liken to
(verb)
Giải nghĩa:
To compare someone or something to another, seeing them as similar in some way.
To compare someone or something to another, seeing them as similar in some way.
Ví dụ:
He likened his need for his phone to a smoker's need for cigarettes.
He likened his need for his phone to a smoker's need for cigarettes.
Cách sử dụng
The expression "liken to" means to compare someone or something to another person or thing. We can use "liken to" to explain that someone behaves or looks like someone else, or that something reminds us of something else. For example, "She is often likened to her mother" means people often say she looks or acts similar to her mother. Or "The smell of freshly baked bread is often likened to the scent of warm cinnamon" means the smell of bread reminds us of cinnamon.
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