| 单词 | the likes of somebody/something |
| 释义 | the likes of somebody/somethingthe likes of somebody/something spoken a) DON'T LIKEused to talk about someone you do not like or do not approve of 类似某人[物]的人/物〔用于谈论不喜欢或不赞同的人或物〕 I don’t want you spending time with the likes of him. 我不希望你和他这种人交往。 b) LIKE/SIMILARused to talk about people of a particular type 的一类人〔用以谈论某种人〕 Information is collected through the likes of the FBI, CIA, and Scotland Yard. 情报是通过联邦调查局、中央情报局和苏格兰场这一类的机构收集来的。 Examples from the Corpus 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. → the likes of somebody/something at like3(3) |
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