复合形式：
like | likes and dislikes |
| act like vi + adv | informal (behave as if) | SCSimplified Chinese 好像…一样行事 hǎo xiàng … yí yàng xíng shì |
| | She acts like she thinks she is the queen. |
| act like vi + prep | (imitate) | SCSimplified Chinese 模仿 mó fǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 模仿 |
| | Richard made everyone laugh by acting like a monkey. |
| and the like expr | (and similar) | SCSimplified Chinese 之类 zhī lèi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 诸如此类的 |
| | There are a lot of waterfowl out on the lake—mergansers, geese, coots, and the like. |
| anything like expr | (at all like) | SCSimplified Chinese 多少有点象 duō shǎo yǒu diǎn xiàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 全然 duō shǎo yǒu diǎn xiàng，quán rán |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 压根儿 duō shǎo yǒu diǎn xiàng，yà gēn er |
| 备注: Commonly used in negative sentences or questions. |
| | She doesn't look anything like her mother. |
apelike,
ape-like adj | (simian) | SCSimplified Chinese 猩猩似的 xīng xīng shì de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 像猿类的 |
| | Bigfoot is reported to be an apelike creature. |
as neat as a pin,
as neat as a new pin,
like a new pin expr | (very neat and tidy) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常整洁 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 十分干净 |
| as often as you like adv | informal (whenever you wish) | SCSimplified Chinese 想多频繁就多频繁 xiǎng duō pín fán jiù duō pín fán |
| | Come and visit me as often as you like. |
as you like,
as ... as you like expr | informal (very, extremely) | SCSimplified Chinese 随你喜欢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 只要你喜欢 |
| avoid [sb/sth] like the plague v expr | informal (stay away from) | SCSimplified Chinese 不惜一切代价避开 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无论怎样都要避免 |
| | Jenny is the most annoying person in the office; I avoid her like the plague. |
| avoid doing [sth] like the plague v expr | informal (not do) | SCSimplified Chinese 无论怎样都要避免 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 想尽一切办法避免 |
| | Many teenagers avoid cleaning their room like the plague. |
| be built like a brick s***house v expr | vulgar, offensive, informal (person: be big and muscular) (粗俗语，具有冒犯性) | SCSimplified Chinese 体格健壮的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 肌肉结实的 |
| be just like [sb] v expr | informal (be typical, expected of [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 某人的典型方式 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一贯如此 |
| | It's just like Alice to lock herself out of her own hotel room. |
| be like vi + prep | (resemble) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…相似 yǔ xiāng sì
TCTraditional Chinese 與…相似 |
| | Michael is just like his father: he loves to play tennis. |
| be like talking to a brick wall v expr | figurative, informal (not be listened to) | SCSimplified Chinese 对牛弹琴
TCTraditional Chinese 對牛彈琴 |
| | Talking to Esther is like talking to a brick wall; neither one will listen! |
| bird-like adj | (resembling a bird) | SCSimplified Chinese 似鸟的, 像鸟的 |
| compare like with like v expr | (compare two similar things) | SCSimplified Chinese 同类比较 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 类比 lèi bǐ |
| do what you like v expr | (do whatever you wish to do) | SCSimplified Chinese （你）想怎样就怎样 nǐ xiǎng zěn yàng jiù zěn yàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 别客气 nǐ xiǎng zěn yàng jiù zěn yàng，bié kè qì
TCTraditional Chinese 別客氣 |
| | Since you've finished your work, do what you like for the rest of the day. |
doglike,
dog-like adj | (resembling a dog) | SCSimplified Chinese 像狗的 |
| dressed up like [sb] expr | (in costume, disguised as) | SCSimplified Chinese 装扮成…的 |
| | Mandy was dressed up like a witch for Halloween. |
| drink like a fish v expr | figurative (be an alcoholic) | SCSimplified Chinese 狂饮, 酩酊大醉 |
| | He may not be an alcoholic but he certainly drinks like a fish. |
| | 他或许不是酗酒成性，但的确喜欢喝个酩酊大醉。 |
