Life is often likened to a dream.是什么意思？

Life is often likened to a dream.

人生常被喻为一场梦.

life

n. 生活，生计，生命，性命，一生，寿命，人生，尘世；

例句
In his later life he became even more absent-minded.
他晚年变得愈加健忘了。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

often

adv. 常常，经常，时常，再三；

例句
Genetic abnormalities are more often associated with faults in paternal DNA than in maternal DNA.
相对于母本DNA,基因畸变往往更多地与父本DNA上的缺陷相关。

likened

v. 把…比作( liken的过去式和过去分词 )，把…比作…；

例句
The pain is often likened to being drilled through the side of the head.
这种疼痛常被比作钻头钻入头部的感觉。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

dream

vi. 梦想，做梦，梦见，想到；vt.& vi. 做梦，向往；vt. 梦想，做梦，想到；n. 梦想，愿望，梦；adj. 梦的，理想的，不切实际的；

例句
I did once dream of becoming the first woman to captain an ocean liner.
我确实曾经梦想过成为首位远洋客轮的女船长。