likes

PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES 介词和连词用法

1. PREP 像；像…一样
   If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features.
   1. He looks like Father Christmas...
      他长得像圣诞老人。
   2. Kathy is a great mate, we are like sisters...
      凯茜是个很好的伙伴，我们亲如姐妹。
   3. It's a bit like going to the dentist; it's never as bad as you fear...
      这有点像去看牙医：情况总是没有你所想象的那么糟。
   4. It's nothing like what happened in the mid-Seventies...
      这跟70年代中期的情形截然不同。
   5. This is just like old times.
      宛如时光倒转。
   6. ...a mountain shaped like a reclining woman.
      形似斜倚女子的高山
2. PREP （是）…样的人（或事物）
   If you talk about what something or someone is like, you are talking about their qualities or features.
   1. What was Bulgaria like?...
      保加利亚是个怎样的地方？
   2. What did she look like?...
      她长什么样子？
   3. What was it like growing up in Hillsborough?...
      在希尔斯伯勒长大的生活是怎样的？
   4. Joe still has no concept of what it's like to be the sole parent.
      乔对当单亲家长是什么滋味还没有任何概念。
3. PREP 比如；例如
   You can use like to introduce an example of the set of things or people that you have just mentioned.
   1. The neglect that large cities like New York have received over the past 12 years is tremendous...
      过去12年里，纽约等大城市受到了极大的冷遇。
   2. He could say things like, 'Let's go to the car' or 'Let us go for a walk' in French.
      他能用法语说“我们去开车吧”或“我们去散步吧”之类的话。
4. PREP 与…情形一样
   You can use like to say that someone or something is in the same situation as another person or thing.
   1. It also moved those who, like me, are too young to have lived through the war...
      它也打动了那些像我一样年纪太轻而没有经历过战争的人。
   2. Like many cities in Germany, it had to recreate itself after the second world war.
      像德国很多城市一样，它不得不在第二次世界大战后进行重建。
5. PREP （表示行为如同…一样）像孩子一样哭泣/像老鹰一样监视
   If you say that someone is behaving like something or someone else, you mean that they are behaving in a way that is typical of that kind of thing or person. Like is used in this way in many fixed expressions, for example to cry like a baby and to watch someone like a hawk.
   1. I was shaking all over, trembling like a leaf...
      我像风中的落叶一样浑身发抖。
   2. Greenfield was behaving like an irresponsible idiot.
      格林菲尔德表现得像一个不负责任的白痴。
6. PREP （表示行为符合…的特点）她就是这么个人/这一点也不像他
   You can use like in expressions such as that's just like her and it wasn't like him to indicate that the person's behaviour is or is not typical of their character.
   1. You should have told us. But it's just like you not to share...
      你应该早告诉我们的。不过你就是这么个人，把事情都藏在心里。
   2. Why does he want to do a mad thing like that? It's not like him.
      他为什么要做这样的傻事呢？这可一点都不像他。
7. CONJ-SUBORD 好像，似乎（但事实并非如此）（一些人认为此用法不正确）
   Like is sometimes used as a conjunction in order to say that something appears to be the case when it is not. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.
   1. His arms look like they might snap under the weight of his gloves...
      他的胳膊看起来好像不堪手套重负要折断了一样。
   2. On the train up to Waterloo, I felt like I was going on an adventure.
      坐在开往滑铁卢的火车上，我觉得自己好像正踏上一趟冒险旅程。
8. CONJ-SUBORD 如同（一些人认为此用法不正确）
   Like is sometimes used as a conjunction in order to indicate that something happens or is done in the same way as something else. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.
   1. People are strolling, buying ice cream for their children, just like they do every Sunday...
      人们在闲逛，给孩子们买冰激凌，就像每个星期天一样。
   2. He spoke exactly like I did...
      他的话跟我的一模一样。
   3. We really were afraid, not like in the cinema.
      我们是真的很害怕，不是像看电影时的那种害怕。
9. PREP （用于否定短语中强调以…为最）没有什么能比得上它/没有什么地方能比得上它
   You can use like in negative expressions such as nothing like it and no place like it to emphasize that there is nothing as good as the situation, thing, or person mentioned.
   1. There's nothing like candlelight for creating a romantic mood...
      再没什么比烛光更能营造浪漫气氛了。
   2. There was no feeling like it in the world.
      天底下没有比这更好的感觉了。
10. PREP （强调否定）没有，不到
    You can use like in expressions such as nothing like to make an emphatic negative statement.
    1. Three hundred million dollars will be nothing like enough...
       3亿美元远远不够。
    2. It's really not anything like as bad as it looks.
       根本不像表面上看起来这么糟糕。
11. CONVENTION （表示思考下面的话或用作口头禅）嗯，这个（一些人不喜欢此用法）
    Some people say like when they are thinking about what to say next or because it has become their habit to say it. Some people do not like this use.
    1. I decided that I'd go and, like, take a picture of him while he was in the shower.
       我决定我要去，嗯，拍一张他的冲凉照。
12. CONVENTION （用于重述自己或他人当时的话或自己当时的想法）说，想（一些人不喜欢此用法）
    Some people say like when they are reporting what they or another person said, or what they thought about something. Some people do not like this use.
    1. He said 'I'm attracted to you.' I'm like 'You're kidding!'
       他说，“我对你有好感。”我当时的反应是，“你开玩笑的吧！”
    2. My dad was there and he's like: 'Yeah. Yeah. I want to come.'
       我爸爸当时在那儿，就说，“对，对，我想来。”

