引ひき比くらべる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

compare; draw a comparison

Emphasizes a side-by-side or detailed comparison, often with a nuance of pulling things together to examine differences. Similar to 比べる but more deliberate.

• 二ふたつの製せい品ひんを引ひき比くらべて、どちらが良よいか決きめた。

  I compared the two products and decided which one was better.

• 翻ほん訳やくを原げん文ぶんと引ひき比くらべると、微び妙みょうな違ちがいがわかる。

  When you compare the translation with the original text, you can see subtle differences.