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like1 /laɪk/ ●●● S1 W1 prepositionprep  
1  similar 相似LIKE/SIMILAR similar to something else, or happening in the same way 像，相似，类似
 Her hair is dark brown like mine.
她的头发是深褐色的，和我的一样。
 A club should be like a big family.
俱乐部就应该像一个大家庭。
 He eats like a pig!
他吃东西像猪一样！
look/sound/feel/taste/seem like
 The garden looked like a jungle.
那花园看上去就像是一个热带丛林。
 At last he felt like a real soldier.
他终于感到自己像一个真正的军人了。
 My experience is very much like that described in the book.
我的经历很像这本书上说的那样。
 He’s very like his brother.
他很像他的哥哥。
 Sometimes you sound just like (=exactly like) my mum!
有时候你听上去简直就像我妈！
 He’s growing more like his father every day.
他一天比一天长得更像他的父亲。
 He looked nothing like (=not at all like) the man in the police photograph.
他看上去一点也不像警方照片上的那个人。
2  what is somebody/something like? LIKE/SIMILAR spoken used when asking someone to describe or give their opinion of a person or thing 某人/某物是什么样的？某人/某物怎么样？
 What’s their house like inside?
他们的房子里面是什么样子的？
 What are Dan’s parents like?
丹的父母是怎样的人？
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what is somebody/something like?• What's the new teacher like?• But what is life like for people living in rural areas who can't afford a car?• But what is morale like in today's force.• What's it like living in Spain?• But what is it like to actually be in Brookie?• So what is the Pro-File like to dive with?• But what is it like to go from one pregnancy to the next - going on having more and more children?• But what is it like to possess 360° vision with two, narrow and separate binocular fields?
3  example 例子EXAMPLE for example 例如，像
 Things like glass, paper, and plastic can all be recycled.
玻璃、纸张、塑料之类的东西都可以回收利用。
 Try to avoid fatty foods like cakes and biscuits.
尽量不要吃蛋糕和饼干之类的高脂食品。
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In written English, people usually use for example, for instance, or such as rather than like: 在书面英语中，人们一般用 for example ， for instance 或 such as ，而不用 like
packaging materials, for instance paper, glass, and plastic
包装材料，比如纸张 、 玻璃及塑料
Try to avoid fatty foods such as cakes and biscuits.
尽量不要吃蛋糕和饼干等高脂食品 。
4  typical 特有的TYPICAL typical of a particular person 符合〔某人〕的特点
be like somebody to do something
 It’s not like Steven to be late.
这不像史蒂文，他不会迟到的。
 It’s just like her to run away from her responsibilities!
她就是这样，总是逃避责任！
5  like this/that/so spokenWAY/MANNER used when you are showing someone how to do something 像这样〔用于教人做某事时〕
 You have to fold the corners back, like so.
你得把角折回去，像这样。
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like this/that/so• It goes like this: 1.• Aye, some boys will be like that.• But it was not always like this.• Geniculate, at first glimpse, is something like that.• How typical of Iris to think of such a detail at a time like this.• Nothing even remotely like this had ever happened to her before, and she didn't like it.• He was an associate of Neuhaus, and like that legendary figure imparted the richest sense of cultural and human ideals.
6  just like that informal if you do something just like that, you do it without thinking about it or planning it carefully 就像那样〔表示做某事没有经过仔细思考或计划〕
 You can’t give up your job just like that!
你不能就那样把工作辞了！
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just like that• At home the bowl of the sky is just like that.• Could he abandon everything now, just like that?• How many people came to this country and bought a house just like that?• I put my arm round him and gave him a hug just like that.• I was on tablets for two days and then taken off, just like that.• They stopped, just like that.• Certainly they impute to the accused a degree of mystical malevolence just like that implied in witchcraft charges.• The pickup switching configuration is just like that of a Strat, but obviously with a fatter tone from the humbuckers.
7  something like APPROXIMATELYnot much more or less than a particular amount 大概，大约 SYN about
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something like• Smith is already something like $10,000 in debt.• In the USA something like 4000 such accidents occur each year.• And it stands a better chance than most of lasting for something like a full five-year term.• You grow up idealizing something like law.• They got an unreal turnover, something like seventy-five million a year.• It must have been something like that.• We can tell Mr Goodwin to patrol the grounds in case he is dumped, tied up, or something like that.• Well, something like the churning of the Nile River, which keeps on recreating the fertile farmlands at her delta.• There was another example of something like this at one point a little earlier in the year.• And it goes something like this.• The project will take us something like three weeks.