| eat like a bird v expr | figurative (consume little or in small amounts) | SCSimplified Chinese 胃口小 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 饭量小 |
| | No wonder she's so skinny, she eats like a bird! |
| eat like a horse v expr | (eat large quantities) | SCSimplified Chinese 大吃特吃 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn
TCTraditional Chinese 狼吞虎嚥 |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (want to have) | SCSimplified Chinese 想 xiǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 想 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 想要 xiǎng，xiǎng yào |
| | I feel like a cup of tea. |
| | 我想要喝杯茶。 |
feel like [sth],
feel like doing [sth] v expr | (want to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 想要做某事 xiǎng yào zuò mǒu shì |
| | I feel like going out for dinner tonight. |
| | 今晚，我想要外出就餐。 |
| feel like [sth] v expr | informal (have sensation) | SCSimplified Chinese 感觉像是
TCTraditional Chinese 感覺像是 |
| | I feel like there are little ants running around on my skin. |
| | 我感觉像是有很多小蚂蚁在我的皮肤上爬来爬去。 |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (give sensation) | SCSimplified Chinese 让人感觉像是 |
| | It's really starting to feel like spring! |
| | 天气真的让人感觉像是春天。 |
| feel like [sth] v expr | (seem likely) | SCSimplified Chinese 好像是要 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 似乎是要 |
| | It feels like it's going to rain. |
| | 好像是要下雨了。 |
| feel like a million bucks v expr | US, figurative, slang (feel good) | SCSimplified Chinese 心情极好, 感觉好 |
| feel like yourself v expr | (feel normal) | SCSimplified Chinese 感觉正常 |
| fight like cats and dogs v expr | figurative (disagree ferociously) | SCSimplified Chinese 打成一团
TCTraditional Chinese 打成一團 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打得不可开交 |
| | Those three boys are always fighting like cats and dogs. |
| fit like a glove v expr | (fit perfectly) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常合适，刚好，恰好，完全相合 fēi cháng hé shì，gāng hǎo，qià hǎo ，wán quán xiāng hé
TCTraditional Chinese 剛好，恰好 |
| | I had to buy a replacement bumper for my car from a junk yard, but it fits like a glove. |
| flu-like adj | (resembling influenza) | SCSimplified Chinese 类似感冒症状的 lèi sì gǎn mào zhèng zhuàng de |
| | She had flu-like symptoms: a cough and a fever. |
go gangbusters,
go like gangbusters v expr | US, figurative, slang (be successful) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常成功 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 极其成功 |
| grin like a Cheshire cat v expr | (smile widely, inscrutably) | SCSimplified Chinese 咧着嘴笑 liě zhe zuǐ xiào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 咧开嘴嬉笑 |
| grow to like [sth/sb] v expr | (appreciate after time) | SCSimplified Chinese 慢慢喜欢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 逐渐爱上 |
| | Mangoes didn't appeal to me at first, but I've grown to like them. |
| I like it interj | (I find it appealing) | SCSimplified Chinese 我喜欢它 wǒ xǐ huān tā
TCTraditional Chinese 我喜歡它 |
| | What a lovely dress! I like it. |
| I like you interj | (I find you appealing) | SCSimplified Chinese 我喜欢你 wǒ xǐ huān nǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 我喜歡你 |
| | I like you. You seem like such a nice person. |
| I would like expr | polite (with object: I want) (一种礼貌的表达方式) | SCSimplified Chinese 我想要 |
| | I would like the coq au vin, please. |
| | 我想要酒焖鸡。 |
| I would like expr | polite (I want) (一种礼貌的表达方式) | SCSimplified Chinese 我想要 |
| | I would like you to be more involved in the community website. |
| | 我希望你能更多地参与社区网站。 |
in a flash,
like a flash adv | (very quickly, in an instant) | SCSimplified Chinese 立刻 lì kè
TCTraditional Chinese 立刻 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 马上 lì kè，mǎ shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 馬上 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 马上 lì kè，mǎ shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 馬上 |
| | Wait right there – I'll be back in a flash! |
| in like manner adv | (in a similar way) | SCSimplified Chinese 以相同的方式 yǐ xiāng tóng de fāng shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同样地 yǐ xiāng tóng de fāng shì，tóng yàng de
