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like preposition /laɪk/ /laɪk/ Idioms similar to somebody/something相似；类似；像- She's wearing a dress like mine.她穿的连衣裙和我的相似。
- He's very like his father.他很像他的父亲。
- She looks nothing like (= not at all like) her mother.她长得一点也不像她母亲。
- That sounds like (= I think I can hear) him coming now.听声音像是他来了。
- It tastes rather like chicken.它尝起来很像鸡肉。
used to ask somebody’s opinion of somebody/something（询问意见）…怎么样- What's it like studying in Spain?在西班牙念书怎么样？
- This new girlfriend of his—what's she like?他这个新的女朋友是个什么样的人？
Topics Opinion and argumenta1 in the same way as somebody/something像…一样- Students were angry at being treated like children.学生对于把他们当小孩子对待感到气愤。
- He ran like the wind (= very fast).他跑得飞快。
- You do it like this.你照这样做。
- I, like everyone else, had read these stories in the press.我像大家一样，也已经从报纸上看过这些报道。
- Don't look at me like that.别那样看着我。
- (informal) The candles are arranged like so (= in this way).蜡烛都是像这样排列的。
Language Bank similarlysimilarlyMaking comparisons进行比较- This chart provides a comparison of the ways that teenage boys and girls in the UK spend their free time.这个图表对英国十几岁的男生和女生打发空闲时间的方式进行了对比。
- In many cases, the results for boys and girls are virtually the same/identical.在许多情况下，对男女生的调查结果实际上是相同的。
- In many cases, the results for boys are virtually the same as/identical to the results for girls.在许多情况下，对男生的调查结果实际上和对女生的调查结果是相同的。
- Both boys and girls spend the bulk of their free time with friends.男生和女生的大部分空闲时间都和朋友一起度过。
- Most of the boys do more than two hours of sport a week, as do many of the girls.大多数男生每周会做两个多小时的运动，这和许多女生是一样的。
- Like many of the girls, most of the boys spend a large part of their free time using the internet.像许多女孩子一样，大多数男孩子也把大量空闲时间花在上网。
- The girls particularly enjoy using social networking websites. Similarly, nearly all the boys said they spent at least two to three hours a week on these sites.女生们特别喜欢上社交网站。同样，几乎所有男生都说他们每周在这些网站上花的时间至少有两到三个小时。
- The dark wood shone like glass.乌黑的木头如玻璃般闪着光。
- Stop acting like a spoilt child.不要表现得像个被宠坏的孩子一样。
for example例如；譬如；比方- anti-utopian novels like ‘Animal Farm’ and ‘1984’诸如《动物庄园》和《1984》之类的反乌托邦小说
Which Word? as / likeas / likeYou can use both as and like to say that things are similar.- Like is a preposition and is used before nouns and pronouns:
- He has blue eyes like me.他和我一样有双蓝眼睛。
- As is a conjunction and an adverb and is used before a clause, another adverb or a clause beginning with a preposition:as 为连词和副词，置于从句、另一副词或以介词引导的从句前：
- She enjoys all kinds of music, as I do.她和我一样什么音乐都喜欢。
- Repeat these five steps, as in the last exercise.照前面的练习一样，重复这五个步骤。
- In informal English like is frequently used as a conjunction or an adverb instead of as:在非正式英语中，like 常常代替 as，用作连词或副词：
- Nobody understands him like I do.谁都不像我那么了解他。
- I don’t want to upset him again like before.我不愿意再像过去那样使他扫兴。
It is also used instead of as if:like 亦可用以代替 as if：- It looks like we’re going to be late.看来我们要迟到了。
These uses of like are common but are not considered correct in formal written English.
You will find more help on the use of as and like in the entries for particular verbs, such as act, behave, etc. used to show what is usual or typical for somebody（指某人常做的事）符合…的特点，像…才会- It's just like her to tell everyone about it.她就是那样，会把这事见谁就告诉谁。
词源preposition ,Middle English: from Old Norse líkr; related to alike.
