like

prep.

1. 相似；类似；像
   similar to sb/sth
   1. She's wearing a dress like mine.
      她穿的连衣裙和我的相似。
   2. He's very like his father.
      他很像他的父亲。
   3. She looks nothing like (= not at all like) her mother.
      她长得一点也不像她母亲。
   4. That sounds like (= I think I can hear) him coming now.
      听声音像是他来了。
2. （询问意见）…怎么样
   used to ask sb's opinion of sb/sth
   1. What's it like studying in Spain?
      在西班牙念书怎么样？
   2. This new girlfriend of his─what's she like?
      他这个新的女朋友——她是个什么样的人？
3. （指某人常做的事）符合…的特点，像…才会
   used to show what is usual or typical for sb
   1. It's just like her to tell everyone about it.
      她就是这么个人儿，能把这事见谁就告诉谁。
4. 像…一样
   in the same way as sb/sth
   1. Students were angry at being treated like children.
      学生对于把他们当小孩子对待感到气愤。
   2. He ran like the wind (= very fast) .
      他跑得飞快。
   3. You do it like this.
      你照这样做。
   4. I, like everyone else, had read these stories in the press.
      我像大家一样，也已经从报纸上看过这些报道。
   5. Don't look at me like that.
      别这样看着我。
   6. The candles are arranged like so (= in this way) .
      蜡烛都是像这样排列的。
5. 例如；譬如；比方
   for example
   1. anti-Utopian novels like ‘Animal Farm’ and ‘1984’
      诸如《动物庄园》和《1984》之类的反乌托邦小说

verb

1. 喜欢；喜爱
   to find sb/sth pleasant, attractive or of a good enough standard; to enjoy sth
   1. She's nice. I like her.
      她人很好，我喜欢她。
   2. Do you like their new house?
      你喜欢他们的新房子吗？
   3. Which tie do you like best?
      你最喜欢哪条领带？
   4. How did you like Japan (= did you find it pleasant) ?
      你觉得日本怎么样？
   5. I don't like the way he's looking at me.
      我讨厌他看着我的样子。
   6. You've got to go to school, whether you like it or not.
      不管你喜欢不喜欢，你得上学。
   7. She's never liked swimming.
      她从不喜欢游泳。
   8. I didn't like him taking all the credit.
      我讨厌他把所有的功劳归于自己。
   9. I didn't like his taking all the credit.
      我讨厌他把一切功劳归于自己。
   10. I like to see them enjoying themselves.
       我就愿意看着他们玩得高兴。
   11. I like it when you do that.
       我喜欢你那样做。
2. 喜欢做；喜欢（以某种方式制作或产生的东西）
   to prefer to do sth; to prefer sth to be made or to happen in a particular way
   1. At weekends I like to sleep late.
      周末我爱睡懒觉。
   2. I like my coffee strong.
      咖啡我爱喝浓的。
3. 想；要；希望
   to want
   1. Do what you like─I don't care.
      你想做什么就做什么——我不在乎。
   2. You can dye your hair whatever colour you like.
      你的头发你想怎么染就怎么染。
4. （用于否定句）愿做
   used in negative sentences to mean ‘to be unwilling to do sth’
   1. I didn't like to disturb you.
      我本不愿打搅你。
   2. He doesn't like asking his parents for help.
      他不愿向父母求助。
5. （与would或should连用表示客气）想，想要，希望
   used with would or should as a polite way to say what you want or to ask what sb wants
   1. Would you like a drink?
      你想喝一杯吗？
   2. I'd like to think it over.
      我想考虑一下这个问题。
   3. Would you like to come with us?
      你想不想和我们一块儿去？
   4. We would like to apologize for the delay.
      我们愿对延迟表示歉意。
   5. How can they afford it? That's what I'd like to know.
      他们怎么买得起这东西？这倒是我所想知道的。
   6. We'd like you to come and visit us.
      我们想请你来我们这儿作客。
   7. I'd like for us to work together.
      我希望我们在一起工作。

conj.