TCTraditional Chinese 同樣地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 类似地 yǐ xiāng tóng de fāng shì，lèi sì de
TCTraditional Chinese 類似地 |
| | I thought her ideas were stupid. In like manner, she thought mine were idiotic. |
| just like prep | informal (very similar to) | SCSimplified Chinese 和…非常像 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 和…几乎一样 |
| | Amy has got a pair of shoes just like yours. |
| | 艾米有一双和你非常像的鞋子。 |
| just like prep | informal (typical of: [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 就是…的典型风格 |
| | Just like Henry to be late on his own wedding day! |
| | 在自己的婚礼上迟到，就是亨利的典型风格。 |
| just like that adv | informal (suddenly) | SCSimplified Chinese 就像那样突如前来 jiù xiàng nà yàng tū rú qián lái |
| | One minute Lucy was here, then she disappeared – just like that! |
| like a bat out of hell adv | (very fast) | SCSimplified Chinese 风驰电掣地 fēng chí diàn chè de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 如离弦之箭一般 fēng chí diàn chè de，rú lí xián zhī jiàn yì bān |
| | The cat ran into the house like a bat out of hell. |
| like a bolt of lightning adv | (moving: fast) | SCSimplified Chinese 疾如闪电 jí rú shǎn diàn
TCTraditional Chinese 疾如閃電 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 快如闪电 |
| | The winning horse shot out of the starting gate like a bolt of lightning. |
| like a bull in a china shop adv | colloquial (recklessly, clumsily) | SCSimplified Chinese 鲁莽地 lǔ mǎng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 冒失地 lǔ mǎng de ，mào shī de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 莽撞地 lǔ mǎng de ，mǎng zhuàng de |
| like a fish out of water adv | (out of place, out of one's element) | SCSimplified Chinese 如鱼离水 rú yú lí shuǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 如魚離水 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 身陷困境 rú yú lí shuǐ，shēn xiàn kùn jìng |
| | I always feel like a fish out of water at formal gatherings. |
| like a house on fire expr | informal (get along: very well) | SCSimplified Chinese 一见如故 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很合得来 |
| | Poppy and Ben have so much in common, they're bound to get on like a house on fire. |
| like a house on fire expr | informal (with energy or enthusiasm) | SCSimplified Chinese 很火热 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 热衷 rè zhōng |
| | I took my niece roller skating and she took to it like a house on fire; now she goes three times a week. |
| like a man adv | (in a masculine way) | SCSimplified Chinese 像个男人 xiàng gè nán rén
TCTraditional Chinese 像個男人 |
| | She walks like a man. |
| like a man adv | informal, figurative (with stoicism) | SCSimplified Chinese 像个男子汉 |
| | Ben gritted his teeth and prepared to take his punishment like a man. |
| like a rat up a drainpipe expr | UK, informal (very quickly) | SCSimplified Chinese 迅速 xùn sù
TCTraditional Chinese 迅速 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迅捷 |
| be like a red rag to a bull v expr | colloquial (that provokes anger) | SCSimplified Chinese 令人勃然大怒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 令人火冒三丈 |
| like a shot adv | (very quickly) | SCSimplified Chinese 立刻，飞快地 lì kè，fēi kuài de
TCTraditional Chinese 立刻，飛快地 |
| like a thief in the night adv | (silently, stealthily) | SCSimplified Chinese 偷偷摸摸地 tōu tōu mō mō de |
| | The fog crept down the valley like a thief in the night. |
| | The cat crept through the garden like a thief in the night. |
| like any other expr | (ordinary, unremarkable) | SCSimplified Chinese 普通的，平常的 pǔ tōng de ，píng cháng de |
| | It was a day like any other when the car crashed into their living room. |
| like anything adv | informal (extremely, intensely) | SCSimplified Chinese 极度地 jí dù de
TCTraditional Chinese 極度地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 非常地 jí dù de ，fēi cháng de |
| like best vtr + adv | (prefer overall) | SCSimplified Chinese 最喜欢 |
| | Reading detective novels is what I like best. |
| like better vtr + adv | (prefer) | SCSimplified Chinese 更喜欢 gèng xǐ huān
TCTraditional Chinese 更喜歡 |