Idioms - used to give a number or an amount that is more accurate than one previously mentioned（提供比以前更准确的数量）差不多，更接近
- He believes the figure should be more like $10 million.他认为数额若是 1 000 万美元就差不多了。
more like (it) (informal) - better; more acceptable比较好；还差不多；才像话
- This is more like it! Real food—not that canned muck.这才像样嘛！是真正的食物，而不是那种罐装的垃圾食品。
- used to give what you think is a better description of something（更恰当地描述）倒更像是，说…还差不多
- Just talking? Arguing more like it.仅仅是谈论？说是争论还差不多。
- (British English, informal) used to say that somebody has done something annoying, silly, etc.（表示某人做了令人讨厌、愚蠢之类的事）某人怎么回事，某人怎么会是这个样子
- Oh, what am I like? I just completely forgot it.啊，我这是怎么啦？我竟把这事忘得一干二净了。
like verb /laɪk/ /laɪk/ not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时Idioms [transitive] to find somebody/something pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard; to enjoy something喜欢；喜爱- like somebody/something She's nice. I like her.她人很好，我喜欢她。
- I really like him.我真的很喜欢他。
- Do you like their new house?你喜欢他们的新房子吗？
- Which tie do you like best?你最喜欢哪条领带？
- How did you like Japan (= did you find it pleasant)?你觉得日本怎么样？
- She's never liked swimming.她从不喜欢游泳。
- I don't like the way he's looking at me.我讨厌他看着我的样子。
- She liked the idea of being her own boss.她喜欢自己当老板的想法。
- The company didn't like the fact that I'd taken maternity leave.公司不喜欢我休产假的事实。
- You've got to go to school, whether you like it or not.不管你喜欢不喜欢，你得上学。
- like doing something We like having people to stay.我们喜欢有人留下来。
- like somebody/something doing something I didn't like him taking all the credit.我讨厌他把所有的功劳归于自己。
- (formal) I didn't like his taking all the credit.我讨厌他把所有的功劳归于自己。
- like to do something I like to see them enjoying themselves.我就愿意看着他们玩得高兴。
- like it when… I like it when you do that.我喜欢你那样做。
Like is not usually used in the progressive tenses. However, in informal English, it is becoming more common to say I'm liking something when you mean that you are currently enjoying it (informal) be liking somethingI'm liking this song. • be liking doing somethingI'm liking having some time for myself. Grammar Point want / like / love / hate / thinkwant / like / love / hate / think- These verbs belong to a group known as stative verbs because they describe a state rather than an action (although think can describe either an action or a state). Stative verbs are not usually used in the progressive tenses. However, it is becoming more common for some stative verbs to be used with progressive tenses. Stative verbs such as want, like, love, hate and think are sometimes used in informal language to describe a state at a particular moment, or a state that continues for a period of time:
- Why are you wanting a new phone when your current one works perfectly well?为什么你想要一部新手机，而你现在的手机工作得很好？
- What shall we do tonight? I’m thinking bowling.今晚我们做什么？我在想保龄球。
- I’m loving the weather today! 我喜欢今天的天气！
Other stative verbs that can be used this way include prefer, remember, taste and understand
Synonyms likelike- love
- be fond of
- be keen on something
- adore
These words all mean to find something pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard, or to enjoy something.- like to find something pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard; to enjoy something:
- Do you like their new house?你喜欢他们的新房子吗？
- I like to see them enjoying themselves.我就愿意看着他们玩得高兴。
- love to like or enjoy something very much:
- He loved the way she smiled.他喜欢她微笑的样子。
- be fond of something to like or enjoy something, especially something you have liked or enjoyed for a long time:
- We were fond of the house and didn’t want to leave.我们喜欢上了这座房子，不想搬家。
- be keen on something (British English informal) (often used in negative statements) to like or enjoy something:
- I’m not keen on spicy food.我不喜欢加有香料的食物。
- She’s not keen on being told what to do.她不喜欢别人向她发号施令。
- adore (informal) to like or enjoy something very much:指非常喜欢、喜爱：
- She adores working with children.她热爱参与儿童工作。
love or adore?用 love 还是 adore？Adore is more informal than love, and is used to express a stronger feeling.Patterns- to like/love/be fond of/be keen on/adore doing something
- to like/love to do something
- to like/love something very much
- I like/love/adore it here/there/when…
- to like/love/adore the way somebody does something
- to really like/love/adore somebody/something
- to be really fond of/keen on something
Synonyms lovelove- like
