1."Most Asia-Pacific economies are oil importers and therefore the decline in oil prices is equivalent to a kind of income gain for them and the impact depends on whether they save or spend the income gain."

equivalent to 等于，相当于；与…等值

Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles.
八公里约等于五英里sbq.lB,&x]aS;%u-U,。

Changing her job like that is equivalent to giving her the sack.
那样调换她的工作等于是解雇她gB!a81L].2c#t。

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