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英语词汇辨析:similar和alike的区别

2016-05-14来源:和谐英语

similar和alike的区别

  Are Senior High teachers similar to Junior High teachers? 高中老师和初中老师一样吗?

  ★ similar adj.相像的,相仿的,类似的

  We have very similar interests. 我们兴趣相仿。

  The two houses are similar in size.两做房子大小差不多。

  The two sisters look very similar. 姊妹俩长得很像.

  短语:

  (1)be similar to···与······相似的

  (2)be similar in···在······方面相似

  Your views on education are similar to mine.你的教育观点和我的类似。

  Our cars are similar only in color. 我们的车只是颜色相似。

  [近义辨析] Similar/like/alike

  (1)similar 指有明显的共同性质但不完全一致或同一。可以作定语也可以作表语如:A similar mistake occurs at the end of the paragraph. 这一段的末尾有一个性质类似的错误。

  My opinions are similar to his.我的看法与他的很相似

  (2) like作形容词或介词,指事物在外貌性质或特征上非常相似以致区别不开,但并非同一。在句中可以作定语也可以作表语。表示“同…一样”时常用作介词。如:

  Like thinking produces like ideas.相似的思维产生相似的思想。

  Like father ,like son.有其父必有其子。

  The two buildings are very like.这两座楼很相似。

  (3)alike作形容词或副词,作形容词时只可以作表语,意思同like

  He and his brother are very much alike/like.他们兄弟俩太相似了。

  A good teacher treats all his students alike.好的老师对待学生一视同仁。

  [典题赏析] (1)Her younger sister is not ______ her.

  A. similar B. alike C. like D. equal

  [解析] like 此处为介词,“像···的样子”,意思是“她妹妹不太像她。

  [答案] C

  (2)In one way or the other ,riding a bicycle is similar to_____a car.

  A. drive B. driving C. when you drive D.when driving

  [解析]短语be similar to···与······相似的中的to为介词,所以使用v-ing形式。

  [答案] B