8  nothing like British EnglishBrE not at all 一点也不
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nothing like• The zone blitz can fluster an offense because it looks nothing like a conventional blitz.• All of these are useful, and collectively they offer nothing like enough.• But she's nothing like her character in real-life.• Straitlaced Amos, for example, was less stereotypical than his pals, and Sapphire spoke nothing like her husband.• But the 1870s were not the 1370s, and amid rapid industrialization, apprenticeship was nothing like it once was.• It was nothing like the life I wanted.• Myddle parish saw nothing like the same rapid turnover of personnel.• I have heard of three deaths during rugby matches in the seven years I have been secretary, but nothing like this.
9  there’s nothing like GOOD/EXCELLENTused to say that a particular thing is very enjoyable 没有什么比得上
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there’s nothing like• Facing page: there's nothing like a brew to soothe aching limbs but where's the Kendal Mint cake?• And there's nothing like a conversation when you smoke.• No, there's nothing like a good laugh to make you feel better about yourself.• When the weather's good there's nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a special menu a final flourish.• There's nothing like Mom's chicken soup.• Second team or not, however, there's nothing like the first century.
10  more like PROBABLYused when giving an amount or number that you think is closer to being right than one that has been mentioned 更可能像[是]〔用于提供较之前提及的更准确的数量或数目〕
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more like• Cyrix says the computer actually performs more like a 200 megahertz Pentium-based machine.• It seems more like a bad motel in Jersey City.• This was more like a pause in the struggle.• Neither a club nor a knife: something more like a rowing oar, perhaps, considering our location.• While Tyrone is more like Michael Owen on a doughnut and Viagra diet.• As Compaq's products become more like other firms', they are starting to look overpriced.• The seven children there had seemed more like seventeen.• People begin to act more like themselves again.
11  that’s more like it/this is more like it spokenSATISFIED used to say that something is better, more correct, or more enjoyable than something else 那还比较像样，这还差不多
12  more like it British EnglishBrE spoken used when you want to change something that has been said, to make it more true 应该说，说成是…还差不多
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more like it• Beatific would be more like it.• Done off, more like it.• I thought, hang on, this is more like it.• Just plain sappy is more like it.• The Shirkers was more like it.• Turned myself inside out is more like it.• That was more like it, I thought.-Good, I said.• Arguing more like it, or rowing.
13  what are you like! British EnglishBrE spoken informal used in a joking, friendly way, when you are surprised by what someone has just said or done 你什么人哪！你怎么回事！〔一种开玩笑的友好说法，表示惊异于对方的说法或做法〕
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like• The lamp was round, like a ball.• This superb almost-flourless chocolate cake is something like a brownie for grownups.• It looks a bit like a cactus.• She laughed like a child and played with her hair.• You're treating him like a child.• He stood bolt upright, like a soldier.• I'd love to be able to sing like Ella Fitzgerald.• It's not like Emily to lie.• She moves and talks exactly like her mother.• He moves and talks just like his father.• Life at college was nothing like I expected.• Like many women her age, she struggled to find a balance between her career and her children.• Huge trees had snapped like matchsticks in the hurricane-force winds.• Fruits like oranges and kiwis have lots of vitamin C.• We could cook something easy, like pasta.• This is such beautiful material - it feels like silk.• The houses here are like the ones in northern France.• They were all waving their arms around, like this.• We still haven't settled a number of problems, like who is going to be in charge here while I'm away.• My mother has a car like yours.
look/sound/feel/taste/seem like• Indeed, Louisiana once looked like a good opportunity for Gramm to pick up an early win.• He didn't look like a tycoon.• The handset looks like an elongated remote control and weighs only 1 pound.• I tried it once and burnt my mouth so badly I looked like I'd been kissing superglue.• This means the taxpayer can arrange to pay his taxes when he feels like it or when it is most advantageous.• It looked like just a fight between two kids.• Listener: It sounds like you felt it went very well.
