contrast

con|trast1 [ `kan,træst ] noun ***

1. ) count or uncount a noticeable difference between people or things:

contrast between: the contrast between her life before the accident and now

2. ) count something that is different from something else in a very noticeable way:

contrast to: The little village was a total contrast to San Francisco.

3. ) uncount the differences in light or color that you can see in a painting or photograph, or in a television picture

by/in contrast

used when you are comparing two things or people and saying that the second one is very different from the first:

The technology sector is doing badly. Old economy stocks, by contrast, are performing well again.

in contrast to someone/by contrast with something: In contrast to his predecessor, Bush has little appetite for foreign travel.

in marked/sharp/stark/striking contrast to: Johnny's friendliness was in marked contrast to his brother's rude behavior.

stand/be in contrast to

to be very different from something else:

Her views stand in stark contrast to those of her colleagues.

contrast

con|trast 2 [ kən`træst ] verb **

1. ) intransitive if one thing contrasts with another, the two things are different from each other, often in a noticeable or interesting way:

contrast with: Her dark hair contrasted sharply with her pale silk gown.

The poverty of the southern district contrasts markedly with the affluence of the northern suburbs.

2. ) transitive to compare two things in order to show how they are different:

When you contrast their work records, Julie is clearly more qualified.

contrast someone/something with someone/something: He contrasted his party's record on unemployment with that of the last government.