To discuss or consider different people or things as if they were comparable or on the same level; to lump together disparate items.
我们不能把一个初学者和一个经验丰富的专家同日而言，他们的专业水平根本不在一个层面。
We cannot put a novice and an experienced expert on the same footing; their professional skill levels are simply not comparable.
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