VERB USE 动词用法

1. VERB 喜欢;喜爱
   If you like something or someone, you think they are interesting, enjoyable, or attractive.
   1. He likes baseball...
      他喜欢棒球。
   2. I can't think why Grace doesn't like me...
      我不明白为什么格雷丝不喜欢我。
   3. What music do you like best?...
      你最喜欢什么音乐？
   4. I just didn't like being in crowds...
      我就是不喜欢呆在人多的地方。
   5. Do you like to go swimming?...
      你喜欢去游泳吗？
   6. I like my whisky neat...
      我喜欢喝纯威士忌。
   7. That's one of the things I like about you. You're strong.
      这是我喜欢你的一个地方。你很坚强。
2. VERB （用于征询意见）觉得
   If you ask someone how they like something, you are asking them for their opinion of it and whether they enjoy it or find it pleasant.
   1. How do you like America?...
      你觉得美国怎么样？
   2. How did you like the trip?
      这趟旅行感觉如何？
3. VERB （表示赞同）喜欢，希望
   If you like something such as a particular course of action or way of behaving, you approve of it.
   1. I've been looking at the cookery book. I like the way it is set out...
      我翻过那本烹饪书。我喜欢它的版式设计。
   2. The US administration would like to see a negotiated settlement to the war...
      美国政府希望看到战争能以和谈方式解决。
   3. Opal, his wife, didn't really like him drinking so much...
      他的妻子奥珀尔不太喜欢他喝这么多酒。
   4. I don't like relying on the judges' decisions.
      我不认为应该依赖评委的决定。
4. VERB （表示习惯）愿意，希望
   If you say that you like to do something or that you like something to be done, you mean that you prefer to do it or prefer it to be done as part of your normal life or routine.
   1. I like to get to airports in good time...
      我习惯早早地赶到机场。
   2. I hear Mary's husband likes her to be home no later than six o'clock.
      我听说玛丽的丈夫希望她6点前就回到家里。
5. VERB （表示愿意）想要
   If you say that you would like something or would like to do something, you are indicating a wish or desire that you have.
   1. I'd like a bath...
      我想洗个澡。
   2. If you don't mind, I think I'd like to go home.
      如果你不介意的话，我想我要回家了。
6. VERB 想要（说）
   You can say that you would like to say something to indicate that you are about to say it.
   1. I'd like to apologize...
      我想道歉。
   2. I would like to take this opportunity of telling you about a new service which we are offering.
      我想借此机会向您介绍我们推出的一项新服务。
7. VERB （礼貌地提议或邀请）想要
   If you ask someone if they would like something or would like to do something, you are making a polite offer or invitation.
   1. Here's your change. Would you like a bag?...
      这是找您的钱。您需要一个袋子吗？
   2. Perhaps while you wait you would like a drink at the bar...
      也许在您等候时，您可以去酒吧喝点东西。
   3. Would you like to come back for coffee?
      有时间再过来喝杯咖啡好吗？
8. VERB （礼貌地请求或命令）希望
   If you say to someone that you would like something or you would like them to do something, or ask them if they would like to do it, you are politely telling them what you want or what you want them to do.
   1. I'd like an explanation...
      我希望有人能解释一下。
   2. We'd like you to look around and tell us if anything is missing...
      请您四处看看，告诉我们是不是缺了什么东西。
   3. Would you like to tell me what happened?
      能告诉我发生了什么事吗？

