单词 | alike |
释义 | alike (once / 169 pages) adjadv If two things are alike, they resemble or are similar to each other. You and your sister might be alike in many ways, including your love for strawberry ice cream. If all the houses in your neighborhood look alike, it's hard to tell one from another, and if their parents always dress twin brothers alike, it's going to be impossible for people to remember who's who. Things that are alike are the same. The original form of the word was aliche, from the Old English gelic, "similar," with a Germanic root, which it shares with the word like. WORD FAMILYalike: alikeness, alikes, unalike USAGE EXAMPLESThen there was the humiliation of “Glitter,” Carey’s disastrous 2001 foray into film stardom, which was lambasted by the critics and public alike. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) The Reina club attacked early on Sunday is one of Istanbul’s most exclusive venues, popular with the city’s elite and tourists alike. Time(Jan 01, 2017) Q: Superficially, “Paterson” and “Silence” seem nothing alike. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj having the same or similar characteristics all politicians are alike they looked utterly alike friends are generally alike in background and taste Syn|Ant like, similar dissimilar, unalike not alike or similar 2adv in a like manner they walk alike 3adv equally parents and teachers alike demanded reforms Syn likewise |
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