"liken" in Chinese (Simplified)

比作类比

Definition

把某事物或某人与另一事物进行比较，通常是为了显示相似之处。

正式或文学用语，常用'liken ... to ...'结构来作比喻。多用于书面或正式场合，强调两者的相似之处，而不是直接比较，如'compare'。

Many people liken life to a journey.

许多人**把**生活**比作**一段旅程。

You can liken her singing to that of a nightingale.

你可以**把**她的歌声**比作**夜莺。

The author likens hope to a candle in the dark.

作者**把**希望**比作**黑暗中的蜡烛。

I wouldn’t liken this situation to last year—things are really different now.

我不会**把**这种情况**比作**去年——现在真的很不一样了。

The coach likened her team’s progress to climbing a mountain—slow but steady.

教练**把**她的团队进步**比作**攀登高山——虽然慢但很稳定。

Some critics liken his latest movie to a modern fairy tale.

有些评论家**把**他的新电影**比作**现代童话。