- be fond of somebody
- adore
- be devoted to somebody
- care for somebody
- dote on somebody
These words all mean to have feelings of liking or caring for somebody.- love to have strong feelings of caring for somebody:
- like to find somebody pleasant and enjoy being with them:
- She’s nice. I like her.她人很好，我喜欢她。
- be fond of somebody to have warm or loving feelings for somebody, especially somebody you have known for a long time:
- I’ve always been very fond of your mother.我一直非常喜欢你的母亲。
- adore to love somebody very much:
- It’s obvious that she adores him.她显然深深地爱着他。
- be devoted to somebody to love somebody very much and support them in everything:
- They are devoted to their children.他们深爱着自己的孩子。
- care for somebody to love somebody, especially in a way that is based on a feeling of liking them very much or wanting to protect them, rather than sex:
- He cared for her more than she realized.她不知道他是多么在乎她。
Care for somebody is often used when somebody has not told anyone about their feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when somebody wishes that somebody loved them, or doubts that somebody does: If he really cared for you, he wouldn’t behave like that. - dote on somebody to feel and show great love for somebody, ignoring their faults:
- He dotes on his children.他溺爱自己的孩子。
Patterns- to really love/like/adore/care for/dote on somebody
- to be really/genuinely fond of/devoted to somebody
- to love/like/care for somebody very much
- I don't like the sound of that.我不喜欢那种语气
- ‘I don't like the look of him,’ Christopher whispered to Joseph.“我不喜欢他的样子，”克里斯托弗小声对约瑟夫说。
- Everyone he met instantly liked him and wanted to be friends.每个遇见他的人都会立即喜欢上他并想要和他交朋友。
- He pretended to like her for Tony's sake.为了托尼，他假装喜欢她。
- He works hard and is well liked by his colleagues.他工作努力而且很受同事们喜欢。
- I have always liked Sue and I don't intend to stop now.我一直喜欢休，现在也不打算放弃。
- I hope you will get to like our town.我希望你会慢慢喜欢上我们这个城镇。
- I liked him enormously and was sorry when he left.我非常喜欢他，他的离去让我很伤心。
- I personally liked this song a lot.我个人很喜欢这首歌。
- I really like that restaurant.我十分喜欢那家饭馆。
- I tried to like her because it would be for the best.我尽力去喜欢她，因为那样会最好。
- I wanted to like the movie because of its message.我本希望会因为其寓意而喜欢这部电影。
- I'm learning to like spinach.我正在学着去喜欢吃菠菜。
- She guessed that he secretly liked wearing skirts.她猜他背地里很喜欢穿裙子。
- Which story do you like best?你最喜欢哪个故事？
- a man who was universally liked广受欢迎的男人
- He never did like me much, did he?他从来没有怎么喜欢过我，对吗？
- I like it in Spain.我喜欢西班牙的生活。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enormously
- especially
- genuinely
- …
verb + like- appear to
- seem to
- begin to
- …
phrases- be universally liked
- be well liked
[transitive, intransitive] used with would or should as a polite way to say what you want or to ask what somebody wants（与 would 或 should 连用表示客气）想，想要，希望- like something Would you like a drink?你想喝一杯吗？
- like to do something I'd like to think it over.我想考虑一下这个问题。
- I would like to thank you all for coming tonight.我想感谢你们今晚的到来。
- Would you like to come with us?你想不想和我们一块儿去？
- (formal) We would like to apologize for the delay.我们对延迟表示歉意。
- Would you like to see the rest of the house?你想看看房子的其他地方吗？
- How can they afford it? That's what I'd like to know.他们怎么买得起这东西？这倒是我所想知道的。
- like somebody/something to do something We'd like you to come and visit us.我们想请你来我们这儿做客。
- like for somebody to do something (North American English) I'd like for us to work together.我希望我们在一起工作。
More About offers and invitationsoffers and invitations提议和邀请- Would you like…? is the most usual polite question form for offers and invitations, especially in British English:
- Would you like a cup of coffee?喝杯咖啡好吗？
- Do you want…? is less formal and more direct. It is more common in North American English than in British English:
- We’re going to a club tonight. Do you want to come with us?今晚我们要去俱乐部，你想和我们一起去吗？
- Would you care…? is very formal and now sounds old-fashioned.Would you care ...? 很正式，听起来显得过时。
Express Yourself Asking for somethingAsking for something请求给予某物Whether you are in shops or restaurants or in somebody's home, you can use polite questions to get what you want:在店铺、餐馆或别人家礼貌地请求给予某物，可用以下方式：- Could I have a glass of water, please?请给我一杯水好吗？
- Do you have any decaffeinated coffee?你们有没有不含咖啡因的咖啡？
- I'd like tea with sugar, please.请来一杯加糖的茶。
- I'll have the pasta with salad, please.请给我来份意大利面配色拉。