1. 像…一样；如同
   in the same way as
   1. No one sings the blues like she did.
      没人像她那样唱布鲁斯。
   2. It didn't turn out like I intended.
      这结果与我的本意相悖。
   3. Like I said (= as I said before) , you're always welcome to stay.
      正如我以前所说的一样，我永远都欢迎你留下来。
2. 好像；仿佛；似乎
   as if
   1. She acts like she owns the place.
      她的举动就像那地方是她的一样。

noun

1. 喜好；爱好
   the things that you like
   1. We all have different likes and dislikes .
      我们各有不同的好恶。
2. 类似的人（或物）
   a person or thing that is similar to another
   1. jazz, rock and the like (= similar types of music)
      爵士乐、摇滚乐以及诸如此类的音乐
   2. a man whose like we shall not see again
      我们再也不会见到的那种男人
   3. You're not comparing like with like .
      你比较的不是同类的东西。
3. （尤指被视为和某人或某事物一样好的）种类，类型
   used to refer to sb/sth that is considered as a type, especially one that is considered as good as sb/sth else
   1. She didn't want to associate with the likes of me.
      她不想与我这种类型的人交往。

adj.

1. 类似的；相似的
   having similar qualities to another person or thing
   1. a chance to meet people of like mind (= with similar interests and opinions)
      与志趣相投的人结识的机会
   2. She responded in like manner.
      她以类似的方式作出了反应。

adv.

1. （非正式口语，思考说下句话、解释或举例时用）大概，可能
   used in very informal speech, for example when you are thinking what to say next, explaining sth, or giving an example of sth
   1. It was, like, weird.
      这事儿可能是有点怪。
   2. It was kind of scary, like.
      这可能是有几分可怕。
   3. It's really hard. Like I have no time for my own work.
      这事真费劲，可能我没时间做自己的工作了。
2. （非正式口语）我说，他说，她说
   used in very informal speech, to mean ‘I say’, ‘he/she says’, etc.
   1. And then I'm like ‘No Way!’
      接着我说“没门！”
3. （非正式口语，代替as）和…一样，如，像
   used in informal speech instead of as to say that sth happens in the same way
   1. There was silence, but not like before.
      没有声音，但与以前不一样。

PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES 介词和连词用法

1. PREP 像；像…一样
   If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features.
   1. He looks like Father Christmas...
      他长得像圣诞老人。
   2. Kathy is a great mate, we are like sisters...
      凯茜是个很好的伙伴，我们亲如姐妹。
   3. It's a bit like going to the dentist; it's never as bad as you fear...
      这有点像去看牙医：情况总是没有你所想象的那么糟。
   4. It's nothing like what happened in the mid-Seventies...
      这跟70年代中期的情形截然不同。
   5. This is just like old times.
      宛如时光倒转。
   6. ...a mountain shaped like a reclining woman.
      形似斜倚女子的高山
2. PREP （是）…样的人（或事物）
   If you talk about what something or someone is like, you are talking about their qualities or features.
   1. What was Bulgaria like?...
      保加利亚是个怎样的地方？
   2. What did she look like?...
      她长什么样子？
   3. What was it like growing up in Hillsborough?...
      在希尔斯伯勒长大的生活是怎样的？
   4. Joe still has no concept of what it's like to be the sole parent.
      乔对当单亲家长是什么滋味还没有任何概念。
3. PREP 比如；例如
   You can use like to introduce an example of the set of things or people that you have just mentioned.
   1. The neglect that large cities like New York have received over the past 12 years is tremendous...
      过去12年里，纽约等大城市受到了极大的冷遇。
   2. He could say things like, 'Let's go to the car' or 'Let us go for a walk' in French.
      他能用法语说“我们去开车吧”或“我们去散步吧”之类的话。
4. PREP 与…情形一样
   You can use like to say that someone or something is in the same situation as another person or thing.
   1. It also moved those who, like me, are too young to have lived through the war...
      它也打动了那些像我一样年纪太轻而没有经历过战争的人。
   2. Like many cities in Germany, it had to recreate itself after the second world war.
      像德国很多城市一样，它不得不在第二次世界大战后进行重建。
5. PREP （表示行为如同…一样）像孩子一样哭泣/像老鹰一样监视
   If you say that someone is behaving like something or someone else, you mean that they are behaving in a way that is typical of that kind of thing or person. Like is used in this way in many fixed expressions, for example to cry like a baby and to watch someone like a hawk.
   1. I was shaking all over, trembling like a leaf...
      我像风中的落叶一样浑身发抖。
   2. Greenfield was behaving like an irresponsible idiot.
      格林菲尔德表现得像一个不负责任的白痴。
6. PREP （表示行为符合…的特点）她就是这么个人/这一点也不像他
   You can use like in expressions such as that's just like her and it wasn't like him to indicate that the person's behaviour is or is not typical of their character.
   1. You should have told us. But it's just like you not to share...
      你应该早告诉我们的。不过你就是这么个人，把事情都藏在心里。
   2. Why does he want to do a mad thing like that? It's not like him.
      他为什么要做这样的傻事呢？这可一点都不像他。
7. CONJ-SUBORD 好像，似乎（但事实并非如此）（一些人认为此用法不正确）
   Like is sometimes used as a conjunction in order to say that something appears to be the case when it is not. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.
   1. His arms look like they might snap under the weight of his gloves...
      他的胳膊看起来好像不堪手套重负要折断了一样。
   2. On the train up to Waterloo, I felt like I was going on an adventure.
      坐在开往滑铁卢的火车上，我觉得自己好像正踏上一趟冒险旅程。
8. CONJ-SUBORD 如同（一些人认为此用法不正确）
   Like is sometimes used as a conjunction in order to indicate that something happens or is done in the same way as something else. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.
   1. People are strolling, buying ice cream for their children, just like they do every Sunday...
      人们在闲逛，给孩子们买冰激凌，就像每个星期天一样。
   2. He spoke exactly like I did...
      他的话跟我的一模一样。
   3. We really were afraid, not like in the cinema.
      我们是真的很害怕，不是像看电影时的那种害怕。
9. PREP （用于否定短语中强调以…为最）没有什么能比得上它/没有什么地方能比得上它
   You can use like in negative expressions such as nothing like it and no place like it to emphasize that there is nothing as good as the situation, thing, or person mentioned.
   1. There's nothing like candlelight for creating a romantic mood...
      再没什么比烛光更能营造浪漫气氛了。
   2. There was no feeling like it in the world.
      天底下没有比这更好的感觉了。
10. PREP （强调否定）没有，不到
    You can use like in expressions such as nothing like to make an emphatic negative statement.
    1. Three hundred million dollars will be nothing like enough...
       3亿美元远远不够。
    2. It's really not anything like as bad as it looks.
       根本不像表面上看起来这么糟糕。
11. CONVENTION （表示思考下面的话或用作口头禅）嗯，这个（一些人不喜欢此用法）
    Some people say like when they are thinking about what to say next or because it has become their habit to say it. Some people do not like this use.
    1. I decided that I'd go and, like, take a picture of him while he was in the shower.
       我决定我要去，嗯，拍一张他的冲凉照。
12. CONVENTION （用于重述自己或他人当时的话或自己当时的想法）说，想（一些人不喜欢此用法）
    Some people say like when they are reporting what they or another person said, or what they thought about something. Some people do not like this use.
    1. He said 'I'm attracted to you.' I'm like 'You're kidding!'
       他说，“我对你有好感。”我当时的反应是，“你开玩笑的吧！”
    2. My dad was there and he's like: 'Yeah. Yeah. I want to come.'
       我爸爸当时在那儿，就说，“对，对，我想来。”

