If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.
例句
Marine construction technology like this is very complex, somewhat analogous to trying to build a bridge under water.像这样的海底建造技术很复杂,与尝试在水下建桥有些相似。
英汉词典释义
adj.
相似的,可比拟的
The company is in a position closely analogous to that of its main rival.该公司与主要竞爭对手的处境极为相似。The national debt is analogous with private debt.国债和私人债务类似。The two situations are roughly analogous.两种情況大致相似。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar;
"brains and computers are often considered analogous""surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat"
2. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin;
"the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"