"on equal terms" "all men are equal before the law"
"she had adequate training" "her training was adequate" "she was adequate to the job" "he was equal to the task"
"One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
"Nothing can rival cotton for durability" "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues" "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
"let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office" "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"
误 He agreed to come but said he didn't feel equal to make a speech.
正 He agreed to come but said he didn't feel equal to making a speech.
我感到不能胜任这个工作。误 I don't feel equal to do the work.
误 I don't feel equal as the work.
正 I don't feel equal to doing the work.
析 be equal to作“胜任”解时,其后的to是介词,后接名词或动名词,而不是动词不定式符号。另外介词to也不能错用为as。