Things like• Malcolm taught me things as well. Things like how not to mouth off about any ideas you might have.• And another was his talon-like toenails. Things like that can make even the best marriage lose its lustre.• He didn't stay for Ken's thanks. Things like that were not forgotten in a hurry.• Does your dad use pesticides? Things like that.• He chants his songs in public. Things like that.• Papering the hall because she wanted it brightening up. Things like that.
be like somebody to do something• Brooklands was like paradise to 19 year old Jack.• It was like Tolonen not to abuse the Pass Laws; not to grant permissions for his family or friends.• The Malibu campus was like home to him.• While he was alive, Heathcliff was like a brother to Hindley and me.• A country is like a business to me.• Those radios were like magic boxes to me.• For me, initially, it was like learning how to play patty-cake without a partner.• It was like a chorus to the technical debate.
like2 ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitiveT]  
1  LIKE oR somethingthink STH is nice 认为某物不错 to enjoy something or think that it is nice or good 喜欢，喜爱，爱好 → love OPP dislike
2  LIKE somebody OR somethinglike a person 喜欢某人 to think that someone is nice or enjoy being with them 喜欢〔某人〕
3  PREFERapprove of STH 赞同某事 to approve of something and think that it is good or right 喜欢，赞同
4  ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingdo STH regularly 经常做某事 to try to do something regularly or make something happen regularly 喜欢〔做某事〕
5  WANT 想要would like WANT
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would like• I'd like to reserve a room for Saturday.• We'd like some information about flights to Chicago, please.• We'd really like a new washing machine.• Would you like some more coffee?• A proposed right is a claim which the proposer would like the society to enforce.• Would you like to borrow this book?• And, of course, your decision should, above all, reflect your feelings about what you would like to do.• We are new to the London area, and would like to eat in restaurants or visit pubs with others.• Sam Ruang would like to have one more child, but he under-stands that that is beyond his means.• If you would like to reassess your life and learn how to use stress to your advantage, come along.• People like Jennifer Grant, director of the Riley Center, would like to see it catch on big time.• We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you and wish her a very happy retirement.• We would like you to attend an interview at 3:30 on Friday.
6  whatever/wherever/anything etc you like WANTwhatever thing you want, in whatever place you want etc 你想要的任何事物/任何地方/任何东西等
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whatever/wherever/anything etc you like• Down the golden road, London and the world, life, whatever you like.• I wished I could go back to the other way, when we could just do whatever we liked.• Once you're online, you can use whatever you like.• We can ask him whatever we like.• I said they can call themselves anything they like, and I would still not engage one.• That is to say put anything you like on them, but don t be surprised if some one else reads them.• They can do whatever they like provided that it is what the Treasury has already agreed.
7  as long as you like/as much as you like etc as long, as much etc as you want 随便多久/随便多少等
8  (whether you) like it or not TRUEHAPPENused to emphasize that something unpleasant is true or will happen and cannot be changed 不管你喜不喜欢〔强调令人讨厌的事是真的或即将发生，并且无法改变〕
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(whether you) like it or not• You're going to the dentist, whether you like it or not.
9  I’d like to think/believe (that) used to say that you wish or hope something is true, when you are not sure that it is 我倒是想[希望](……)〔用于表示希望某事是真的，但不肯定〕
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I’d like to think/believe (that)• But I 'd like to think that gallantry isn't dead.• Dad and I clashed more than I 'd like to think about.• I 'd like to think Beardsley and Wright will get the nod and Graham doesn't get it wrong again.• I 'd like to think that it does have some meaning.• It is a novelty record in some respects, although I 'd like to think it's a lot deeper than that too.• Perhaps it wasn't very subtle, but I 'd like to think it was funny.• I'd like to think I know a little about airplanes.• I'd like to believe that he's telling the truth.
n10. Facebook to click a Facebook ‘like’ button on a webpage to show that you like or agree with something
 SPOKEN PHRASES
n Grammar
Patterns with like
You like someone or something:
I like my teacher.
