liken

'laikәn

GRE Collins 1

v consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

vt. 比喻, 比拟

Collins 星级

11,367

BNC 频率

9,141

使用频率

liken 由词根 like（像，类似）和后缀 -en（使...变得）组成，表示“使类似”或“比较”。

例句

1. She likes to liken her journey to a roller coaster ride.

她喜欢将自己的旅程比作过山车。

2. He often likens his dog to a loyal friend.

他常常将他的狗比作一个忠诚的朋友。

3. The teacher likened learning a new language to opening a door to a new world.

老师将学习一门新语言比作打开通往新世界的门。