大学英语四六级必考词组 equivalent to
释义：
equivalent to 等于，相当于；与…等值
例句：
Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles.
八公里约等于五英里。
The German 'Gymnasium' is the closest equivalent to the grammar school in England.
德语Gymnasium基本上相当于英格兰的文法学校。
The helmets are designed to withstand impacts equivalent to a fall from a bicycle.
头盔设计成能承受相当于从自行车上摔下来的力度。
These are not similar or equivalent to what happens when man ages.
但这些现象与人衰老时的表现并不相等也不相似。
Many people believe that being wealthy is equivalent to gaining success.
许多人认为获得财富等于取得成功。
You know that studying six consecutive hours is not equivalent to studying one hour a day for six days.
你知道连续学习6个小时并不等于连续6天每天学习1个小时。
To mathematicians, a chair is equivalent to an apple; a mug—at least, one with a handle—is like a doughnut.
对于数学家而言，一把椅子相当于一个苹果；一个杯子——至少是有把手的——就像一个油炸圈饼。
Steamed dumpling contains low calorie, equivalent to only 70% of the latter, and lower fat and carbohydrate than rice.
馒头热量低，只相当于后者的70%，而且脂肪和碳水化合物比米饭更低。
Advising non-English-speaking families to speak only English is equivalent to telling them not to communicate with or interact with their children.
建议非英语家庭只说英语相当于告诉他们不要与自己的孩子交流或互动。
In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation, is it any wonder that admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kitten-killing?
在一个不断赞扬生育的社会里，承认你后悔生孩子就等于承认你支持杀小猫，这有什么奇怪的吗？
Unfortunately, for maximum benefit, people would probably have to reduce their caloric intake by roughly thirty per cent, equivalent to dropping from 2,500 calories a day to 1,750.
遗憾的是，想要获得最大效益，人们可能不得不减少大约30%的热量摄入，相当于将每天摄入的2500卡路里降至1750卡路里。
By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.
游说者声称，如果在未来二、三十年内，每天从该保护区开采100多万桶石油，美国可以减少相当于其出口石油总量的石油进口量。
San Diego's municipal code, for instance, requires property owners to maintain landscape and vegetation standards—or face a penalty equivalent to the cost of hiring a private contractor to do so.
例如，圣地亚哥的市政法规要求业主保持景观和植被的标准，否则将面临相当于雇佣私人承包商的罚款。
Watson makes the assumption that muscular activity is equivalent to thinking.
沃森假设，肌肉活动与思考等同。
They do, however, still breathe air, having never developed anything equivalent to the gills of their earlier marine incarnation.
然而，他们虽然仍呼吸着空气，却从未进化出类似于腮这种早期海洋生物的器官。
But given everything we've been talking about here, one has to ask: are there alternatives to this motor theory — this claim that muscular activities are equivalent to thinking?
但是考虑到我们在这里所讨论的一切，我们不得不问：有没有其他的方法可以替代这个运动理论——这个声称肌肉活动等同于思考的理论？
If one torr equals 1 millimeter of mercury, then 1 millitorr must be equivalent to 1 micrometer of mercury, right?
如果1托等于1毫米汞柱，那么1毫托一定等于1微米汞柱，对吧？
These data are equivalent to those produced by the registrar general.
这些数据等同于注册总署产生的数据。