closely ... resemble• Flaccid, deeply dissected, submergedfoliage closely resembling an out-stretched bird's foot.• Why do fossils most closely resembling living animals appear only in the highest and youngest strata?• He observed that his ears, made almost transparent by the sunlight, closely resembled a pair of human embryos.• The outer half of the belt is dominated by the C-type asteroids, very dark materials that closely resemble carbonaceous meteorites.• Its flavor more closely resembles that of freshmilk than that of canned milk.• It operates through receptors whose molecular and physiological propertiesclosely resemble the calcium-mobilizing ryanodine receptors of muscle.• Is there a remedy picture which most closely resembles the important features of the case?• His coffeemugs were said to more closely resemblevats than cups.
Originresemble
(1300-1400)Old Frenchresembler, from sembler“to be like, seem”, from Latinsimilare“to copy”
ADVERB | VERB + RESEMBLE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤closely, greatly, strongly, very much十分像;極其像;非常像◇He very much resembles a friend of mine.他和我的一個朋友非常相像。➤in no way, not remotely一點兒都不像;絲毫不像◇He does not resemble his brother in any way.他和他兄弟一點兒都不一樣。◇I have never seen anything remotely resembling the horrors of that day.我從沒見過像那天那麼恐怖的景象。➤barely幾乎不像▸➤faintly, rather, somewhat, superficially, vaguely略微像;有些像;表面上像➤in some respects, in some ways在某些方面像▸➤oddly, uncannily奇怪地像➤physically體貌方面像➤increasingly越來越像VERB + RESEMBLE➤be designed to仿照⋯而設計◇The house was designed to resemble a church.這個房子刻意設計得像教堂。➤tend to往往與⋯相像PREPOSITION➤in在⋯方面像◇The meat resembles chicken in texture.這種肉的肉質類似雞肉。PHRASES➤anything resembling sth任何像⋯的東西◇Neither achieved anything resembling their former success.他們倆都沒有取得以前那樣的成就。➤something resembling sth像⋯的事物◇a fight for something resembling justice為公正之類的事業而奮鬥