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| /laɪk/ |
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| 1 | similar or in a similar way
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| | 1a | similar to someone or something else , or in a similar way to someone or something else 像…；像…一样 | | It was a small animal like a rat. 它是一种像老鼠的小动物。 | | I think she was like me, she didn’ t really want to get involved. 她跟我一样确实不想介入。 | | No one could play the trumpet like he did. 没有人能够像他那样吹奏喇叭。 | | just like I went and bought myself a new pen just like yours. 我去给自己买了一支新笔，跟你的那支一模一样。 | | That morning began just like any other. 那是个普通的早晨。 | | very like Bruce is very like you in a lot of ways. 布鲁斯在很多方面和你很相似。 | | seem/look/sound/smell/taste/feel like Doesn’ t he look like Mark? 难道他看起来不像马克吗？ | | The cloth felt like silk against her skin. 这种布料蹭着她的皮肤感觉像丝绸。 | | like new Once it’ s washed and ironed it’ ll be like new. 一旦把它清洗和熨烫一下，它就会变得像新的一样。 | | anything like (=at all similar) Was the office where you used to work anything like this one? 多少有点相似 | | nothing like (=not at all similar) I have to admit India was nothing like what I was expecting. 完全不一样 | |
| | 1b | used for emphasizing a quality in the way someone does something or in the way something happens （用于强调某人做事方式或某事物发生方式的性质特点）像…一样 | | The news spread like wildfire. 这个消息不胫而走，迅速传播开来。 | | He smokes like a chimney. 他烟瘾很大。 | | She was crying like a baby. 她像孩子一样哭着。 | |
| | 1c | in the same way as usual or as before 和（平常或往常）一样 | | Why don’ t you play with the other children, like you used to? 你为何不像往常一样和其他孩子玩呢？ | | I went to see my mother, like I always do on Tuesdays. 我像平常周二时一样去看望我母亲。 | |
| | 1d | used when the same statement applies to each of two things （用于相同的陈述适用于两事物中的任一个时）…也一样 | | Other people’ s children, like other people’ s dogs, have never interested me. 别人家的孩子就像别人家的狗一样，从来都引不起我的兴趣。 | |
| | 1e | thinking in the same way or having the same opinion as someone else 想法一样的；有相同观点的 | | I can see that you and I are of like mind on this issue. 我能看得出你和我在这个问题上观点相似。 | |
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| 2 | used for giving examples
used for introducing an example of something or someone that you have just mentioned 诸如 |
| The older boy loved to kill small things like birds and mice. 年龄大些的男孩很喜欢弄死诸如小鸟和老鼠这样的小东西。 |
| An intelligent woman like you shouldn’ t have been fooled so easily. 像你这样一个聪明的女子本不该如此轻易受愚弄。 |
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| 3 | typical
used for saying that a type of behaviour is typical of a particular person 符合（某人）的特点 |
| it’ s just like sb He didn’ t show up again. That’ s just like him. 他又没露面。他人就这样。 |
| it’ s not like sb to do sth It’ s not like him to cheat and lie. 他不像是那种会欺骗和撒谎的人。 |
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| 4 | spoken as if
used when saying that something appears to be true but may not be （用于表明某事物看似属实但有可能并不属实）好像… |
| He sounded like he’ d only just woken up. 听他声音好像是刚刚睡醒。 |
| Sam played with the children like he was one of them. 萨姆和孩子们一起玩，好像他是他们当中的一员。 |
| It looks like he has his hair trimmed about three times a week. 他看起来好像一周要理3次发。 |
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| 5 | spoken used when you pause
used when you pause while you are thinking what to say next , or because of a habit in the way you speak （用于话语间的停顿）嗯 |
| He hasn’ t phoned me in, like, three weeks. 他有，嗯，3个礼拜没给我打电话了吧。 |
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| 6 | spoken used for drawing attention to sth
used for drawing someone’ s attention to what you are going to say , either because it is new information or because it is important （用于说话时引起别人的注意） |
| They were, like, so rude! 他们真粗鲁！ |
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| 7 | spoken used in requests
used when asking someone to do something that they might not want to do （用于请求） |
| I was wondering if I could, like, borrow the car this evening. 我在想，不知我今晚能不能借用这部车。 |
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| 8 | MAINLY AMERICAN very informal used when reporting speech
used when you are reporting what someone has said （用于叙述某人说过的话） |
| And I’ m like, give me a chance, Simon. 我也一样，给我一个机会吧，西蒙。 |
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| 9 | spoken used when giving information that is not exact