She likes tennis.
You like doing something:
She likes playing tennis.
You like to do something:
She likes to play tennis at weekends.
✗Don’t say: She likes play tennis.
Like doing something and like to do something both mean the same thing. You use like to do especially when saying that someone does something regularly or often.
Using the progressive
Like is not usually used in the progressive. You say:
I like animals.
She liked to make cakes.
✗Don’t say: I am liking animals. | She was liking to make cakes.
In spoken English, people sometimes say I’m liking to describe their present feelings about something that is happening right now or that they have just seen or heard about:
I’m liking this music – what is it?
 THESAURUS
like to think that someone or something is nice 喜欢 〔某人或某物〕
I like your dress – it’s a beautiful colour.
我喜欢你的裙子——颜色很漂亮。
nDo you like spaghetti?
nWhat did you like about the movie?
I like travelling by train.
我喜欢坐火车旅行。
I like to see the children enjoying themselves.
我喜欢看到人们玩得开心。
Everybody liked Mr Schofield.
大家都喜欢斯科菲尔德先生。
be fond of somebody/something especially British EnglishBrE to like someone or something, especially something that you have liked for a long time or someone who you have known for a long time 〔尤指长时间〕喜欢某人/某物
Connie had always been fond of animals.
康妮一直很喜欢动物。
Over the years, I’ve become quite fond of him.
经过了这些年，我已经非常喜欢他了。
nHe had always been fond of drinking at lunchtime, perhaps too fond.
be keen on somebody/something spoken to like someone or something – often used in negative sentences 喜欢某人/某物〔常用于否定句〕
I like Maria but I’m not keen on her husband.
我喜欢玛丽亚，但不喜欢她丈夫。
Our English teacher was very keen on Shakespeare, but I couldn’t stand him.
我们的英语老师非常喜欢莎士比亚，可我却受不了他。
nI was keen on all sports at school.
nI know he’s keen on opera. Let’s take him to see ‘La Traviata’.
nI’m quite keen on the idea of having a fancy dress party.
be into something informal to like doing a particular activity or be interested in a particular subject – used especially by young people 喜欢某物；对某物感兴趣〔尤为年轻人用语〕
She’s really into music at the moment.
她这一阵子迷上音乐了。
What kind of films are you into?
你喜欢哪一类电影？
have a thing about somebody/something informal to like someone or something, especially something surprising or unusual 喜欢某人/某物〔尤指出人意外或特别的人或物〕
I’ve always had a thing about wolves.
我一直非常喜欢狼。
He has this thing about tall women.
他特别喜欢高个子女人。
be partial to something formal to like to have something – often used humorously 喜爱某物〔常为幽默用法〕
He’s partial to the occasional glass of wine.
他喜欢偶尔来杯葡萄酒。
something grows on you used when saying that you begin to like something, especially something that you did not like before 开始喜欢某物〔尤指原本不喜欢的事物〕
I didn’t like the colour of the room at first, but it’s growing on me.
起先我不喜欢房间的颜色，可现在越来越喜欢了。
to like something very much 非常喜欢某物
love/adore to like something very much. Adore is stronger than love but is less common 非常喜欢〔adore 语气比love更强烈，但不如love常用〕
I love the smell of coffee.
我非常喜欢咖啡的气味。
The children absolutely adore her books.
孩子们对她的书喜欢极了。
be crazy about something (also be mad about something British EnglishBrE informal) to be extremely interested in an activity and spend a lot of time doing it or watching it 对某物着迷
Jonah’s crazy about basketball.
乔纳痴迷篮球。
She’s always been mad about horses.
她一直对马着迷。
have a passion for something to like an activity very much, because it gives you a lot of pleasure or excitement 热爱某物
From a very early age he had a passion for fast cars.
他从很小的时候就酷爱跑车。
nTo be a great performer, you have to work very hard and have a passion for the music you play.
be addicted to something to like doing something so much that you spend all your free time doing it 沉迷于某物
My son’s addicted to computer games – he hardly ever comes out of his room.
我儿子沉迷于电脑游戏——他几乎不踏出房门一步。
nI started watching the show out of curiosity, but now I’m addicted!
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like• Mixed in with most of the words in Englishand very likely every other language-is some taint of liking or disliking.• What did you like about the movie?• In accepting both what I like and don't like in her, I can more readily accept both aspects in myself.• He doesn't like gossip, our Jack.• I liked her, but I was afraid to ask her to go out with me.• I never really like her - she was always a bit stuck-up and condescending.• My daughter doesn't like lima beans.• We liked living abroad. It was a wonderful experience.• I think Roy likes living alone.• I don't think Professor Riker likes me.• I don't like meetings, especially if they go on for too long.• Everybody liked Mr. Schofield, but he wasn't a very good teacher.• I've always liked Sally - she's a lot of fun.• I'd really like some breakfast.• Do you like spaghetti?• I like the way she interacts with children.• So you can hate them, or like them, or love them.• More worried now than she liked to admit, Piper extended her search for the Base Administrator to the refectory.• I should like to call again soon to take a drive to some other point in the country.• I like to put lots of ketchup on my fries.• Nick likes to relax and read a book in the evenings.• You have your friends; the faculty likes you; you play on teams.• I like your dress - it's a beautiful colour.• I like your new car.• How do you like your steak cooked?
