the act of comparing two or more people or things

They made a comparison of different countries' eating habits. 他们对不同国家的饮食习惯作了一番比较。

By/In comparison with the French, the British eat far less fish. 与法国人相比，英国人吃鱼要少得多。

the fact of considering something similar or of equal quality to something else

She drew a comparison between life in the army and life in prison. 她把军队生活比作坐牢。

To my mind there's no comparison between the two restaurants (= one is much better than the other). 在我心目中，这两家饭店根本不能相比。

He's a good writer but he doesn't bear/stand comparison with Shakespeare (= he is not nearly as good as Shakespeare). 他是位好作家，但无法与莎士比亚相提并论。