similar

adjective

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈsɪmələ(r)/

/ˈsɪmələr/

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like somebody/something but not exactly the same
- We have very similar interests.
- The experiment was repeated, with similar results.
- I came across a similar situation last year.
- The brothers look very similar.
- The three portraits are remarkably similar.
- similar to somebody/something My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers.
- The case is strikingly similar to another case from the 1990s.
- similar in something The two houses are similar in size.
- All the narratives follow a similar pattern.
- The disease attacks the immune system in a similar way to AIDS.
- She easily won today, and hopes to carry on in a similar vein tomorrow.
- Stir the paint with a piece of wood or something similar.
opposite different, dissimilar
Extra Examples
- The scene in the picture was eerily similar to what I had seen in my dream.
- Their experiences are superficially similar.
- countries with broadly similar characteristics
- All our patients have broadly similar problems.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- in
- to
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Word Originlate 16th cent. (also as a term in anatomy meaning ‘homogeneous’): from French similaire or medieval Latin similaris, from Latin similis ‘like’.

单词	similar
释义	similar adjective OPAL WOPAL S /ˈsɪmələ(r)/ /ˈsɪmələr/ jump to other results like somebody/something but not exactly the same We have very similar interests. The experiment was repeated, with similar results. I came across a similar situation last year. The brothers look very similar. The three portraits are remarkably similar. similar to somebody/something My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers. The case is strikingly similar to another case from the 1990s. similar in something The two houses are similar in size. All the narratives follow a similar pattern. The disease attacks the immune system in a similar way to AIDS. She easily won today, and hopes to carry on in a similar vein tomorrow. Stir the paint with a piece of wood or something similar. opposite different, dissimilar Extra Examples The scene in the picture was eerily similar to what I had seen in my dream. Their experiences are superficially similar. countries with broadly similar characteristics All our patients have broadly similar problems. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition in to See full entry Word Originlate 16th cent. (also as a term in anatomy meaning ‘homogeneous’): from French similaire or medieval Latin similaris, from Latin similis ‘like’.
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