like it• A detective chief super should immerse himself in bumf until the last trump sounds and like it.• But you didn't have to like it.• It was incredible, and until today she'd never experienced anything remotely like it.• She had clung terrified to her hiding-place as it was carried and dropped with several others just like it.• The simpler the design, the better he liked it.• Nothing quite like it had been seen on the Allied side hitherto.• Nobody asked you if you liked it or not.• My heart felt like it was wrapped in barbed wire.• Linda doesn't like it when we talk about politics.
got to like• He was the only one of Hubert's friends I really got to like.• He's a big guy, but he seemed to have got to like crying.• The more I grew up, the more I got to like her.• Have we got to like it?• Piers said, have I got to like it?• When she realized I was a good thief and knew how to use a knife, she got to like me.
like the way• In the Pittsburgh-Bills game, I have to like the way Buffalo is playing.• She liked the way he talked.• She liked the way she had not openly offered reconciliation yet had managed to imply that forgiveness would not be unreasonably withheld.• Pearl did not like the way she was directed.• I like the way some one like Laurie Anderson crosses over from the art world to the mainstream.• He likes the way you ride them.• I like the way you show the Khmer people.
like to do something• Please contact Rita as soon as possible if you would like to attend.• Eva Luz might like to come.• Again, there is more than we would like to do, and more that in time we will do.• If you would like to know more, just call our office at 555-121 3.• I know people who like to lean over the edge of observation towers or ride the tallest roller coasters without holding on.• Gregory liked to portray tax as unwarranted and unjust.• Well Miss Seles and the reader who wrote in defence of you, I would like to say this.• At the end of the first day, Blue decided he'd like to take the trees home and plant them.
like3 ●●● W3 noun  
1  somebody’s likes and dislikes LIKE somebody OR somethingthe things that someone likes and does not like 某人的好恶[爱憎]
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somebody’s likes and dislikes• Don't let personal likes and dislikes get in the way of the job.• Art can be created by groups, producing output that is a synthesis of their likes and dislikes.• As children grow older they will become more consciously aware of the likes and dislikes of those who care for them.• Employees were asked about their likes and dislikes, about general working conditions, and about their feelings toward supervisors.• There are only subjective likes and dislikes, and one should not speak of value at all.• These are all factors that are essentially personal, and we are all different in our likes and dislikes.• This column takes a look at local cooks, their culinary likes and dislikes and favorite recipes.• This is when likes and dislikes of others are first expressed.• We all have different likes and dislikes, different tastes in food, music, films and clothes.
2  and the like/and such like AND/ALSOand similar things 诸如此类，等等
3  the likes of somebody/something spoken
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the likes of somebody/something• As he snored, she told him Florence was full of jobs for the likes of him and by no means all were living-in.• She wanted a rest from the likes of Amy.• One could hear the cries of outrage from the likes of Mrs Whitehouse and Mrs Thatcher.• I think we shall not see the likes of Princess Diana ever again.• And it was on this point that the likes of Mr Graham and I had some of our most interesting debates.• I mean, if the police can get the paperwork through the likes of me, why not?• But then they were not written with the likes of me in mind.
4  the like of somebody/something  (also somebody’s/something’s like)EQUAL formal something similar to someone or a particular person or thing, or of equal importance or value 像某人[物]一样的人/物
