remaining regions recorded similar figures.

the other three countries /ði ˈʌðə θriː ˈkʌntriz/

chunk; ba quốc gia còn lại; The other three countries experienced moderate growth.

the other four categories /ði ˈʌðə fɔː ˈkætəɡəriz/

chunk; bốn hạng mục còn lại; The other four categories remained stable.

the rest of the regions /ðə rest əv ðə ˈriːdʒənz/

chunk; các khu vực còn lại; The rest of the regions fluctuated slightly.

respectively /rɪˈspektɪvli/

adverb; lần lượt; The figures were 62% and 66%, respectively.

collectively /kəˈlektɪvli/

adverb; xét chung; Collectively, these regions accounted for over half of the total.

collectively accounted for /kəˈlektɪvli əˈkaʊntɪd fɔː/

chunk; cùng chiếm; Collectively, they accounted for 70% of production.

range from…to… /reɪndʒ frəm tuː/

chunk; dao động từ…đến…; The figures ranged from 30% to 75%.

vary between…and… /ˈveəri bɪˈtwiːn ænd/

chunk; dao động trong khoảng; The percentages varied between 40% and 60%.

lie between…and… /laɪ bɪˈtwiːn ænd/

chunk; nằm trong khoảng; The figures lay between 50% and 70%.

be in the range of /bi ɪn ðə reɪndʒ əv/

chunk; nằm trong khoảng; The values were in the range of 20–40%.

be broadly similar /bi ˈbrɔːdli ˈsɪmələ/

chunk; khá giống nhau; The two regions were broadly similar.

be almost identical /bi ˈɔːlməʊst aɪˈdentɪkl/

chunk; gần như giống hệt; Their figures were almost identical.

be nearly the same /bi ˈnɪəli ðə seɪm/

chunk; gần như bằng nhau; The two values were nearly the same.

show little difference /ʃəʊ ˈlɪtl ˈdɪfrəns/

chunk; khác biệt rất ít; The categories showed little difference.

show a similar pattern /ʃəʊ ə ˈsɪmələ ˈpætən/

chunk; cho thấy xu hướng tương tự; Asia showed a similar pattern.

follow a similar trend /ˈfɒləʊ ə ˈsɪmələ trend/

chunk; theo xu hướng tương tự; Europe followed a similar trend.

follow the same pattern /ˈfɒləʊ ðə seɪm ˈpætən/

chunk; theo đúng xu hướng; Latin America followed the same pattern.

remain at a similar level /rɪˈmeɪn æt ə ˈsɪmələ ˈlevl/

chunk; duy trì ở mức tương tự; Prices remained at a similar level.

the gap widened /ðə ɡæp ˈwaɪdənd/

chunk; khoảng cách nới rộng; The gap widened after 1990.

the gap narrowed /ðə ɡæp ˈnærəʊd/

chunk; khoảng cách thu hẹp; The gap narrowed considerably.

the difference became more pronounced /ðə ˈdɪfrəns bɪˈkeɪm mɔː prəˈnaʊnst/

chunk; sự khác biệt rõ hơn; The difference became more pronounced.

the difference became less noticeable /ðə ˈdɪfrəns bɪˈkeɪm les ˈnəʊtɪsəbl/

chunk; sự khác biệt ít rõ hơn; The difference became less noticeable.

close the gap /kləʊz ðə ɡæp/

collocation; thu hẹp khoảng cách; Asia gradually closed the gap.

widen the disparity /ˈwaɪdn ðə dɪˈspærəti/

collocation; nới rộng khoảng cách; Income inequality widened the disparity.

maintain a considerable lead /meɪnˈteɪn ə kənˈsɪdərəbl liːd/

chunk; duy trì khoảng cách dẫn đầu lớn; North America maintained a considerable lead.

trail behind /treɪl bɪˈhaɪnd/

phrasal verb; xếp sau; Africa continued to trail behind.

lag behind /læɡ bɪˈhaɪnd/

phrasal verb; tụt lại phía sau; Coal lagged behind natural gas.

overtake /ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/

verb; vượt qua; Mobile phones overtook landlines.

be overtaken by /bi ˌəʊvəˈteɪkən baɪ/

chunk; bị vượt qua; Bus travel was overtaken by car travel.

surpass /səˈpɑːs/

verb; vượt qua; Renewable energy surpassed coal.

exceed /ɪkˈsiːd/

verb; vượt quá; Sales exceeded one million units.

fall below /fɔːl bɪˈləʊ/

verb; giảm xuống dưới; The figure fell below 20%.

remain above /rɪˈmeɪn əˈbʌv/

verb; vẫn trên; The rate remained above 70%.