Responses:回应：- I'm sorry, we don't have any left.抱歉，已经没有了。
- Yes, of course. Here you are/go.好的，给你。
[transitive, no passive] to prefer to do something; to prefer something to be made or to happen in a particular way喜欢做；喜欢（以某种方式制作或产生的东西）- like to do something At weekends I like to sleep late.周末我爱睡懒觉。
- like something + adj. I like my coffee strong.咖啡我爱喝浓的。
Topics Preferences and decisionsa1 Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enormously
- especially
- genuinely
- …
verb + like- appear to
- seem to
- begin to
- …
phrases- be universally liked
- be well liked
[transitive] used in negative sentences to mean ‘to be unwilling to do something’（用于否定句）愿做- not like to do something I didn't like to disturb you.我本不愿打搅你。
- not like doing something He doesn't like asking his parents for help.他不愿向父母求助。
[transitive, no passive] what/whatever somebody likes to want想；要；希望- Do what you like—I don't care.你想做什么就做什么，我不在乎。
- You can dye your hair whatever colour you like.你的头发你想怎么染就怎么染。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enormously
- especially
- genuinely
- …
verb + like- appear to
- seem to
- begin to
- …
phrases- be universally liked
- be well liked
- like something if you like something on social media, a news website, a blog, etc. you show that you agree with it or that you think it is good by clicking a special button（在社交网络、新闻网站、博客等上）给…点赞
- By the next morning, over twenty of my friends had liked my new profile picture.到第二天早上，我的二十多个朋友对我的新用户头像点了赞。
- Over seven hundred Facebook users have already liked the company’s website.超过700名脸书用户已经喜欢上了该公司的网站。
Topics Opinion and argumentb1, Preferences and decisionsb1, Phones, email and the internetb1 词源verb Old English līcian ‘be pleasing’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijken.
Idioms - used to emphasize that something bad has happened to you and you want some sympathy（强调遭遇不佳并想得到同情）你会感觉怎么样呢
- How would you like it if someone called you a liar?如果有人说你撒谎，你会怎么想呢？
- used to politely agree to something or to suggest something（礼貌地同意或建议）如果你要这样做，你要是愿意的话
- ‘Shall we stop now?’ ‘If you like.’“我们现在停下来好吗？” “听你的。”
- If you like, we could go out this evening.你如果愿意的话，咱们今晚可以出去。
- ‘Let's go and see “The Last Samurai.”’ ‘OK, if you like.’“我们去看《最后的武士》吧。”“好吧，如果你喜欢。”
- You can come too if you like.如果想来，你也可以来。
- used when you express something in a new way or when you are not confident about something（用新方式表达或不确定时说）换句话说，可以说
- It was, if you like, the dawn of a new era.换句话说，那就是新时代的黎明。
- (old-fashioned, informal) used to protest that something that has been said is not true or fair（抗议所言不实或不公）亏你说得出口
- ‘She called you a cheat.’ ‘Well, I like that!’“她说你是骗子。” “哦，说得好哇！”
- used to say that you hope or believe that something is true（表示希望或相信某事属实）我倒想…
- I like to think I'm broad-minded.我倒想心胸开阔。
- I’d like to think that you were helping me because you wanted to, not because you felt you had to.我愿意认为你在帮助我是因为你想，而不是因为你觉得你必须这样做。
- (informal, humorous) used to say that something is very good or you enjoy it（用以表示非常好或令人愉快）
- You get paid to eat chocolate. So what's not to like?你吃巧克力还能得到报酬，这不很好吗？
- I love a good bagel—what’s not to like?我喜欢好吃的百吉饼——不喜欢什么？
like noun /laɪk/ /laɪk/ Idioms likes [plural] the things that you like喜好；爱好- We all have different likes and dislikes.我们各有不同的好恶。
- He is more than happy to discuss his life, his likes and his career.他非常乐意讨论他的生活、他的爱好和他的事业。
- She is very cosmopolitan in her likes and attitudes.她的喜好和态度非常国际化。
Topics Preferences and decisionsb1 - [singular] a person or thing that is similar to another类似的人（或物）
- jazz, rock and the like (= similar types of music)爵士乐、摇滚乐以及诸如此类的音乐
- I let the apartment to students, backpackers and such like.我把公寓租给学生、背包旅行者之类的人。
- a man whose like we shall not see again我们再也不会见到的那种男人
- They experienced a period of expansion the like of which the world had rarely seen.他们经历了一个世所罕见的扩张时期。
- You're not comparing like with like.你比较的不是同类的东西。
- [countable] if something on social media, a news website, a blog, etc. receives a like, it means that somebody has shown that they agree with it or think it is good by clicking a special button（对社交网络、新闻网站、博客等的内容的）点赞
- The band now has thousands of likes.该乐队现在得到了成千上万个点赞。
Topics Opinion and argumentb1, Preferences and decisionsb1, Phones, email and the internetb1 词源noun sense 1 Old English līcian ‘be pleasing’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijken. noun senses 2 to 3 Middle English: from Old Norse líkr; related to alike.
