like

1. PREP If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features. 像

He looks like Father Christmas. 他长得像圣诞老人。

It's a bit like going to the dentist; it's never as bad as you fear. 这有点像去看牙医，它决不像你所担心的那样糟糕。

It's nothing like what happened in the mid-Seventies. 那根本不像发生在七十年代中期的事情。

2. PREP If you talk about what something or someone is like, you are talking about their qualities or features. (指人或事物的品质、特点) 像…样

What was Bulgaria like?

保加利亚情况怎么样？

What did she look like?

她长什么样？

3. PREP You can use like to introduce an example of the set of things or people that you have just mentioned. 例如[n PREP n/-ing]

The neglect that large cities like New York have received over the past 12 years is tremendous. 诸如纽约这样的大城市在过去12年里所受到的忽视是巨大的。

4. PREP You can use like to say that someone or something is in the same situation as another person or thing. 像…一样

It also moved those who, like me, are too young to have lived through the war. 它也感动了那些跟我一样、太年轻而没有经历过战争的人。

5. PREP 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. 像…一样[v PREP n]

I was shaking all over, trembling like a leaf. 我浑身颤抖、像一片叶子似的抖动。

6. CONJ 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. 仿佛

His arms look like they might snap under the weight of his gloves. 他的双臂看起来好像要在他手套的重压下突然折断似的。

7. CONJ 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. 像…那样

People are strolling, buying ice cream for their children, just like they do every Sunday. 人们散着步，给孩子们买着冰淇淋，就像他们每个周日做的一样。

He spoke exactly like I did. 他说得跟我一模一样。

8. PREP 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. (用于否定式短语中) 比得上[with neg] [强调]

There's nothing like candlelight for creating a romantic mood. 没有什么比烛光更能营造浪漫氛围了。

9. PREP You can use like in expressions such as nothing like to make an emphatic negative statement. 用于固定短语中表否定强调[with neg] [强调]

Three hundred million dollars will be nothing like enough. 3亿美元根本不够。

10. ADJ similar; resembling 相似的

ADJ

1. V-T If you like something or someone, you think they are interesting, enjoyable, or attractive. 喜欢[no cont]

He likes baseball. 他喜欢棒球运动。

I just didn't like being in crowds. 我只是不喜欢呆在人群中。

Do you like to go swimming?

你喜欢去游泳吗？

2. V-T If you ask someone how they like something, you are asking them for their opinion of it and whether they enjoy it or find it pleasant. 觉得[no cont, no passive]

How do you like America?

你觉得美国怎么样？

3. V-T If you say that you like to do something or that you like something to be done, you mean that you prefer to do it or prefer it to be done as part of your normal life or routine. 喜欢 (做某事、习惯某事)[no cont, no passive]

I like to get to airports in good time. 我喜欢提前到机场。

4. V-T If you say that you would like something or would like to do something, you are indicating a wish or desire that you have. 想[no cont, no passive]

I'd like a bath. 我想洗个澡。

5. V-T If you ask someone if they would like something or would like to do something, you are making a polite offer or invitation. 想要 (向某人提供帮助、提出邀请)[no cont, no passive] [礼貌]

Here's your change. Would you like a bag?

这是找给您的零钱。您要个袋子吗？

Perhaps while you wait you would like a drink at the bar. 也许你等的时候会想要去酒吧喝一杯。

6. V-T If you say to someone that you would like something or you would like them to do something, or ask them if they would like to do it, you are politely telling them what you want or what you want them to do. 想要 (请别人做某事)[no cont, no passive] [礼貌]

I'd like an explanation. 我想要一个解释。

We'd like you to look around and tell us if anything is missing. 我们想请你四处看看，并且告诉我们是否缺少什么。

V-T

1. N-UNCOUNT You can use like in expressions such as like attracts like, when you are referring to two or more people or things that have the same or similar characteristics. 同样 (或相似) 的人或事物

You have to make sure you're comparing like with like. 你得确定你是在把同类事物相比较。

2. N-PLURAL Someone's likes are the things that they enjoy or find pleasant. 喜好

I thought that I knew everything about Jemma: her likes and dislikes, her political viewpoints. 我曾以为我了解杰玛的一切：她的喜恶以及她的政治观点。

3. →see also liking

4. PHRASE You say if you like when you are making or agreeing to an offer or suggestion in a casual way. 如果你愿意的话

You can stay here if you like. 如果你愿意的话，你可以呆在这里。

5. PHRASE You say like this, like that, or like so when you are showing someone how something is done. 像那样; 像这样

It opens and closes, like this. 它就像这样打开和关上。

6. PHRASE You use like this or like that when you are drawing attention to something that you are doing or that someone else is doing. 像这样

I'm sorry to intrude on you like this. 很抱歉这样打扰你。

7. PHRASE You use the expression something like with an amount, number, or description to indicate that it is approximately accurate. 大约

They can get something like $3,000 a year. 他们一年能得到大约$3000。