NOUN USES AND PHRASES 名词用法和短语

1. N-UNCOUNT 同样（或相似）的人（或事物）
   You can use like in expressions such as like attracts like, when you are referring to two or more people or things that have the same or similar characteristics.
   1. You have to make sure you're comparing like with like...
      你必须确保是在进行同类比较。
   2. Homeopathic treatment is based on the 'like cures like' principle.
      顺势疗法是基于“以毒攻毒”的原理。
2. N-PLURAL 爱好；喜欢的事物
   Someone's likes are the things that they enjoy or find pleasant.
   1. I thought that I knew everything about Jemma: her likes and dislikes, her political viewpoints.
      我原以为我了解杰玛的一切：她的好恶爱憎，她的政治观点。
3. See also: liking
4. PHRASE 等等；以及诸如此类
   If you mention particular things or people and then add and the like, you are indicating that there are other similar things or people that can be included in what you are saying.
   1. Many students are also keeping fit through jogging, aerobics, weight training, and the like.
      很多学生还通过慢跑、有氧体操、负重训练等方式来健身。
5. PHRASE （用于非正式地提出或同意建议）如果你乐意的话
   You say if you like when you are making or agreeing to an offer or suggestion in a casual way.
   1. You can stay here if you like...
      如果你愿意，可以呆在这里。
   2. 'Shall we stop talking about her?' — 'If you like.'
      “我们不说她了好不好？”——“听你的。”
6. PHRASE 可以说；换句话说
   You say if you like when you are expressing something in a different way, or in a way that you think some people might disagree with or find strange.
   1. This is more like a downpayment, or a deposit, if you like.
      这更像是首付，也可以说是定金。
7. PHRASE 拼命地；猛烈地；极快地
   You can use the expressions like anything ,like crazy, or like mad to emphasize that someone is doing something or something is happening in a very energetic or noticeable way.
   1. He's working like mad at the moment.
      他眼下正在拼命地工作。
8. PHRASE 像…这样的人（或东西）
   You can talk about the likes of someone or something to refer to people or things of a particular type.
   1. Why would somebody like her want to spend an evening with the likes of me?...
      像她那样的人为什么要跟我这样的人共度一个晚上呢？
   2. She went to Cambridge and rubbed shoulders with the likes of George Bernard Shaw.
      她去了剑桥，交往的都是像萧伯纳这样的人物。
9. PHRASE 很可能；也许
   If you say that something will happen like as not or as like as not, you mean that it will probably happen.
   1. They'd come and bring their neighbours, like as not.
      他们会来的，也许还会带邻居来。
10. PHRASE 不管喜不喜欢
    If you say that something will happen or is true like it or not, or whether someone likes it or not, you mean that although the situation may be unpleasant, it has to be faced.
    1. Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are...
       不管我们愿不愿意，家庭环境会影响我们人生的发展方向，使我们变成现在的样子。
    2. We're going to have to spend the night here whether we like it or not.
       喜欢也好，不喜欢也罢，我们今晚要在这里过夜了。
11. PHRASE （用于展示过程）像这样/像那样/照这样
    You say like this ,like that, or like so when you are showing someone how something is done.
    1. It opens and closes, like this.
       这个能开能关，就像这样。
12. PHRASE （用于吸引注意力）像这样/像那样
    You use like this or like that when you are drawing attention to something that you are doing or that someone else is doing.
    1. I'm sorry to intrude on you like this...
       很抱歉这样来打扰你。
    2. Stop pacing like that.
       别再那样走来走去了。
13. PHRASE （数量、名称、描述等）更接近于
    You use the expression more like when mentioning an amount, name, or description that in your opinion is more accurate than one that has already been mentioned.
    1. It's on company advice — well, orders, more like.
       这是公司的建议——嗯，更确切地说是命令。
14. PHRASE 大约；左右；接近
    You use the expression something like with an amount, number, or description to indicate that it is approximately accurate.
    1. They can get something like £3,000 a year...
       他们一年能挣到3,000英镑左右。
    2. 'When roughly would this be? Monday?' — 'Something like that.'
       “大概会在什么时候？星期一？”——“差不多吧。”
15. CONVENTION 那样好多了；这才像话
    If you say that's more like it, you mean that the thing that you are referring to is more satisfactory than it was on earlier occasions.
    1. That's more like it, you're getting into the swing of things now.
       这才对了嘛，你现在慢慢开始熟悉情况了。
16. PHRASE 前所未有（或闻所未闻）的事物
    If you refer to something the like of which or the likes of which has never been seen before, you are emphasizing how important, great, or noticeable the thing is.
    1. ...technological advances the like of which the world had previously only dreamed of...
       只存在于前人梦想中的惊人科技进步
    2. We are dealing with an epidemic the likes of which we have never seen in this century.
       我们面临的疫情规模在本世纪尚属空前。