VERB USE 动词用法

1. VERB 喜欢;喜爱
   If you like something or someone, you think they are interesting, enjoyable, or attractive.
   1. He likes baseball...
      他喜欢棒球。
   2. I can't think why Grace doesn't like me...
      我不明白为什么格雷丝不喜欢我。
   3. What music do you like best?...
      你最喜欢什么音乐？
   4. I just didn't like being in crowds...
      我就是不喜欢呆在人多的地方。
   5. Do you like to go swimming?...
      你喜欢去游泳吗？
   6. I like my whisky neat...
      我喜欢喝纯威士忌。
   7. That's one of the things I like about you. You're strong.
      这是我喜欢你的一个地方。你很坚强。
2. VERB （用于征询意见）觉得
   If you ask someone how they like something, you are asking them for their opinion of it and whether they enjoy it or find it pleasant.
   1. How do you like America?...
      你觉得美国怎么样？
   2. How did you like the trip?
      这趟旅行感觉如何？
3. VERB （表示赞同）喜欢，希望
   If you like something such as a particular course of action or way of behaving, you approve of it.
   1. I've been looking at the cookery book. I like the way it is set out...
      我翻过那本烹饪书。我喜欢它的版式设计。
   2. The US administration would like to see a negotiated settlement to the war...
      美国政府希望看到战争能以和谈方式解决。
   3. Opal, his wife, didn't really like him drinking so much...
      他的妻子奥珀尔不太喜欢他喝这么多酒。
   4. I don't like relying on the judges' decisions.
      我不认为应该依赖评委的决定。
4. VERB （表示习惯）愿意，希望
   If you say that you like to do something or that you like something to be done, you mean that you prefer to do it or prefer it to be done as part of your normal life or routine.
   1. I like to get to airports in good time...
      我习惯早早地赶到机场。
   2. I hear Mary's husband likes her to be home no later than six o'clock.
      我听说玛丽的丈夫希望她6点前就回到家里。
5. VERB （表示愿意）想要
   If you say that you would like something or would like to do something, you are indicating a wish or desire that you have.
   1. I'd like a bath...
      我想洗个澡。
   2. If you don't mind, I think I'd like to go home.
      如果你不介意的话，我想我要回家了。
6. VERB 想要（说）
   You can say that you would like to say something to indicate that you are about to say it.
   1. I'd like to apologize...
      我想道歉。
   2. I would like to take this opportunity of telling you about a new service which we are offering.
      我想借此机会向您介绍我们推出的一项新服务。
7. VERB （礼貌地提议或邀请）想要
   If you ask someone if they would like something or would like to do something, you are making a polite offer or invitation.
   1. Here's your change. Would you like a bag?...
      这是找您的钱。您需要一个袋子吗？
   2. Perhaps while you wait you would like a drink at the bar...
      也许在您等候时，您可以去酒吧喝点东西。
   3. Would you like to come back for coffee?
      有时间再过来喝杯咖啡好吗？
8. VERB （礼貌地请求或命令）希望
   If you say to someone that you would like something or you would like them to do something, or ask them if they would like to do it, you are politely telling them what you want or what you want them to do.
   1. I'd like an explanation...
      我希望有人能解释一下。
   2. We'd like you to look around and tell us if anything is missing...
      请您四处看看，告诉我们是不是缺了什么东西。
   3. Would you like to tell me what happened?
      能告诉我发生了什么事吗？