| | I cannot think of anything I like better, on a hot day, than a swim in the pool. |
| like clockwork expr | (regularly, predictably) | SCSimplified Chinese 进展顺利 jìn zhǎn shùn lì
TCTraditional Chinese 進展順利 |
| | The cat shows up like clockwork every time we eat fish. |
| | Like clockwork, my phone always rings as soon as I fall asleep. |
| like crazy expr | informal (intensively) | SCSimplified Chinese 发疯似地 fā fēng shì de
TCTraditional Chinese 發瘋似地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 疯狂地 fā fēng shì de，fēng kuáng de
TCTraditional Chinese 瘋狂地 |
| | I've been working like crazy all day - I need a beer! |
| like enough adv | informal (probably) (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 很可能 hěn kě néng |
| | My little sister will want to come with us, like enough. |
like father,
like son expr | (he behaves like his father) | SCSimplified Chinese 有其父必有其子 |
like for like,
like-for-like adj | (equivalent) | SCSimplified Chinese 相当的 xiāng dāng de
TCTraditional Chinese 相當的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 等同的 |
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the term precedes a noun. |
| like gold dust adj | (rare, valuable) | SCSimplified Chinese 稀有的 xī yǒu de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 难得一见的 |
| | Parking spaces are like gold dust in this city. |
| like greased lightning adv | figurative (thing: moves fast) (习语) | SCSimplified Chinese 如风驰电掣 |
| | A cheetah can move like greased lightning for short distances. |
| like hell expr | (a lot) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常 fēi cháng
TCTraditional Chinese 非常 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 极其 fēi cháng，jí qí
TCTraditional Chinese 極其 |
| | I hit my elbow and it hurt like hell! |
| like herding cats adj | informal (management task: chaotic) (管理工作) | SCSimplified Chinese 混乱不堪的 |
| like it or lump it expr | slang (whether or not it pleases you) | SCSimplified Chinese 无论愿不愿意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无论喜不喜欢 |
| | You're coming shopping with me, like it or lump it. |
| like lightning adv | figurative (fast) | SCSimplified Chinese 疾如闪电地 |
| | The sprinter ran like lightning. |
| like mad adv | (furiously, intensely) | SCSimplified Chinese 疯了似地 fēng le shì de
TCTraditional Chinese 瘋了似地 |
| | Susan had to scrub like mad to get the grass stains out of her pants. |
| | He was working like mad in order to meet the deadline. |
| like new adv | (in excellent condition) | SCSimplified Chinese 像新的一样 xiàng xīn de yí yàng |
| | Mending the shirt made it like new. |
| | A coat of paint and this room will look like new. |
| like new adj | (in excellent condition) | SCSimplified Chinese 像新的一样 xiàng xīn de yí yàng |
| | I sent the watch to the makers for repairs, and now it's like new. |
| like no other adv | literary (incomparably) | SCSimplified Chinese 特别 tè bié |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与众不同 tè bié ，yǔ zhòng bù tóng |
| | Pedro promised to love her like no other. |
| like no other adj | (incomparable, unique) | SCSimplified Chinese 特别的 tè bié de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与众不同的 tè bié de ，yǔ zhòng bù tóng de |
| | This holiday offers tourists a holiday like no other. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | SCSimplified Chinese 出类拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì
TCTraditional Chinese 出類拔萃 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与众不同 chū lèi bá cuì，yǔ zhòng bù tóng |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | SCSimplified Chinese 出类拔萃的 chū lèi bá cuì de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与众不同的 chū lèi bá cuì de ，yǔ zhòng bù tóng de |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
be like two peas in a pod,
be as alike as two peas in a pod v expr | figurative (identical to one another) | SCSimplified Chinese 长得一模一样 |
| | The two little girls were as alike as two peas in a pod. |
| like pulling teeth expr | figurative (very difficult) | SCSimplified Chinese 极为困难 |
