“把....比作......”英语怎么翻译？

regard....as...如young children are regarded as the sun in the morning.孩子就像早晨的太阳.
compare..with..用法差不多,如I compare my teacher with the candle.我把老师比作蜡烛.
还有,像look A as B把A看作B, pass A as B B把A当作B,后面一句的口语性更强

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Put .... compared ......"