Tra từ equal - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

equal [equal equals equalled equaled equalling equaling] adjective, noun, verb BrE [ˈiːkwəl] NAmE [ˈiːkwəl]
adjective
1. the same in size, quantity, value, etc. as sth else
• There is an equal number of boys and girls in the class.
•two pieces of wood equal in length/of equal length
•~ to sb/sth One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer.
•An area of forest equal to the size of Wales has been destroyed. You can use exactly, precisely, approximately, etc. with equal in this meaning.
2. having the same rights or being treated the same as other people, without differences such as race, religion or sex being considered
•equal rights/pay
• The company has an equal opportunities policy (= gives the same chances of employment to everyone).
•the desire for a more equal society (= in which everyone has the same rights and chances) You can use more with equal in this meaning.
3. ~ to sth (formal)having the necessary strength, courage and ability to deal with sth successfully
• I hope that he proves equal to the challenge.
see also ↑equally
more at all/other things being equal at ↑thing

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin aequalis, from aequus ‘even, level, equal’.

Thesaurus:
equal adj.
1.
•Cut it into four equal parts.
the same • • identical • • uniform • • interchangeable • • indistinguishable • • synonymous • |formal homogeneous • |written tantamount to sth •
Opp: unequal
equal/identical/tantamount to sth
identical/interchangeable/synonymous with sth
roughly equal/the same/synonymous
2.
•a desire for a more equal society
just • • fair • |formal equitable •
Opp: unequal
a/an equal/just/fair/equitable division/distribution/share of sth

Example Bank:
•Fitness is important in sport, but of at least equal importance are skills.
•I believe everyone is born equal.
•I felt more than equal to the task.
•I felt that nothing could make me equal to the demands being made of me.
•One pound is roughly equal to two dollars.
•The EU nations together have an economy about equal in size to that of the US.
•The two books are more or less equal in length.
•Their test results were equal in every way.
•Three feet is roughly equal to one metre.
•We moved some of the better players to make the two sides equal.
•Cut it into four equal parts.
•Don't you think that both views have equal validity?
•Mix the colours in equal amounts.
•Take two pieces of wood of equal length.
•The company employs men and women in roughly equal proportions.
•The company has an equal opportunities policy.
•The ideal would be an equal distribution of wealth between people of different age groups.
•The loan is repaid in equal annual instalments.
•equal rights/pay
•the desire for a more equal society
Idioms: ↑have no equal ▪ ↑on equal terms ▪ ↑some are more equal than others ▪ ↑without equal

noun
a person or thing of the same quality or with the same status, rights, etc. as another
•She treats the people who work for her as her equals.
•Our cars are the equal of those produced anywhere in the world.
more at first among equals at ↑first _n.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin aequalis, from aequus ‘even, level, equal’.

Example Bank:
•An interview should be a conversation between equals.
•He did not regard himself as her intellectual equal.
•He talks even to small children as equals.
•He was regarded as the ‘first among equals’ by the other office clerks.
•His guitar playing is without equal.
•I shall never be his equal at chess.
•In fighting, they had no equals.
•When it comes to plain speaking, she has few equals.
•As a poet, he had few equals.

verb (-ll-, US -l-)
1. linking verb + noun to be the same in size, quantity, value, etc. as sth else
•2x plus y equals 7 (2x+y= 7)
• A metre equals 39.38 inches.
2. ~ sth to be as good as sth else or do sth to the same standard as sb else
• This achievement is unlikely ever to be equalled.
• Her hatred of religion is equalled only by her loathing for politicians.
•With his last jump he equalled the world record.
3. ~ sth to lead to or result in sth
•Cooperation equals success.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin aequalis, from aequus ‘even, level, equal’.

Thesaurus:
equal verb
1. linking verb
•A metre equals 39.38 inches.
be • • add up to sth • • amount to sth • • run to sth • |especially business total •
Equal or be? Equal is not usually used in questions and is only used in exact sums:
•How much is a thousand pounds in Euros?
✗ How much does a thousand pounds equal in Euros?:
•A metre is about/around/approximately 40 inches.
✗ A metre equals about/around/approximately 40 inches.
2. T
•With his last jump he equalled the world record.
match • • rival • • compare • • be on a par with sb/sth •
equal/match/compare with sb's achievements
equal/match/rival the performance of sth
be equalled/matched/rivalled only by sth

Example Bank:
•2x plus y equals 7
•Let x be/equal the sum of a and b.
•Three and three is/equals six.
•Half-year profits equalled the best expectations.
•Her achievement is unlikely ever to be equalled.
•Maria Theresa displayed a courage and tenacity equalled by very few contemporary rulers.
•More knowledge equals less prejudice.
•Natural dyes produce a beauty of tone that has never been equalled by synthetic dyes.
•The theatre is equalled in size only by one or two others in the world.