| | Trying to call the insurance company is like pulling teeth—I can never seem to talk to the right person! |
| like rats leaving a sinking ship expr | (hastily abandoning [sth] failing) | SCSimplified Chinese 一哄而散 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 纷纷推出 |
| | As profits at the company fell, staff started quitting like rats leaving a sinking ship. |
| like shooting fish in a barrel expr | informal (very easy) | SCSimplified Chinese 瓮中捉鳖 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 轻而易举 |
| like so adv | (in this manner) | SCSimplified Chinese 像这样 xiàng zhè yàng
TCTraditional Chinese 像這樣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以这种方式 xiàng zhè yàng，yǐ zhè zhǒng fāng shì |
| | You just turn the door handle like so and the door should open. |
| like that adv | (in that way) | SCSimplified Chinese 像那样 xiàng nà yàng
TCTraditional Chinese 像那樣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 那样地 xiàng nà yàng，nà yàng de |
| | If you do it like that, you will only hurt yourself. |
| | If you translate the sentence like that, it's going to sound funny in the target language. |
| like the wind expr | (very fast) | SCSimplified Chinese 像风一样地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迅速地 xùn sù de |
| like there's no tomorrow adv | informal, figurative (in a frenzied way) (比喻义) | SCSimplified Chinese 就像没有明天似的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 疯狂地 fēng kuáng de
TCTraditional Chinese 瘋狂地 |
| like this adv | (thus, like so) | SCSimplified Chinese 像这样地 xiàng zhè yàng de
TCTraditional Chinese 像這樣地 |
| | We can't go on like this. |
| | If you do it like this, you'll get a better result. |
| | 我不能像这样继续了。因为如果你这样做的话，会有更好的结果。 |
| like water expr | (lavishly, freely) (比喻花钱等) | SCSimplified Chinese 如同流水 |
| | She has always spent money like water, so she has a hard time saving. |
| like-for-like sales npl | (equivalent commercial success) | SCSimplified Chinese 同比销售额 |
| like-minded adj | (people, organizations) | SCSimplified Chinese 具有相似意见或目的的 |
| | Sometimes it's difficult to meet like-minded people when you move to a new city. |
look a million dollars,
look like a million dollars v expr | figurative, informal (be extremely well dressed and attractive) | SCSimplified Chinese 风流倜傥 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 锦罗玉衣 |
| look like [sb/sth] vi + prep | (resemble) | SCSimplified Chinese 看起来像 kàn qǐ lái xiàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 长得像 kàn qǐ lái xiàng，zhǎng de xiàng
TCTraditional Chinese 長得像 |
| | This table looks like the one we have at home. |
| | Lucy looks like her aunt. |
| | 这张桌子看起来像我们家的那张。 // 露西长得像她的姑姑。 |
| look like vi + prep | informal (appear that) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 好像，看起来好像 hǎo xiàng，kàn qǐ lái hǎo xiàng
TCTraditional Chinese 好像 |
| | It looks like we'll have to cancel our holiday. |
| | 看来我们得取消假期了。 |
| look like [sth] vi + prep | informal (indicate) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 似乎，预示着要 sì hū ，yù shì zhe yào
TCTraditional Chinese 似乎 |
| | It's beginning to look like rain. |
| | 看起来似乎要下雨。 |
| make like [sth] v expr | (pretend to be) | SCSimplified Chinese 假装 jiǎ zhuāng
TCTraditional Chinese 假裝 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 假扮 jiǎ zhuāng，jiǎ bàn |
| make out like a bandit v expr | slang (profit greatly) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 大发横财 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 赚得盆满钵满 |
| more like adv | informal (in more accurate terms) | SCSimplified Chinese 倒像是 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 更像是 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 称为...还差不多 |
| | It isn't overhearing by accident, it's more like eavesdropping. |
| | A bit of a snag? A total disaster more like! |
| much like prep | (in the same way as) | SCSimplified Chinese 以非常类似的方式 yǐ fēi cháng lèi sì de fāng shì |
| | Annabel walks much like her mother, with dainty steps. |
| much like prep | (very similar to) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常相像 fēi cháng xiāng xiàng |
| | Frozen yoghurt tastes much like sorbet. |