used for showing that the information you are giving is not exact or that you are describing something in a way that makes it seem better , worse , larger etc than it really is （用于给出不太确切的信息或夸大某物） |
| It was, like, the best meal I’ d ever had. 这是我吃过的，嗯，最好的一顿饭。 |
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| - | (as) like as not BRITISH old-fashioned
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| used for saying that something will probably happen or is probably true |
| （用于表明某事物可能发生或可能属实）很可能 |
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| You’ ll find him sitting at the table, doing the crossword like as not. 你会发现他坐在桌旁，很可能是在做填字游戏。 |
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| - | likecrazy/mad
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| happening or doing something in a very extreme , noticeable , or fast way |
| 极其地；非常地；引人注目地；快速地 |
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| His new book is selling like crazy. 他的新书极其畅销。 |
| Put him in the car and drive like mad to the hospital. 把他放到车上火速送往医院。 |
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| - | like I say/said spoken
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| used when you are saying something again that you have already said |
| 正如我所说/正如我说过的 |
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| It’ s unfortunate but, like I said, it’ s a decision we have to make. 这很不幸，但是，就如我刚说过的，我们不得不作出这样一个决定。 |
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| - | like this/like so
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| used when showing someone exactly how to do something |
| （用于做示范）就像这样 |
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| Enter your details here in this box, like so. 把你的详细资料输到这个方框里，就像这样。 |
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| - | more like
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| used for giving a number or amount that you think is more accurate than another one |
| （用于给出两个数字中较准确的一个）更像是 |
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| Profits look more like 39 per cent than the 61 per cent we predicted. 看起来利润更像是39%而不是我们所预计的61%。 |
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| - | something like
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| 1 | used for showing that you are guessing at an amount or number （用于猜测）大约，左右 | He earns something like £25,000 a year. 他每年大约挣25，000英镑。 | |
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| 2 | fairly similar to something 和…很相似 | a large fish something like a shark 一条很像鲨鱼的大鱼 | |
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| - | that’ s more like it spoken
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| used for saying that something is more satisfactory than before |
| 那样好多了；这才像话 |
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| That’ s more like it! You’ re really starting to improve. 这才像话！你确实开始有长进了。 |
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| - | there’ s nothing/no placelike sth
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| used for emphasizing that a thing or a place is better than any other |
| （用于强调）没有像某事物这样好的东西/地方 |
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| There’ s nothing like a cold beer on a hot summer day. 在炎炎夏日里没有比冰啤酒更好的东西了。 |
| If you want excitement, there’ s no place like Las Vegas. 如果你想要刺激，那没有比拉斯韦加斯更好的地方了。 |
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| - | what is sb like? BRITISH spoken
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| used for emphasizing that you think someone’ s behaviour is surprising or silly |
| （用于强调某人的行为令人吃惊或愚蠢）某人怎么了？ |
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| - | what is sb/sth like?
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| used for asking about the qualities or features of a person or thing |
| （用于询问）某人/某事物是什么样的？ |
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| I haven’ t met Alan – what’ s he like? 我没见过艾伦，他是个怎样的人？ |
| What was it like meeting Jill’ s parents for the first time? 初次见吉尔的父母亲感觉怎样？ |
| She took Andrew with her to show him what the club was like. 她带上了安德鲁，让他看看那个俱乐部是什么样的。 |
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