likens是什么意思？

likens

• v. 把…比作( liken的第三人称单数 )，把…比作…；

例句

• He likens the process to a trip to the mountains. 他把这一过程比作一次登山旅行.
• Mr Ursell likens its texture to that of a gravy cube. Ursell先生将它的纹理比作gravycube的纹理.
• Teacher likens poet to the bird. 老师把诗人比作鸟.
• She likens marriage to slavery... 她把婚姻比作奴役。

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.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文

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。