Idioms the likes of somebody/something - (informal) used to refer to somebody/something that is considered as a type, especially one that is considered as good as somebody/something else（尤指被视为和某人或某事物一样好的）种类，类型
- She didn't want to associate with the likes of me.她不想与我这种类型的人交往。
like conjunction /laɪk/ /laɪk/ (informal)- in the same way as像…一样；如同
- No one sings the blues like she did.没人像她那样唱蓝调歌曲。
- It didn't turn out like I intended.这结果与我的本意相悖。
- Like I said (= as I said before), you're always welcome to stay.正如我以前所说的一样，我永远都欢迎你留下来。
- as if好像；仿佛；似乎
- She acts like she owns the place.她的举动就像那地方是她的一样。
You will find more information about this use of like at the entries for the verbs act, behave, feel, look and sound and in the note at as.词源conjugation Middle English: from Old Norse líkr; related to alike.
like adjective /laɪk/ /laɪk/ [only before noun] (formal)- having similar qualities to another person or thing类似的；相似的
- a chance to meet people of like mind (= with similar interests and opinions)结识志趣相投的人的机会
- She responded in like manner.她以类似的方式作出了反应。
词源adjective Middle English: from Old Norse líkr; related to alike.
like adverb /laɪk/ /laɪk/ Idioms - used in very informal speech, for example when you are thinking what to say next, explaining something, or giving an example of something（非正式口语，思考该说什么、解释或举例时用）
- It was, like, weird.这事儿，就是说，有点怪。
- It was kind of scary, like.这还挺可怕的。
- It's really hard. Like I have no time for my own work.这事真费劲，弄得我没时间做自己的工作了。
- used in very informal speech to show that what you are saying may not be exactly right but is nearly so（非正式口语）大概，可能
- I'm leaving in like twenty minutes.我大概 20 分钟后离开。
- It's going to cost like a hundred dollars.这可能要花 100 美元。
- I’m, he’s, she’s, etc. like used in very informal speech, to mean ‘I say’, ‘he/she says’, etc.（非正式口语）我说，他说，她说
- And then I'm like ‘No Way!’接着我说 “没门儿！”
- used in informal speech instead of as to say that something happens in the same way（非正式口语，代替 as）和…一样，如，像
- There was silence, but not like before.没有声音，但与以前不一样。
Which Word? as / likeas / likeYou can use both as and like to say that things are similar.- Like is a preposition and is used before nouns and pronouns:
- He has blue eyes like me.他和我一样有双蓝眼睛。
- As is a conjunction and an adverb and is used before a clause, another adverb or a clause beginning with a preposition:as 为连词和副词，置于从句、另一副词或以介词引导的从句前：
- She enjoys all kinds of music, as I do.她和我一样什么音乐都喜欢。
- Repeat these five steps, as in the last exercise.照前面的练习一样，重复这五个步骤。
- In informal English like is frequently used as a conjunction or an adverb instead of as:在非正式英语中，like 常常代替 as，用作连词或副词：
- Nobody understands him like I do.谁都不像我那么了解他。
- I don’t want to upset him again like before.我不愿意再像过去那样使他扫兴。
It is also used instead of as if:like 亦可用以代替 as if：- It looks like we’re going to be late.看来我们要迟到了。
These uses of like are common but are not considered correct in formal written English.
You will find more help on the use of as and like in the entries for particular verbs, such as act, behave, etc. 词源adverb Middle English: from Old Norse líkr; related to alike.
Idioms (as) like as not (also like enough, most/very like) - (old-fashioned) quite probably很可能；大概
- She would be in bed by now, as like as not.这时候她很可能睡了。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
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