liken somebody/something to somebody/something

phrasal verbphr v formalCOMPARE to say that someone or something is similar to another person or thing 将…比作 SYN compare

Critics have likened the new theater to a supermarket.

批评者称新剧院就像是一个超级市场。

Examples from the Corpus

liken to • Both have similar memories of Friedli, likening him to a friend and teacher.• But if she had to liken him to anything it would be an overgrown teddy bear in determined pursuit of his honey.• It will liken welfare to drugs: soothing, addictive, and utterly destructive of independence and initiative.• Then Jones will liken Switzer to some of the great men in world history, like Marco Polo.

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单词	liken somebody/something to somebody/something
释义	liken somebody/something to somebody/something liken somebody/something to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v formalCOMPARE to say that someone or something is similar to another person or thing 将…比作 SYN compare Critics have likened the new theater to a supermarket. 批评者称新剧院就像是一个超级市场。 Examples from the Corpus liken to • Both have similar memories of Friedli, likening him to a friend and teacher.• But if she had to liken him to anything it would be an overgrown teddy bear in determined pursuit of his honey.• It will liken welfare to drugs: soothing, addictive, and utterly destructive of independence and initiative.• Then Jones will liken Switzer to some of the great men in world history, like Marco Polo. → liken somebody/something to somebody/something at liken(1)
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