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the like of somebody/something• It was a battle the like of which those present had never before witnessed.• Stardom beyond the like of the Townsville Theatre Royal was not to be.• I would much rather see a return to the carefree approach by the like of Ballesteros and Lyle.• Here was a footballer the like of which the Whaddon faithful had never witnessed before.• Had never experienced a hunger the like of which was eating at her now.• Did you ever see the like of it?• He had never seen the like of it.• This will be a show the like of which has never been seen.
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like• Beyond the talk of coalitions, alphabetic organizations, and the like, there are at length real people.• Despite the expensive-looking Baroque decor and the pianist, this place serves cheap pizzas and the like.
like4 ●●● S1 conjunction  
1  SAMEin the same way as. Some people consider this use to be incorrect 像…一样，如同〔有些人认为这种用法不正确〕
2  like I say/said spokenREPEAT used when you are repeating something that you have already said 正如我说的/说过的那样
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like I say/said• But they're mostly like I say.• Answer, like I said everybody had materials on that rug.• And like I said, he won't be getting his kicks from smashing up other people's property.• Okay, I can picture it happening, like I said I have, one of those things that happen.• Like I said, I really appreciate your help.• But like I say now, I want nice furniture to go along with it.• Anyway, like I said, she wants to make you some food, man.
3  WAY/MANNER informal as if. Some people think that this use is not correct English 好像，似乎〔有些人认为这种用法不正确〕
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like• He acted like he owned the place.• I don't want him treating me like Jim treated me.
like5 ●●○ S3 adverbadv spoken  
1  XXused in speech to fill a pause while you are thinking what to say next 嗯〔用在说话中填补思考下文时出现的停顿〕
2  I’m/he’s/she’s like ... spoken 
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I’m/he’s/she’s like ...• He was like, huh?• We were like, oh no!• I asked him if he thought Liz was cute, and he's like, yeah, definitely.
3  as like as not/like enough spoken PROBABLY British EnglishBrE probably 很可能
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like• It was like 9 o'clock when I got home.• Like by, like by the seven eleven.• Do you think you could, like, not tell anyone what happened?• It was like this is this is the look of puzzlement.• That is a scary intersection. Like yesterday I saw two cars go straight through a red light.
like6 adjectiveadj formal  
1  LIKE/SIMILAR[only before noun] similar in some way 相似的，相像的
2. be like to do something old usePROBABLY to be likely to do something 有可能做某事
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be like to do something• He'd enjoyed that, letting the good alderman know what it was like to be awoken just before dawn.• But already she knew what it was like to be going home.• We were learning what it was like to be legionnaires.• Had we forgotten what it was like to be young?• I could even imagine what it must be like to have a baby.• Leonie knew what it was like to have to give up your baby, never to see your child grow up.• People in Britain tend to have strong feelings about what it is like to live in rural or urban areas.
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like• By saying they're like bus queues, you've made lots of assumptions.• It sort of migrated upward, like cream rising to the top.• The problem is that religion delivered as a sound bite is sort of like pate from a drive-through window.• It's like poetry, Tom Rigby says, when they're working well.
of like mind• The people of the village are of like mind. 5.• A belief in criticism was an affirmation to be made in earnest assemblies of like minds.• She says that it's the bringing together of like minds.• We found women of like mind.• The Vicosinos were of like mind and thus Supported the project to purchase the land and liberate these families from serfdom.
-like /laɪk/ suffix [in adjectives]  
SAMEused after a noun to say that something is similar to or typical of the noun 像…似的，有…特征的〔用于名词后〕
 a jelly-like substance
果冻状的物质
 childlike simplicity
孩子般的单纯
 ladylike behaviour
淑女般的举止
Origin -like
→ LIKE6
 like1
(1300-1400) → LIKE6
 like2
Old English lician
 like3
1. (1800-1900) → LIKE2
2. (1200-1300) → LIKE6
 like4
(1700-1800) → LIKE1
 like5
(1400-1500) → LIKE1
 like6
Old English gelic
like1 prepositionprep →REGISTER1like2 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1
→SPOKEN PHRASES1like3 nounlike4 conjunctionlike5 adverbadvlike6 adjectiveadj-like suffix
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BNC: 88 COCA: 74
like

