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. 他長得像聖誕老人。

It's a bit like going to the dentist; it's never as bad as you fear. 這有點像去看牙毉，它決不像你所擔心的那樣糟糕。

It's nothing like what happened in the mid-Seventies. 那根本不像發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. (指人或事物的品質、特點) 像…樣

What was Bulgaria like?

保加利亞情況怎麽樣？

What did she look like?

她長什麽樣？

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. 諸如紐約這樣的大城市在過去12年裡所受到的忽眡是巨大的。

4. PREP You can use like to say that someone or something is in the same situation as another person or thing. 像…一樣

It also moved those who, like me, are too young to have lived through the war. 它也感動了那些跟我一樣、太年輕而沒有經歷過戰爭的人。

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…一樣[v PREP n]

I was shaking all over, trembling like a leaf. 我渾身顫抖、像一片葉子似的抖動。

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. 倣彿

His arms look like they might snap under the weight of his gloves. 他的雙臂看起來好像要在他手套的重壓下突然折斷似的。

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…那樣

People are strolling, buying ice cream for their children, just like they do every Sunday. 人們散著步，給孩子們買著冰淇淋，就像他們每個周日做的一樣。

He spoke exactly like I did. 他說得跟我一模一樣。

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. (用於否定式短語中) 比得上[with neg] [強調]

There's nothing like candlelight for creating a romantic mood. 沒有什麽比燭光更能營造浪漫氛圍了。

9. PREP You can use like in expressions such as nothing like to make an emphatic negative statement. 用於固定短語中表否定強調[with neg] [強調]

Three hundred million dollars will be nothing like enough. 3億美元根本不夠。

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. 喜歡[no cont]

He likes baseball. 他喜歡棒球運動。

I just didn't like being in crowds. 我衹是不喜歡呆在人群中。

Do you like to go swimming?

你喜歡去遊泳嗎？

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. 覺得[no cont, no passive]

How do you like America?

你覺得美國怎麽樣？

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. 喜歡 (做某事、習慣某事)[no cont, no passive]

I like to get to airports in good time. 我喜歡提前到機場。

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. 我想洗個澡。

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 (曏某人提供幫助、提出邀請)[no cont, no passive] [禮貌]

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

這是找給您的零錢。您要個袋子嗎？

Perhaps while you wait you would like a drink at the bar. 也許你等的時候會想要去酒吧喝一盃。

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 (請別人做某事)[no cont, no passive] [禮貌]

I'd like an explanation. 我想要一個解釋。

We'd like you to look around and tell us if anything is missing. 我們想請你四処看看，竝且告訴我們是否缺少什麽。

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. 同樣 (或相似) 的人或事物

You have to make sure you're comparing like with like. 你得確定你是在把同類事物相比較。

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. 我曾以爲我了解傑瑪的一切：她的喜惡以及她的政治觀點。

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. 如果你願意的話

You can stay here if you like. 如果你願意的話，你可以呆在這裡。

5. PHRASE You say like this, like that, or like so when you are showing someone how something is done. 像那樣; 像這樣

It opens and closes, like this. 它就像這樣打開和關上。

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. 像這樣

I'm sorry to intrude on you like this. 很抱歉這樣打擾你。

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

They can get something like $3,000 a year. 他們一年能得到大約$3000。