VOA慢速英语:Autism Test Could Use Images of Brain

compare to把…比作, 喻为

例句：Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.
      莎士比亚把世界比作舞台。

      Life is compared to a voyage.
      人生好比航海。

compare，compare to，compare with，contrast
这些动词(短语)均含“比较”之意。
compare侧重比较两个或更多东西的异同优劣，强调相同或类似之处。
compare to指两物有类似或相似之处，从而“把(一物)比作(另一物)。”
compare with指“把……用……作比较”以便找出差异或好坏。
contrast指比较两个或更多东西之间的差异，侧重不同点。

2.It's nice and well-organized, as opposed to a cooked bowl of spaghetti that's just a tangle of -- it looks like spaghetti.

oppose to〈正〉反对

例句：I opposed myself to the training plan.
      我反对那项训练计划。

      The scout opposed his arm to the blow of the enemy soldier.
      侦察兵用手臂挡住敌兵的打击。

3.Doctor Lange says that, in time, the test might be able to identify autism in children under three.

in time迟早, 最后

例句：In time you'll forget him.
      你迟早会忘了他的。

4.It can be either very tangled [or] it can be very organized.

either or不是...就是..., ...或..., 要么...要么...

例句：Meetings are either formal or informal.
      会议分正式和非正式会议两种。