The idea that housing crisis equals concreted meadows is pure lobby talk.

“住房危机”等同于“混泥”的这个想法是纯粹的游说说辞。

The inquiry levelled sharp criticisms at outsized commissions.

在庞大的佣金面前，调查等同于尖锐的批评。

It's a mistake to equate wealth with happiness.

把财富等同于幸福是错误的。

To sum up, I think a higher education doesn't always equate to a better career.

总而言之，我认为更高等的教育并不总是等同于更好的职业生涯。

To rust unburnished, not to shine in use!

人如宝刀，不磨砺就要生锈，不使用，就不会发光 生命岂能等同于呼吸！

Yet being cheap is not the same as being a bargain.

然而，便并不等同于便货。

In this view, willpower means self-denial and no fun.

在这种认知里，意志力等同于自我克制、舍弃享乐。

First of all, it creates brand attachment, so if you're a young child you built the connection in your mind that basically fast food equals success.

首先，它会产生品牌依恋，所以如果你是一个小孩子，你就会在头脑中建立起快餐等同于成功的这种联系。

The leather is the same as that used in some of European's finest leather furniture.

这些内装皮革的品质等同于欧洲某些上等皮革家具。

Many of us equate " commitment" with such " caring" occupations as teaching and nursing.

我们很多人把 “奉献” 等同于那些 “照顾别人” 的职业比如教师和护士。

The Air Jordan 3 Black Cement did for sneakers what the iPhone did for phones.

Air Jordan 3代黑白爆裂紋 在球鞋中的重要性等同iPhone在手機中的重要性。

I think otherwise. Even though the animation was technically strong, and as you say, the score and songs performed by Elton John were great, the film lacks a certain originality; it lacked heart.

我认为不然。尽管如你所说，在技术上，动画效果做的很好，Elton John的乐谱歌曲都做得很棒，但是电影缺乏原创性，便等同于失去了灵魂。

This doesn't mean fat or big, it just means that they've got a little bit extra on them. You can also say overweight, large, big, heavy.

这些词并不等同于肥胖或者大体型，而仅仅表示他们身上有一点点脂肪。你也可以说过重的、大号的、大的、重的。

Hearing about other people's success isn't the same as creating your own.

听取别人的成功并不等同于创造自己的成功。

I was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women 6 months ago and the more I have spoken about feminism the more I have realized that fighting for women's rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating.

六个月前，我被任命为联合国妇女亲善大使。我发现，越多提及“女权主义”，为女性争取权利就越容易被人们等同于对男性的厌恶。

But I thought it meant cloudy which basically is synonymous with England.

因为我认为它的意思是多云，基本上等同于英国。

At first, a lower court ruled that his convictions amounted to a crime of violence.

起初，下级法院对他的定罪等同于暴力犯罪。

I think it's—I think it is morally reprehensible but I think that there is a distinction between what's morally reprehensible and what makes someone legally accountable.

我认为此行为应该受到道德上的谴责，但我认为道德上应该受到谴责并不等同于法律上应当承担责任。

You win the first hour of the day to win the rest, you know, they will even with room in the day, right?

你赢得一天中的第一个小时，就等同于赢得剩馀的其他时间。

As a relative pronoun, " what" means " the thing which" .

作为一个关系代词，“what” 的意思等同于 “the thing which”。