having the same bad effect as sth else
If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.
他若辞职就等于承认自己有错。
1.(价值,结果)相等的,相当的
1.equivalent to a particular thing in effect, outcome, or value, especially something unpleasant
1.Even when my computer is working, it seems to take the command to bring up a Website as tantamount to asking it to clean toilets.
纵然在我的电脑工作时，要我接受指令浏览网页似乎等同于要我去扫除搪瓷马桶。
2.One would have to completely disregard such overwhelming evidence to the contrary that it would be tantamount to intellectual suicide.
人们将必须完全无视那些占绝对优势的证据，相反的，如果不这样，就等同于智力自杀。
3.Poetry on the negative at the beginning of a "dream life" as the poet of the soul that sleep is tantamount to death.
诗歌一开头就否定了“人生如梦”的说法，因为诗人认为入睡的灵魂无异于死亡。
4.But by far the most common reason seems to be that black women still regard intermarriage as tantamount to betraying the race.
但是目前来看最常见的原因还是黑人女性仍然把通婚看的和背叛种族一样严重。
5.He said the rejection was tantamount to a no-confidence vote in him.
他称，该拒绝相当于对其的不信任表决。
6.It's our bakery. Yeah, we have broken a rule here by having a keyboard on top of a piano, which is tantamount to, you know. . .
是我们的老面包房。是的，我们在这里把键盘放在钢琴上就是违反了规定，就相当于，你知道…
7.All comrades in the Party should understand that the enemy is now completely isolated. But his isolation is not tantamount to our victory.
四、党同志须知，现在敌人已经彻底孤立了，但是敌人的孤立并不就等于我们的胜利。
8.Earlier this year, Sir Alex described Foster's capture as "a great bit of business" and tantamount to "guarding the future of the club" .
今年早些时候，Sir形容福斯特的加盟是“一桩出色的交易”并认为是“球队未来的保障”。
9.That seems to be tantamount to saying there 's too much traffic in modern cities .
这似乎等于是说现代城市的交通过于繁忙吧。
10.Iran called the Council's involvement in the Gulf War issue absurd and said the action was tantamount to aiding Iraq.
伊朗声称安理会插手海湾事务的举动是荒唐的，这无异于帮助伊拉克。