"liken" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 比作
• 類比

Definition

把某事物或某人跟另一事物比較，通常是為了顯示相似之處。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式或文學用詞，常用'liken ... to ...'的結構來比喻。多用於書面或正式場合，強調相似點而非直接比較，如'compare'。

Examples

Many people liken life to a journey.

許多人**把**人生**比作**一段旅程。

You can liken her singing to that of a nightingale.

你可以**把**她的歌聲**比作**夜鶯。

The author likens hope to a candle in the dark.

作者**把**希望**比作**黑暗中的蠟燭。

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

我不會**把**這種情況**比作**去年——現在真的很不一樣了。

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

教練**把**她的團隊進步**比作**登山——雖慢但穩定。

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

有些評論家**把**他的新電影**比作**現代童話。