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词汇积累 | 写作推荐:liken...to...

• April 13, 2021 • 翻译·译事随笔

[scode type="blue"]rapt
adj.专心的;着迷的[/scode]
音标:/ræpt/

英文释义:

If someone watches or listens with rapt attention, they are extremely interested or fascinated.

例句:

①I noticed that everyone was watching me with rapt attention.

我注意到大家都在专注地看着我。

②He had held his audience rapt .

他令听众们都听入了迷。

③Phillips had a rapt expression on his face.

菲利普斯表情很专注。

William Golding的小说 Lord of the Flies 也出现了这个表达:
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[scode type="blue"]liken to

把…比作;把…比拟为[/scode]
英英释义:

If you liken one thing or person to another thing or person, you say that they are similar.

例句:

①She likens marriage to slavery.

她把婚姻比作奴役。

②The 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。

《经济学人》一篇关于摩洛哥民主政治的文章 Sex, lies and videotape 也出现了这个表达:
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拓展:

这是一个很好用的写作表达,我们在进行同类事物比较时就可以用到这个短语。类似的,比较同类事物也可以用:

The similar story could be told of...

By the same token,....

A has a close resemblance to B

draw an analogy

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