verb

ADVERB | VERB + LIKE | PHRASES ADVERB➤enormously, especially, genuinely, a lot, particularly, really, truly, very much非常喜歡；尤其喜歡；十分喜歡；特別喜歡◇I liked him enormously and was sorry when he left.我非常喜歡他，他的離去讓我很傷心。◇I really like that restaurant.我十分喜歡那家飯館。➤best, better最喜歡；更喜歡◇Which story do you like best?你最喜歡哪個故事？➤quite, rather (especially BrE) 相當／頗為喜歡▸➤always, never, still一直／從不／仍然喜歡◇I have always liked Sue and I don't intend to stop now.我一直喜歡休，現在也不打算放棄。➤instantly立即喜歡上◇Everyone he met instantly liked him and wanted to be friends.每個遇見他的人都會立即喜歡上他並想要和他交朋友。➤personally個人喜歡◇I personally liked this song a lot.我個人很喜歡這首歌。➤secretly偷偷地喜歡◇She guessed that he secretly liked wearing skirts.她猜他背地裏很喜歡穿裙子。VERB + LIKE➤appear to, seem to顯得／似乎喜歡➤begin to, start to開始喜歡▸➤come to, get to, grow to變得喜歡◇I hope you will get to like our town.我希望你會慢慢喜歡上我們這個城鎮。➤learn to學着去喜歡◇I'm learning to like spinach.我正在學着去喜歡吃菠菜。➤want to希望會喜歡◇I wanted to like the movie because of its message.我本希望會因為其寓意而喜歡這部電影。➤try to試圖喜歡◇I tried to like her because it would be for the best.我盡力去喜歡她，因為那樣會最好。➤pretend to佯裝喜歡◇He pretended to like her for Tony's sake.為了托尼，他假裝喜歡她。PHRASES➤be universally liked廣受喜歡◇a man who was universally liked廣受歡迎的男人➤be well liked很受喜歡◇He works hard and is well liked by his colleagues.他工作努力而且很受同事們喜歡。
BNC: 88 COCA: 74
like verb
⇨ like (I like your tie.) ⇨ love (I like her.) ⇨ want (Do what you like.) ⇨ would like sth ⇨ want like

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for love verb 另见love动词词条like ♦︎ love ♦︎ be fond of sth ♦︎ be keen on sth ♦︎ adore ♦︎ go for sb/sthThese words all mean to find sth pleasant, attractive or satisfactory, or to enjoy sth. 这些词均表示喜欢、喜爱。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达喜欢的程度
like➔love➔adore
be fond of sth
be keen on sth
go for sb/sth
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to like / love / be fond of / be keen on / adore doing sth◆to like / love to do sth◆to like / love sth very much◆I like / love / adore it here / there / when...◆to like / love / adore the way sb does sth◆to really like / love / adore / go for sb / sth◆to be really fond of / keen on sth◆to just / simply / absolutely / clearly / obviously love / adore sth■ like [transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) to find sth pleasant, attractive or satisfactory; to enjoy sth 喜欢；喜爱◆Which tie do you like best?你最喜欢哪条领带？◆How did you like Japan (= did you find it pleasant)?你觉得日本怎么样？◆You've got to go to school, whether you like it or not.不管你喜不喜欢，都得上学。◆I didn't like him taking all the credit.我讨厌他把所有功劳都归于自己。◆I like to see them enjoying themselves.我乐意看着他们玩得高兴。◆I like it in Spain (= I like the life there).我喜欢西班牙的生活。OPP dislike ⇨ hate   see also liking ⇨ taste 1 ■ love [transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) to like or enjoy sth very much 喜欢；喜爱；热爱◆I just love it when you bring me presents!我就喜欢你送我礼物！◆He loved the way she smiled.他喜欢她微笑的样子。◆My dad loves going to football games.我父亲爱去看足球赛。◆ (especially NAmE) I love to go out dancing.我喜欢出去跳舞。◆ (informal) I'm loving every minute of this.我喜欢这样的每一分钟。◆ (ironic) You're going to love this. They've changed their minds again.真够烦人的，他们又改变主意了。OPP hate ⇨ hate   see also love ⇨ taste 1 , lover ⇨ fan ■ be fond of sth

phrase

to like or enjoy sth, especially sth you have liked or enjoyed for a long time 喜欢，喜爱（尤指长期喜爱的事物）◆I'm particularly fond of music.我特别爱好音乐。◆We were fond of the house and didn't want to leave.我们喜欢这座房子，不想搬家。   see also fond ⇨ loving ■ be keen on sth

phrase

 (BrE, informal, especially spoken) (often used in negative statements 常用于否定陈述) to like or enjoy sth 喜欢；喜爱◆I'm not keen on spicy food.我不喜欢辛辣食物。◆She's not keen on being told what to do.她不喜欢别人向她发号施令。◆He's very keen on golf.他非常喜欢打高尔夫球。   see also keen ⇨ eager ■ adore əˈdɔːr [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (informal) to like or enjoy sth very much 十分喜爱；热爱◆Don't you just adore that dress!那件连衣裙简直让人喜欢得要命！◆She adores working with children.她热爱做儿童工作。OPP loathe ⇨ hate NOTE 辨析 Love or adore? Adore is more informal than love, and expresses a stronger feeling. * adore不如love正式，表达一种更强烈的喜爱之情。■ ˈgo for sb/sth

