Equates
v. 认为某事物（与另一事物）相等或相仿( equate的第三人称单数 ); 相当于; 等于; 把（一事物） 和（另一事物）等同看待
🗣️ 情景例句
We can write letters. It's cheaper than calling.
我们可以写信就好，那比打电话便宜。
All this time Dick has only thought of his own future.
近些时来，迪克老是在思考自己的将来。
I had traced the cause of the trouble.
因为我找到了毛病所在。