likens
英 [ˈlaɪkənz]
美 [ˈlaɪkənz]
v. 把…比作; 把…比拟为
liken的第三人称单数
柯林斯词典
- VERB 把…比作;把…比拟为
If youlikenone thing or persontoanother thing or person, you say that they are similar.- She likens marriage to slavery...
她把婚姻比作奴役。 - The pain is often likened to being drilled through the side of the head.
这种疼痛常被比作钻头钻入头部的感觉。
- She likens marriage to slavery...
双语例句
- 'We know intellectually that we have to wait, but we don't want to,' adds Ms. Horton, who likens the feeling to that of a 'biological clock' for grandparents.
她说:在理智上我们知道必须得等,但我们不想等。她把这种感觉比喻成祖父母的生物钟。 - Interviewed at his14th-century palace in Barcelona, Artur Mas, the Catalan president, likens himself to Margaret Thatcher demanding a budget rebate from Britain's European partners.
采访了加泰罗尼亚领袖阿图尔·马斯于其14世纪在巴塞罗那建造的宫殿中,他把自己比作撒切尔夫人那般,从英国的欧洲伙伴那里索要预算折扣。 - One Spaniard likens the financial system to a "spider's web" over which central banks have less control than they did in the past;
一个西班牙银行家把金融系统比喻成蜘蛛网,而中央银行对这张网的控制已不如从前。 - North Korea often likens its hate figures to common beasts like dogs, rats, cockroaches and crows, but in this case it's something more exotic.
朝鲜总是喜欢把讨厌的人贬低成常见的动物,例如狗、老鼠、蟑螂、乌鸦等等,不过这次倒是别具一格。 - YUKIO HATOYAMA, Japan's prime minister, likens his role to that of a conductor trying to achieve "harmony" one of his favourite words from a pickup orchestra ( for which read, novice cabinet).
日本首相鸠山由纪夫(YUKIOHATOYAMA)把自己比作一位试图在临时拼凑的管弦乐队(暗指新组建的内阁)中达到“和谐”的指挥家。 - JAPAN'S new prime minister admits he is no Mr Charisma-Yoshihiko Noda likens himself to a marine bottom-feeder rather than a glittering goldfish.
新一届日本首相野田佳彦坦言并非魅力先生&他将比作水底的泥鳅而闪闪发光的金鱼。 - David Miles, chief UK economist of Morgan Stanley, for example, likens the complex financial products that are central to the current malaise to bets on a horse race.
例如,摩根士丹利(MorganStanley)英国首席经济学家大卫•迈尔斯(DavidMiles)将处于目前震荡中心的复杂金融产品,比作赛马赌注。 - One former colleague likens him to magician Harry Houdini for his knack of escaping market falls.
他以前的一位同事把他比作魔术师哈里霍迪尼(harryhoudini),具有从市场下跌中逃生的能力。 - He always likens his work to battle.
他总是把工作比作战斗。 - Despite his doubts about social media stock picking, Prof Bollen believes broader Internet mood analysis could lead to something big, and likens the pursuit to the Californian gold rush.
尽管他质疑通过社交媒体选择股票的方法,但博伦教授认为,整体的互联网情绪分析能产生重大收获,就像当年加州淘金热一样。