phrasal verb

(goes, went, gone) (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (informal) to be attracted by sb/sth; to like or prefer sb/sth 被⋯所吸引；（更）喜欢某人（或某事物）◆She goes for tall slim men.她喜欢身材瘦长的男人。◆I don't really go for modern art.我并不很喜欢现代艺术。 like

preposition

,

adjective

like ♦︎ similar ♦︎ close ♦︎ alikeThese words all describe sb/sth that is almost the same as sb/sth else. 这些词均表示与他人或他物类似、相似。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆similar / close to sb / sth◆like sth / similar / close / alike in size, amount, etc.◆like / similar age / circumstances / kind / manner◆a like / similar case / situation◆to look like sth / similar / alike◆to feel / sound / taste like sth / similar◆very / quite like sth / similar / close / alike◆rather / remarkably / basically like sth / similar / alike◆exactly like sth / alike■ like

preposition

almost the same as sb/sth else; in the same way as sb/sth 相似；类似；像⋯一样◆She's wearing a dress like mine.她穿的连衣裙和我的相似。◆ (especially BrE) He's very like his father.他很像他的父亲。◆She looks nothing like (= not at all like) her mother.她长得一点也不像她母亲。◆Students were angry at being treated like children.被当作小孩子对待，学生们感到很气愤。◆You do it like this.你就照这样做。◆Don't look at me like that.别这样看着我。ⓘ In formal language like can also be used as an adjective before a noun, meaning 'having similar qualities to another person or thing'. 在正式语言中，like也可用作定语形容词，表示“相似的”◆ (formal) You'll get a chance to meet people of like mind (= with similar interests and opinions).你将有机会结识一些志趣相投的人。◆She responded in like manner.她以类似的方式作出了回应。 OPP unlike ⇨ different   see also likeness ⇨ similarity ▸ like

noun

 [singular] ◆I enjoy jazz, rock and the like (= similar types of music).我喜欢诸如爵士、摇滚之类的音乐。◆I let the apartment to students, backpackers and such like.我把公寓租给学生、背包旅行者之类的人。◆They experienced a period of expansion the like of which the world had rarely seen.他们经历了一个世所罕见的扩张时期。◆You're not comparing like with like.你所比较的不是同类的东西。■ similar

adjective

like sb/sth but not exactly the same 相似的；相仿的；类似的◆We have very similar interests.我们趣味相投。◆My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers.我的教学风格跟大多数教师相似。◆The two houses are similar in size.这两座房子大小差不多。◆The brothers look very similar.兄弟几个长得很像。◆Stir the paint with a piece of wood or something similar.用木棒或类似的东西把油漆搅拌一下。OPP different , dissimilar ⇨ different   see also similarity ⇨ similarity ▸ similarly

adverb

◆Husband and wife were similarly successful in their chosen careers.夫妻俩在各自选择的事业上成就不相上下。■ close kləʊs; NAmE kloʊs

adjective

very similar to sth else or to an amount 酷似的；几乎相等的◆There's a close resemblance between them (= they look very similar).他们长相酷似。◆His feeling for her was close to hatred.他对她的感情近乎仇恨。◆We tried to match the colours, but this was the closest we could get.我们尽量使颜色搭配协调，但这是我们所能做到的最佳效果了。▸ closely

adverb

◆She closely resembled her mother at the same age.她长相酷似妈妈当年的样子。■ alike əˈlaɪk

adjective

 [not before noun] very similar; almost the same 相像；十分相似◆My sister and I do not look alike.我和妹妹长得不像。◆The two towns are very much alike in size and population.这两个城镇在面积和人口上十分相近。ⓘ Alike is often used in the phrases pretty much alike, so (much) alike, very (much) alike and look alike. * alike常用于pretty much alike、so (much) alike、very (much) alike和look alike等短语中。▸ alike

adverb

◆They tried to treat all their children alike.他们尽量对自己所有的孩子一视同仁。
BNC: 88 COCA: 74
like
Similar and similarly: similar, like, comparable...
Typical, traditional and usual: typical, traditional, usual...
Used when pausing while speaking: OK, well, like...
To enjoy something, or to enjoy yourself: like, enjoy, go in for...
To like something: like, love, adore...
Preferring and preference: prefer, like, preference...
To use social media: at-sign, check into, defollow...
Symbols and abbreviations used in social media: BFF, downvote, facepalm...

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