Teachers are often compared to burning candles. 人們總是把老師比喻為燃燒的蠟燭。
Life is poetically compared to the morning dew. 在詩歌中，人生被比喻為朝露。
Sure, heavy-duty vests are expensive. But cost has got to be secondary compared to the lives of the uniformed men and women who put everything on the line everyday to protect law-abiding citizens. 當然，加強型[防彈]背心價錢昂貴。但是，與穿制服的阿哥阿姐們的性命相較——他們的置一切於不顧日日保護守法的市民——這筆費用應屬次要了。
The bank offered to lend us$5000 but it's chickenfeed compared to what we need. 銀行提出給我們五千美元貸款，但這筆錢與我們所需要的數目相比是杯水車薪。
My handwriting is good, but it is poor as compared to my father's. 我的書法很好，但與我父親的相比，我的就很差了。
Compared to ours their house is a palace. 他們的房子和我們的相比簡直太豪華了。
