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。
equal
/ˈiːkwəl/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. (权利、机会等) 平等的 Investors can borrow an amount equal to the property's purchase price. 投资者可以借与房地产购买价相等数额的款项。
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. 比得上
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. (能力、地位或权利等) 同等的人 She was one of the boys, their equal. 她是男孩们中的一员，和他们平起平坐。
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. 升起 They had raised the white flag in surrender. 他们已经升起白旗投降。
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. 加薪 How can we raise standards in schools? 我们怎样才能提高学校的水平？
vicar
🇬🇧/ˈvɪkə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈvɪkər/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. (美国新教圣公会教区中掌管一座小教堂的) 牧师
torchlight
🇬🇧/ˈtɔːtʃlaɪt/ 🇺🇸/ˈtɔːrtʃlaɪt/noun [专属名词] 火炬之光；手电筒的光
Surgeons are performing operations in tents by torchlight. 在帐篷里，外科医生正靠手电筒的光亮进行手术。
