likened是什么意思？

likened

• v. 把…比作( liken的过去式和过去分词 )，把…比作…；

例句

• She likened the building to a ship. 她把这座楼房比作一条船。
• This motion could be likened to jiggling the stacked building blocks slightly. 这种运动可以比作是一堆积木的轻微晃动.
• 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.
• Life is often likened to a dream. 人生常被喻为一场梦.
• He has been likened to a young George Best. 有人把他比作年轻的乔治·贝斯特.
• 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.
• 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。

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。