equal [ˈiːkwəl] v. 等于
【派】equality 平等
【例】The year's sales figures up until this month equal the figures for the whole of last year.
本年度到这个月的销售数字等于去年全年的销售数字。
【扩】amount 等于，总计
【搭】be equal to 等于
vicar [ˈvikə] n. 牧师
raise [reiz] v. 募集，募（款）
torchlight [ˈtɔːtʃlait] n. 电筒光，火炬光
【构】torch（电筒）＋light（光）＝torchlight（电筒光）
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A: They plan to hold a torchlight procession to celebrate the festival.
B: That's really an original idea.
A：他们打算举行一次火炬游行来庆祝节日。
B：这是一个非常有创意的想法。
adjective [原级]（在数量、大小、程度、价值方面）相等的，相同的；平等的，同等的；胜任的，合适的；势均力敌的 - If you say that people are equal, you mean that they have or should have the same rights and opportunities as each other. (
verb [vt. 及物动词]（在大小、数字、数量上）等于；比得上，达到；导致，结果为 - To equal something or someone means to be as good or as great as them.
noun [抽象名词]同等的人，相等物 - Someone who is your equal has the same ability, status, or rights as you have. (
- He equaled the world record. 他平了世界纪录。
- Nobody equals / matches him in strength.在力量上没有人能和他相比（最高级）。
- In English she has no equal in her class. 在英语方面，她在班上无人能敌（最高级）。
- Women demand equal pay for equal work.妇女要求同工同酬。
verb [vt. 及物动词]提升，举起；（使）直立，站立；建造，树立（纪念碑等）；增加，提高（数量、水平等）；筹集，筹募；召集，征募（尤指士兵）；提及（某事）；引起，使出现；饲养，种植；抚养，养育； 使积方，使自乘…次；比（对手）多下赌注； 打捞（船只）；使（面包）发酵；使复活；（暂时）终止，解除；（通过无线电或电话）与…取得联系；开具（发货单或其他单据）；把（动物）从窝里赶出 - If you raise a flag, you display it by moving it up a pole or into a high place where it can be seen.
noun [抽象名词]<美>加薪；（扑克牌或勃莱格牌用语）赌注加码；（举重）（持杠铃时的）提，举；上升 - A raise is an increase in your wages or salary.
v.举起
- raise one's hand 举手
- raise one's voice 提高嗓门：大声说话，尤其是因为生气。
- raise one's hat to sb. 对某人脱帽敬礼
- raise one's glass to sb. 为某人举杯。
- raise the roof 大发雷霆
raise pigs v.饲养，种植；抚养，养育
- He has a big family to raise.
v.筹募，征集
- We're raising a fund for orphans.我们正在为孤儿筹款。
noun [专属名词]教区牧师，教堂牧师；传教牧师；代理人 - A vicar is a priest who is in charge of a chapel that is associated with a parish church in the Episcopal Church in the United States. (
noun [专属名词]火炬之光；手电筒的光 - Surgeons are performing operations in tents by torchlight.
