liken 详细解释

liken

['laikən]

v.比作, 比拟, 使像

vt.

把……比作[(+to)]

Someone likened his voice to the croaking of a bull-frog.

有人把他的声音比作牛蛙的叫声。

词形变化

动词过去式: likened | 动词过去分词: likened | 动词现在分词: likening | 动词第三人称单数: likens |

词义辨析

同义参见:

compare  

英英释义

动词 liken:

consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

同义词：compare, equate

短语词组

liken to

1. 把……比作

Life can be likened to a journey with an unknown destination.

人生就好比一场不知终点的旅行。

补充

likenliken英:[ˈlaikən] 美:[ˈlaɪkən]vt.1.把…比作Life can be likened to a journey with an unknown destination.生活可以被比作一次不知目的的旅行。

例句

1. She likens marriage to slavery.她把婚姻比作奴役。 2. The pain is often likened to being drilled through the side of the head.这种疼痛常被比作在头的一侧钻孔。 3. The heart can be likened to a pump.心脏好比一个水泵。 4. racism is likened to a contagious disease.种族主义被比作传染病。 5. This young artist has been likened to Picasso.这位年轻画家被比作毕加索。 6. Some critics have likened [=compared] his writing to Faulkner's.有些批评家把他的作品与福克纳的作品相比。 7. She likened her trip to a pilgrimage.她把那次旅行比作朝圣。

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