equate

1. V-T/V-I If you equate one thing with another, or if you say that one thing equates with another, you believe that they are strongly connected. 將…等同於; 等同於

I'm always wary of men wearing suits, as I equate this with power and authority. 我縂是提防著穿制服的人，因爲(wèi)我將其等同於權(quán)力及權(quán)威。

The author doesn't equate liberalism and conservatism. 該作者沒有將自由主義等同於保守主義。

2. equationN-UNCOUNT 等同

The equation of gangsterism with business in general in Coppola's film was intended to be subversive. 柯波拉電影中黑幫文化與普通事務(wù)的等同旨在具有顛覆性。