contrast
part of speech
noun (a contrast, contrasts — also uncountable); verb (contrast, contrasts, contrasted, contrasting)
meaning for a pupil
1) noun A clear difference between two things when you put them side by side. tree →
2) verb To compare two things to show how they are different. tree →
3) verb To be very different from something: «Her red coat contrasted with the white snow». tree →
4) (art, screens) The difference between light and dark parts of a picture. tree →
sense in the lessons
In English lessons «compare and contrast» means write about how things are alike and how they differ. Words like «however», «but» and «whereas» are words of contrast. In art and on screens «contrast» is how much light and dark stand apart. Phrases: «in contrast», «by contrast», «compare and contrast», «a sharp contrast».
examples
- There's a big contrast between the hot day and the cold night. tree →
- Compare and contrast life in a city and in the countryside. tree →
- In contrast to his brother, Ben is very quiet. tree →
- The black letters contrast well with the yellow paper. tree →
- Turn up the contrast so the picture is clearer. tree →
- «However» is a word that shows contrast. tree →
- The obscurity of the Celtic tale forms a striking contrast to the lucidity of the Slavonic. tree →
note
Stress changes: noun CON-trast, verb con-TRAST. Use «with»: contrast X with Y. «In contrast» and «by contrast» are both correct.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «contrast» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.