fireman n.[C]消防队员 The driver of the lorry had been saved by the firemen 消防队员救出了卡车司机 Dozens of firemen ran to the spot after the explosion 爆炸发生后,数十名消防队员冲向出事地点 n. [U] state of being equal 平等,同等,均等 Women are still making a great effort to achieve true equality with men 妇女们仍在致力于实现真正的男女平等 I believe in equality between the sexes 我信奉性别之间的平等。 comparison 1. U the act of comparing 比较,对照 In comparison with Shanghai, this city is small. 与上海相比,这座城市较小。 He's a good writer but he doesn' t bear comparison with Shakespeare 他是一个优秀的作家,但无法与莎士比亚相比。 2. [ C] a statement of the points of similarity and difference between two things 经比较得出的结论 She drew a comparison between life in the army and life at school 她把军队生活和学校生活作了个比较。 preference n. 1. [U(sing. ) liking for sth. (more than sth else) 较喜欢,宁愿,偏爱 She has a preference for the color blue 她比较喜欢蓝色 Her preference is for comfortable rather than smart clothes 她在衣着方面讲求的是舒适,而不是时髦。fireman n. [C] 消防队员 The driver of the lorry had been saved by the firemen. 消防队员救出了卡车司机。 Dozens of firemen ran to the spot after the explosion. 爆炸发生后，数十名消防队员冲向出事地点。 equality n. [U] state of being equal 平等，同等，均等 Women are still making a great effort to achieve true equality with men. 妇女们仍在致力于实现真正的男女平等。 I believe in equality between the sexes. 我信奉性别之间的平等。 comparison n. 1. [U] the act of comparing 比较, 对照 In comparison with Shanghai, this city is small. 与上海相比，这座城市较小。 He's a good writer but he doesn't bear comparison with Shakespeare. 他是一个优秀的作家，但无法与莎士比亚相比。 2. [C] a statement of the points of similarity and difference between two things 经比较得出的结论 She drew a comparison between life in the army and life at school. 她把军队生活和学校生活作了个比较。 preference n. 1. [U] (sing.) liking for sth. (more than sth. else) 较喜欢，宁愿，偏爱 She has a preference for the color blue. 她比较喜欢蓝色。 Her preference is for comfortable rather than smart clothes. 她在衣着方面讲求的是舒适，而不是时髦