单词：likens
音标：[ˈlaɪkənz] ；
v. 把…比作( liken的第三人称单数 ); 把…比作…
v consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
liken的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)
- Someone likens his voice to the croak of a bull-frog.有人把他的声音比作牛蛙的叫声。
- Life can be likened to a journey with an unknown destination.生命可以被比作一次不知目的地的旅行。
- We often liken the heart to a pump.我们常把心脏比拟为水泵。
词汇搭配
- liken to 与 ... 相比
- liken something to把某事物比作…...
经典引文
Plato likened memory to a wax tablet.
出自：Anthony Smith