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

• In2004 she likened the gay lifestyle to "personal bondage, personal despair and personal enslavement".
  早在2004年，她就将同性恋生活方式与“人身依附”，“痛苦绝望”以及“个人奴役”画上了约等号。
• 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。
• Suzhou might just as well be likened to Pisa, for it has a leaning tower also.
  苏州不妨可以和比萨相比，因为它也有一座斜塔。
• She's been likened to a young Elizabeth taylor.
  她被比作为年轻时的伊丽莎白泰勒。
• He has been likened to the young gielgud.
  他被比作年轻时期的吉尔古德。
• Likened to that the thing has been brewing for quite some time, not accidental.
  比喻事物的形成和发展总有个过程，不会是偶然的。
• I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.
  2那秀美娇嫩的锡安女子（女子就是指民的意思），我必剪除。
• My heart will be likened to the moon you!
  就将我的心比做明月送给你！
• This can be likened to a loose pouch that is used to line the vagina.
  这可以比喻为一个松散的邮袋是用来行阴道。
• Teacher put someone likened water, said she had a seedling moisture;
  有人把老师比做水，说她滋润了一片幼苗；