释义 |
liken someone/something to someone/something phrasal verb with likenverbuk /ˈlaɪ.kən/ us /ˈlaɪ.kən/ to say that someone is similar to or has the same qualities as someone else: 认为…与…相像 She's been likened to a young Elizabeth Taylor.人们说她很像年轻时的伊丽莎白‧泰勒。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Comparing and contrasting analogy antithesis apple as againstidiom balance something against something comparative contradistinction contrast contrastive contrastively cross-reference measure next nonrelative perspective relative relatively shame stack stack up |