释义
[ lahy -kuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈlaɪ kən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to represent as similar or like; compare: to liken someone to a weasel.
Origin of liken First recorded in 1275–1325, liken is from the Middle English word liknen. See like1 , -en1
OTHER WORDS FROM liken un·lik·ened, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH liken lichen, liken Words nearby liken likelihood, likely, likely as not, like mad, like-minded, liken , likeness, like nobody's business, like nothing on earth, like pigs in clover, like pulling teeth
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Example sentences from the Web for liken In fact, the Michigan congressman went so far as to liken them to Judas Iscariot.
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“I liken it to a building contractor that builds homes,” he says.
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They liken the experience to eating pot brownies, which, unlike smoking, results in more lasting, full-bodied effects.
How Rich People Smoke Pot | Paul Schrodt| February 7, 2010| DAILY BEAST
And dare you liken your dwarfed and sickly life to the sun when he goeth forth in his might?
Bible Emblems | Edward E. Seelye
We may liken the operation of the law to what happens when a bent tube with the ends up is filled with water.
Belford's Magazine, Vol II, No. 10, March 1889 | Various
We may liken man's life to a journey in which the supplies of food are gotten at the stations.
The Principles of Economics | Frank A. Fetter
In a word, I liken the two truths, because the same reasons make us love them and because the same reasons make us fear them.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method | Henri Poincar
It is only at threescore and ten that we liken it to a weaver's shuttle.
Big Brother | Annie Fellows-Johnston
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British Dictionary definitions for liken verb (tr) to see or represent as the same or similar; compare
Word Origin for liken C14: from like 1 (adj)
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Words related to liken relate, equate, correlate, resemble, assimilate, equal, link, balance, approach, parallel, match, allegorize, come up to, identify with, distinguish between, make like