NOUN USES AND PHRASES 名词用法和短语

1. N-UNCOUNT 同样（或相似）的人（或事物）
   You can use like in expressions such as like attracts like, when you are referring to two or more people or things that have the same or similar characteristics.
   1. You have to make sure you're comparing like with like...
      你必须确保是在进行同类比较。
   2. Homeopathic treatment is based on the 'like cures like' principle.
      顺势疗法是基于“以毒攻毒”的原理。
2. N-PLURAL 爱好；喜欢的事物
   Someone's likes are the things that they enjoy or find pleasant.
   1. I thought that I knew everything about Jemma: her likes and dislikes, her political viewpoints.
      我原以为我了解杰玛的一切：她的好恶爱憎，她的政治观点。
3. See also: liking
4. PHRASE 等等；以及诸如此类
   If you mention particular things or people and then add and the like, you are indicating that there are other similar things or people that can be included in what you are saying.
   1. Many students are also keeping fit through jogging, aerobics, weight training, and the like.
      很多学生还通过慢跑、有氧体操、负重训练等方式来健身。
5. PHRASE （用于非正式地提出或同意建议）如果你乐意的话
   You say if you like when you are making or agreeing to an offer or suggestion in a casual way.
   1. You can stay here if you like...
      如果你愿意，可以呆在这里。
   2. 'Shall we stop talking about her?' — 'If you like.'
      “我们不说她了好不好？”——“听你的。”
6. PHRASE 可以说；换句话说
   You say if you like when you are expressing something in a different way, or in a way that you think some people might disagree with or find strange.
   1. This is more like a downpayment, or a deposit, if you like.
      这更像是首付，也可以说是定金。
7. PHRASE 拼命地；猛烈地；极快地
   You can use the expressions like anything ,like crazy, or like mad to emphasize that someone is doing something or something is happening in a very energetic or noticeable way.
   1. He's working like mad at the moment.
      他眼下正在拼命地工作。
8. PHRASE 像…这样的人（或东西）
   You can talk about the likes of someone or something to refer to people or things of a particular type.
   1. Why would somebody like her want to spend an evening with the likes of me?...
      像她那样的人为什么要跟我这样的人共度一个晚上呢？
   2. She went to Cambridge and rubbed shoulders with the likes of George Bernard Shaw.
      她去了剑桥，交往的都是像萧伯纳这样的人物。
9. PHRASE 很可能；也许
   If you say that something will happen like as not or as like as not, you mean that it will probably happen.
   1. They'd come and bring their neighbours, like as not.
      他们会来的，也许还会带邻居来。
10. PHRASE 不管喜不喜欢
    If you say that something will happen or is true like it or not, or whether someone likes it or not, you mean that although the situation may be unpleasant, it has to be faced.
    1. Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are...
       不管我们愿不愿意，家庭环境会影响我们人生的发展方向，使我们变成现在的样子。
    2. We're going to have to spend the night here whether we like it or not.
       喜欢也好，不喜欢也罢，我们今晚要在这里过夜了。
11. PHRASE （用于展示过程）像这样/像那样/照这样
    You say like this ,like that, or like so when you are showing someone how something is done.
    1. It opens and closes, like this.
       这个能开能关，就像这样。
12. PHRASE （用于吸引注意力）像这样/像那样
    You use like this or like that when you are drawing attention to something that you are doing or that someone else is doing.
    1. I'm sorry to intrude on you like this...
       很抱歉这样来打扰你。
    2. Stop pacing like that.
       别再那样走来走去了。
13. PHRASE （数量、名称、描述等）更接近于
    You use the expression more like when mentioning an amount, name, or description that in your opinion is more accurate than one that has already been mentioned.
    1. It's on company advice — well, orders, more like.
       这是公司的建议——嗯，更确切地说是命令。
14. PHRASE 大约；左右；接近
    You use the expression something like with an amount, number, or description to indicate that it is approximately accurate.
    1. They can get something like £3,000 a year...
       他们一年能挣到3,000英镑左右。
    2. 'When roughly would this be? Monday?' — 'Something like that.'
       “大概会在什么时候？星期一？”——“差不多吧。”
15. CONVENTION 那样好多了；这才像话
    If you say that's more like it, you mean that the thing that you are referring to is more satisfactory than it was on earlier occasions.
    1. That's more like it, you're getting into the swing of things now.
       这才对了嘛，你现在慢慢开始熟悉情况了。
16. PHRASE 前所未有（或闻所未闻）的事物
    If you refer to something the like of which or the likes of which has never been seen before, you are emphasizing how important, great, or noticeable the thing is.
    1. ...technological advances the like of which the world had previously only dreamed of...
       只存在于前人梦想中的惊人科技进步
    2. We are dealing with an epidemic the likes of which we have never seen in this century.
       我们面临的疫情规模在本世纪尚属空前。

