liken是什么意思？

liken

英[ˈlaɪkən] 美[ˈlaɪkən]

• vt. 比拟，把…比作；

第三人称单数：likens;

过去式：likened;

过去分词：likened;

现在分词：likening;

例句

• The Hunter you could liken to the prototypical Ranger. 你们可以把猎人看成游侠.
• To consider or describe as similar. equal. or analogous, liken. 考虑或描述为相似. 相等或类似的, 把-比喻成.
• In its hydrodynamic behavior, we can liken the dense phase to a liquid. 从其流体动力学性状来看, 可把密相看作近似乎液体.
• We often liken the heart to a pump. 我们常把心脏比拟为水泵.
• Ostriches are descendants of dinosaurs, and the researchers liken ostrich movements to those of bipedal dinosaurs. 鸵鸟是恐龙的后裔, 研究人员将鸵鸟的运动比作两足恐龙的运动.

英语四级真题

For example, Arne Sorenson, the president of Marriott hotels, likens the crisis to the downturn that hit his business after September 11th, 2001.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  把…比作；把…比拟为
  If you liken one thing or person to another thing or person, you say that they are similar.
  例句
  She likens marriage to slavery... 她把婚姻比作奴役。 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。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  把…比作…
  He has been likened to a young George Best. 有人把他比作年轻的乔治·贝斯特。 She likened the building to a ship. 她把这座楼房比作一条船。 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。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous;
  "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans""You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"