1. She likes her job
   她喜欢自己的工作。
2. Arthur C Clarke likes to quote his friend and fellow SF writer Ray Bradbury.
   阿瑟·C.克拉克喜欢引用他的朋友兼同事——科幻作家雷·布拉德伯里的话。
3. Chris likes music and has a large collection of albums and cassettes.
   克里斯喜欢音乐，收集了大量的唱片和磁带。
4. It's as if your opinions, your likes and dislikes just don't count
   就好像是你的意见、你的好恶根本不重要似的。
5. He likes to debate issues with his friends.
   他喜欢跟朋友辩论各种问题。
6. Consider what your likes and dislikes are about your job
   想想工作中哪些部分是自己喜欢的，哪些是不喜欢的。
7. He is an eccentric character who likes wearing a beret and dark glasses.
   他人很怪，喜欢戴贝雷帽和墨镜。
8. He very much likes to have a finger in every pie
   他很喜欢什么事都插上一杠。
9. I will not have the likes of you dragging down my reputation.
   我不会让你们这些人败坏我的名声。
10. He still likes to bet on the horses.
    他仍然喜欢赌马。
11. He likes baseball
    他喜欢棒球。
12. I hear Mary's husband likes her to be home no later than six o'clock.
    我听说玛丽的丈夫希望她6点前就回到家里。
13. I thought that I knew everything about Jemma: her likes and dislikes, her political viewpoints.
    我原以为我了解杰玛的一切：她的好恶爱憎，她的政治观点。
14. Why would somebody like her want to spend an evening with the likes of me?
    像她那样的人为什么要跟我这样的人共度一个晚上呢？
15. She went to Cambridge and rubbed shoulders with the likes of George Bernard Shaw.
    她去了剑桥，交往的都是像萧伯纳这样的人物。
16. The short, meaty reports are those he likes best
    这些简短而翔实的报告是他的最爱。
17. She allowed her life to be absorbed by his, taking on as if by osmosis his likes and dislikes.
    她让自己融入他的生活，似乎是潜移默化地养成和他同样的好恶。
18. She likes to be with other people.
    她喜欢与人交往。
19. He regularly rubbed shoulders with the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Kylie Minogue.
    他经常与伊丽莎白·泰勒和凯莉·米洛这样的人接触。
20. Nobody likes a smart arse.
    没有人会喜欢一个自以为是的人。
21. She likes it so much it's become a way of life for her.
    她太喜欢它了，它已经成为了她生活的一部分。
22. He likes to know whom you've met
    他想知道你见了谁。
23. Let her do as she likes.
    她爱怎么办就怎么办。
24. Let him talk.; Let him say what he likes.
    让他说去。
25. He likes to surround himself with amusing people.
    他喜欢让自己身边拥着有趣的人们。
26. This chap likes to exaggerate and is good at nothing but boasting.
    这个人言过其实，就会吹牛皮放大炮。
27. He likes to play football.
    他最爱踢足球。
28. When one dines in a restaurant, one likes a table to oneself.
    人们在饭馆吃饭时，喜欢独占一张桌子。
29. Let him say what he likes; I'll just get on with my work.
    他说他的，我干我的。
30. He likes ( to have) a doze after lunch.
    他喜欢午饭后打个盹。