1. What was Bulgaria like?
   保加利亚是个怎样的地方？
2. The neglect that large cities like New York have received over the past 12 years is tremendous
   过去12年里，纽约等大城市受到了极大的冷遇。
3. It also moved those who, like me, are too young to have lived through the war
   它也打动了那些像我一样年纪太轻而没有经历过战争的人。
4. I was shaking all over, trembling like a leaf
   我像风中的落叶一样浑身发抖。
5. You should have told us. But it's just like you not to share
   你应该早告诉我们的。不过你就是这么个人，把事情都藏在心里。
6. His arms look like they might snap under the weight of his gloves
   他的胳膊看起来好像不堪手套重负要折断了一样。
7. People are strolling, buying ice cream for their children, just like they do every Sunday
   人们在闲逛，给孩子们买冰激凌，就像每个星期天一样。
8. There's nothing like candlelight for creating a romantic mood
   再没什么比烛光更能营造浪漫气氛了。
9. Three hundred million dollars will be nothing like enough
   3亿美元远远不够。
10. I decided that I'd go and, like, take a picture of him while he was in the shower.
    我决定我要去，嗯，拍一张他的冲凉照。
11. He said 'I'm attracted to you.' I'm like 'You're kidding!'
    他说，“我对你有好感。”我当时的反应是，“你开玩笑的吧！”
12. He likes baseball
    他喜欢棒球。
13. How do you like America?
    你觉得美国怎么样？
14. I've been looking at the cookery book. I like the way it is set out
    我翻过那本烹饪书。我喜欢它的版式设计。
15. I like to get to airports in good time
    我习惯早早地赶到机场。
16. I'd like a bath
    我想洗个澡。
17. I'd like to apologize
    我想道歉。
18. Here's your change. Would you like a bag?
    这是找您的钱。您需要一个袋子吗？
19. I'd like an explanation
    我希望有人能解释一下。
20. You have to make sure you're comparing like with like
    你必须确保是在进行同类比较。
21. I thought that I knew everything about Jemma: her likes and dislikes, her political viewpoints.
    我原以为我了解杰玛的一切：她的好恶爱憎，她的政治观点。
22. Many students are also keeping fit through jogging, aerobics, weight training, and the like.
    很多学生还通过慢跑、有氧体操、负重训练等方式来健身。
23. You can stay here if you like
    如果你愿意，可以呆在这里。
24. This is more like a downpayment, or a deposit, if you like.
    这更像是首付，也可以说是定金。
25. He's working like mad at the moment.
    他眼下正在拼命地工作。
26. Why would somebody like her want to spend an evening with the likes of me?
    像她那样的人为什么要跟我这样的人共度一个晚上呢？
27. They'd come and bring their neighbours, like as not.
    他们会来的，也许还会带邻居来。
28. Like it or not, our families shape our lives and make us what we are
    不管我们愿不愿意，家庭环境会影响我们人生的发展方向，使我们变成现在的样子。
29. It opens and closes, like this.
    这个能开能关，就像这样。
30. I'm sorry to intrude on you like this
    很抱歉这样来打扰你。

  like enjoy love【导航词义：喜欢】

  like v. 喜欢

〔辨析〕普通用词，指对某人、某事物或做某事产生好感或兴趣，语义较弱；也指赞同某事。

  enjoy v. 喜欢

〔辨析〕指享受某事物带来的乐趣，其后常接动名词而不接动词不定式。

  love v. 喜欢，喜爱

〔辨析〕指喜爱（做）某事，语义较强，常可与 like 换用。

  alike like【导航词义：相同，和…类似】

  alike adj. 相像的（地），同样的（地）

〔辨析〕作形容词时只作表语，且前面只能用 much 或 very much 修饰，不可单用 very 一词。

  like adj. 〈正式〉相似的；和…类似

〔辨析〕多用作介词，作形容词时只作定语。

prep.

