likened

英 [ˈlaɪkənd]

美 [ˈlaɪkənd]

v.  把…比作; 把…比拟为
liken的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 把…比作；把…比拟为
  If youlikenone thing or persontoanother thing or person, you say that they are similar.
  1. She likens marriage to slavery...
     她把婚姻比作奴役。
  2. The pain is often likened to being drilled through the side of the head.
     这种疼痛常被比作钻头钻入头部的感觉。

双语例句

• I likened the market to a game of online poker, with anonymous opponents and continuously evolving probabilities.
  当时，我把股市比作在线扑克牌游戏，有匿名的对手和各种不断变化的可能性。
• She's been likened to a young Elizabeth taylor.
  她被比作为年轻时的伊丽莎白泰勒。
• The axial and lateral spread of fluid has been likened to and accounted for by a diffusion-type model.
  流体在轴向和径向的散布，已与一个扩散模型联系起来并用后者加以说明。
• Artistic originality here is likened to the murderer of convention.
  而在这里独创艺术就像是谋杀了旧习的杀手。
• The singer has been likened to Susan Boyle who was also unknown before appearing on Britain's Got Talent.
  这位歌手已经被誉为苏珊大妈的接班人。苏珊大妈也是在英国的选秀舞台上从一个不知名人物摇身一变，成了名人。
• JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES once likened investing to judging a beauty contest.
  约翰梅纳德凯恩斯曾经将投资来衡量一个选美比赛。
• Chinese aesthetic has often been likened to "No Style". What do you think about that?
  中国的审美观经常和“不够有型”联系起来，你认为呢？
• Life can be likened to a journey with an unknown destination.
  生活可以被比作一次不知目的的旅行。
• Our nervous system can be likened to a telephone exchange.
  我们的神经系统好比一部电话交换机。
• Having a bosom as specified or having something likened to a bosom; usually used in compounds.
  具有特定类型的胸部或者比做胸部的事物；常用于复合词中。