like
prep. 像; 怎么样; (是)…样的人/事物; 比如; 与…一样;
v. 喜欢; 希望; 愿做; 想要
conj. 像…一样; 好像
n. 喜好; 类似的事物/人; 种类
adj. 相似的
adv. 大概; (非正式口语)我说; (口语)嗯; 像
If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features.
He looks like Father Christmas...
他长得像圣诞老人。
Kathy is a great mate, we are like sisters...
凯茜是个很好的伙伴,我们亲如姐妹。
If you talk about what something or someone is like, you are talking about their qualities or features.
What was Bulgaria like?...
保加利亚是个怎样的地方?
What did she look like?...
她长什么样子?
You can use like to introduce an example of the set of things or people that you have just mentioned.
The neglect that large cities like New York have received over the past 12 years is tremendous...
过去12年里,纽约等大城市受到了极大的冷遇。
He could say things like, 'Let's go to the car' or 'Let us go for a walk' in French.
他能用法语说“我们去开车吧”或“我们去散步吧”之类的话。
You can use like to say that someone or something is in the same situation as another person or thing.
It also moved those who, like me, are too young to have lived through the war...
它也打动了那些像我一样年纪太轻而没有经历过战争的人。
Like many cities in Germany, it had to recreate itself after the second world war.
像德国很多城市一样,它不得不在第二次世界大战后进行重建。
If you say that someone is behaving like something or someone else, you mean that they are behaving in a way that is typical of that kind of thing or person. Like is used in this way in many fixed expressions, for example to cry like a baby and to watch someone like a hawk.
I was shaking all over, trembling like a leaf...
我像风中的落叶一样浑身发抖。
Greenfield was behaving like an irresponsible idiot.
格林菲尔德表现得像一个不负责任的白痴。
You can use like in expressions such as that's just like her and it wasn't like him to indicate that the person's behaviour is or is not typical of their character.
You should have told us. But it's just like you not to share...
你应该早告诉我们的。不过你就是这么个人,把事情都藏在心里。
Why does he want to do a mad thing like that? It's not like him.
他为什么要做这样的傻事呢?这可一点都不像他。
Like is sometimes used as a conjunction in order to say that something appears to be the case when it is not. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.
His arms look like they might snap under the weight of his gloves...
他的胳膊看起来好像不堪手套重负要折断了一样。
On the train up to Waterloo, I felt like I was going on an adventure.
坐在开往滑铁卢的火车上,我觉得自己好像正踏上一趟冒险旅程。
Like is sometimes used as a conjunction in order to indicate that something happens or is done in the same way as something else. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.
People are strolling, buying ice cream for their children, just like they do every Sunday...
人们在闲逛,给孩子们买冰激凌,就像每个星期天一样。
He spoke exactly like I did...
他的话跟我的一模一样。
You can use like in negative expressions such as nothing like it and no place like it to emphasize that there is nothing as good as the situation, thing, or person mentioned.
There's nothing like candlelight for creating a romantic mood...
再没什么比烛光更能营造浪漫气氛了。
There was no feeling like it in the world.
天底下没有比这更好的感觉了。
You can use like in expressions such as nothing like to make an emphatic negative statement.
Three hundred million dollars will be nothing like enough...
3亿美元远远不够。
It's really not anything like as bad as it looks.
根本不像表面上看起来这么糟糕。
Some people say like when they are thinking about what to say next or because it has become their habit to say it. Some people do not like this use.
I decided that I'd go and, like, take a picture of him while he was in the shower.
我决定我要去,嗯,拍一张他的冲凉照。
Some people say like when they are reporting what they or another person said, or what they thought about something. Some people do not like this use.
He said 'I'm attracted to you.' I'm like 'You're kidding!'
他说,“我对你有好感。”我当时的反应是,“你开玩笑的吧!”
My dad was there and he's like: 'Yeah. Yeah. I want to come.'
我爸爸当时在那儿,就说,“对,对,我想来。”
1. prefer or wish to do something;
2. find enjoyable or agreeable;
3. be fond of;
4. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard;
5. want to have;
1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination;
2. equal in amount or value;
3. having the same or similar characteristics;
4. conforming in every respect;
alike, like, similar, comparable, parallel, uniform, identical
这些形容词均有"相似的,类似的"之意。
as, like
这两个词均有"像"之意。
like, love, enjoy, fancy, adore, prefer
这些动词都有"喜欢,喜爱"之意。
and the like
等等
like anything
(非正式)十分,非常;在很大程度上
(as) like as not
很可能
like enough (或 most like)
(古)很可能
like —, like —
是这样,…也是这样
like so
(非正式)像这样
the likes of
(非正式)像…这样的人(或物)
more like
(非正式)更接近(某一数字或某种描述)
of (a) like mind
(人)想法(或兴趣)相同的
if you like
如果你喜欢(或愿意)
换句话说,也就是说,可以说
I like that!
[表示轻蔑的感叹 句] 竟有人会说出这种话来!亏你(他)说得出口!
like it or not
(非正式)[表示不容许某人有选择]不管怎样
not like the look (或 sound) of
觉得令人担心,可怕
He treats his wife like a thrall.
他把妻子当作奴隶看待.
She doesn't like to make a scene before strangers.
当着生人的面,她不愿大吵大闹.
We chattered like two teenagers.
我们聊着天,像两个十多岁的孩子.
I'd like to say a few more words.
我还有几句话要说.
Who'd like to describe what happened just now?
谁来描述一下刚才所发生的情形?