be likened to 被比作
liken A to B 将A比作B
can be likened to 可以被比作
is often likened to 常被比作
liken to a mirror 比作镜子
liken to a journey 比作旅程
liken to a test 比作考验
1. The teacher likened the process of learning to a journey.
老师将学习的过程比作一段旅程。
2. In the poem, the moon is likened to a silver coin.
在这首诗中，月亮被比作一枚银币。
3. Critics likened the new building to a modern cathedral.
评论家将这座新建筑比作一座现代大教堂。
4. He often likens his work life to a battlefield.
他常把他的职业生涯比作战场。
A: Why do you think the economy is unstable?
A：你为什么认为经济不稳定？
B: I likened it to a house of cards; one wrong move could bring it all down.
B：我把它比作纸牌屋，一个错误的举动就可能让它全部倒塌。
1) 比喻，将一物比作另一物
2) 类同，使某物与另一物具有相似特征
3) 等同，在特定语境下将某概念视为等价于另一概念
1. 把……比作；使相像
e.g.She likened her heart to a stone.
她把自己的心比作石头。
verb
1. To compare one thing to another, often to show a similarity or to make something easier to understand.
Synonym: compare, equate, assimilate