more like…

• （提供比以前更准确的数量）差不多，更接近
  used to give a number or an amount that is more accurate than one previously mentioned
  1. He believes the figure should be more like $10 million.
     他认为数额若是1 000万元就差不多了。

more like (it)

• 比较好；还差不多；才像话
  better; more acceptable
  1. This is more like it! Real food─not that canned muck.
     这就是了！真正的食物——而不是那种罐装的垃圾食品。
• （更恰当地描述）倒更像是，说…还差不多
  used to give what you think is a better description of sth
  1. Just talking? Arguing more like it.
     仅仅是谈论？说成是争论还差不多。

what is sb like?

• （表示某人做了令人讨厌、愚蠢之类的事）某人怎么回事，某人怎么会是这个样子
  used to say that sb has done sth annoying, silly, etc.
  1. Oh, what am I like? I just completely forgot it.
     啊，我这是怎么啦？我竟把这事忘得一干二净了。

v.

how would you like it?

• （强调遭遇不佳并想得到同情）你会感觉怎么样呢
  used to emphasize that sth bad has happened to you and you want some sympathy
  1. How would you like it if someone called you a liar?
     如果有人说你撒谎，你会怎么想呢？

if you like

• （礼貌地同意或建议）如果你要这样做，你要是愿意的话
  used to politely agree to sth or to suggest sth
  1. ‘Shall we stop now?’ ‘If you like.’
     “我们现在停下来好吗？”“听你的。”
  2. If you like, we could go out this evening.
     你如果愿意的话，咱们今晚可以出去。
• （用新方式表达或不确定时说）换句话说，可以说
  used when you express sth in a new way or when you are not confident about sth
  1. It was, if you like, the dawn of a new era.
     换句话说，那就是新时代的黎明。

I like that!

• （抗议所言不实或不公）亏你说得出口
  used to protest that sth that has been said is not true or fair
  1. ‘She called you a cheat.’ ‘Well, I like that!’
     “她说你是骗子。”“哦，说得好哇！”

I/I'd like to think

• （表示希望或相信某事）我倒想…
  used to say that you hope or believe that sth is true
  1. I like to think I'm broad-minded.
     我倒想心胸开阔。

adv.

(as) like as not

like enough

most/very like

• 很可能；大概
  quite probably
  1. She would be in bed by now, as like as not.
     这工夫她很可能睡了。

noun

1. a kind of person
   1. We'll not see his like again
   2. I can't tolerate people of his ilk

   Synonym:    ilk

2. a similar kind
   1. dogs, foxes, and the like
   2. we don't want the likes of you around here

   Synonym:    the likethe likes of

verb

1. feel about or towards
   1. How did you like the President's speech last night?

2. be fond of
   1. I like my nephews

3. find enjoyable or agreeable
   1. I like jogging
   2. She likes to read Russian novels

4. prefer or wish to do something
   1. Do you care to try this dish?
   2. Would you like to come along to the movies?

   Synonym:    wishcare

5. want to have
   1. I'd like a beer now!

adj

1. resembling or similar
   1. suits of like design
   2. a limited circle of like minds
   3. members of the cat family have like dispositions
   4. as like as two peas in a pod
   5. doglike devotion
   6. a dreamlike quality

   Synonym:    similar

2. having the same or similar characteristics
   1. all politicians are alike
   2. they looked utterly alike
   3. friends are generally alike in background and taste

   Synonym:    alike(p)similar

3. equal in amount or value
   1. like amounts
   2. equivalent amounts
   3. the same amount
   4. gave one six blows and the other a like number
   5. the same number

   Synonym:    same

4. conforming in every respect
   1. boxes with corresponding dimensions
   2. the like period of the preceding year

   Synonym:    comparablecorresponding