英语词汇“akin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

It is therefore in many ways more akin to an art rather than a science.
Keeping a steady blaze is akin to the way in which women generate and maintain emotional energy.
Nevertheless, in terms of the rights which attach, redeemable preference shares are more akin to debt than shares.
The relationship between each group and management was akin to that of contractor and client.
The staff relaxed, until the building started expanding and contracting - an effect they described as akin to heavy breathing.
To be enjoying the war was very wrong, but her new-found feeling of achievement was akin to joy.
Yet it is clear that something akin to what Kazantzakis depicts must have occurred in actuality.

Longman Language Activatorlike something or someone else► like

similar to something or someone: · The houses here are like the ones in northern France.· My mother has a car like yours.look/feel/sound/smell/taste like: · She laughed like a child and played with her hair.· This is such beautiful material - it feels like silk.· It looks a bit like a cactus.something like (=fairly similar): · This superb almost-flourless chocolate cake is something like a brownie for grownups.nothing like (=not at all similar): · Life at college was nothing like I expected.

► similar

if one thing is similar to another, or if two or more things are similar , they are like each other: · I know how you feel, because I have a similar problem.· It's bigger than Jim's room, but it's very similar.· When you look at these two carpets, you can see that the patterns are very similar.similar to: · Do you have anything similar to this material but cheaper?· The Marines also experimented with fast-attack vehicles, similar to dune buggies.

► alike

if two or more things or people are alike , they are very similar in some way: · You lawyers are all alike. You just talk a lot, tell a few lies, and send the bill.· I think my mother and I are very much alike in some ways.· As the personal computer market matured, computer makers have realized that not all PC buyers are alike.look/think/sound etc alike: · The album is boring - all of their songs sound alike.

► much the same

very similar: · Soldiers are much the same throughout the world.much the same as: · Bodie looks much the same as the day the mines closed down.much the same....as/that: · The glass is still made in much the same way as it was 100 years ago.· The warranty would cover the electric car's battery pack in much the same way that gasoline engines are protected.look/feel/smell/taste much the same: · All these wines taste much the same.

► resemble/bear a resemblance to

to be similar in appearance or character: · Geraldine resembled her mother in every way.· Addis Ababa soon resembled an armed camp.closely resemble: · We have produced a cloth made of pineapple fibre, closely resembling cotton but stronger.bear a strong/close/striking resemblance to: · She's seventy-six, short, round and fair, and bears a strong resemblance to my own grandmother.bear some/little/no resemblance to: · The London of the new millennium bears little resemblance to the London of my youth.

► comparable

similar in size, number, quality etc so that a comparison is possible: · Climatic conditions in the two countries are roughly comparable.comparable with/to: · The size of a dolphin's brain is comparable to a human's.comparable in size/importance etc: · The planet Pluto is comparable in size to our Moon.

► akin to

if something is akin to something else, it is very similar to it in character - used especially in literature: · It's a language closely akin to Arabic, and most Syrians would understand it.· It was with a feeling akin to despair that I realized the car was not going to start.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more

· It is therefore in many ways more akin to an art rather than a science.· Preference shares, particularly redeemable preference shares, are sometimes considered to be more akin to loan stock than share capital.· The new organisation will be more akin to an organism, adopting the language of biology rather than the machine.· Nevertheless, in terms of the rights which attach, redeemable preference shares are more akin to debt than shares.· They were more akin to the machine politicians we know today than to the noble coalition builders and power-brokers who preceded them.· This is very narrow, more akin to a country lane, with few passing places, but is relatively traffic free.· This unstable region of Ulthuan has a strange other-worldly quality more akin to the realms of Chaos than to mortal lands.· They are therefore more akin to the conventional drugs.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► akin to something

The flavor is akin to chicken.

单词	akin
释义	akina‧kin /əˈkɪn/ adjective formal Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It is therefore in many ways more akin to an art rather than a science. Keeping a steady blaze is akin to the way in which women generate and maintain emotional energy. Nevertheless, in terms of the rights which attach, redeemable preference shares are more akin to debt than shares. The relationship between each group and management was akin to that of contractor and client. The staff relaxed, until the building started expanding and contracting - an effect they described as akin to heavy breathing. To be enjoying the war was very wrong, but her new-found feeling of achievement was akin to joy. Yet it is clear that something akin to what Kazantzakis depicts must have occurred in actuality. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorlike something or someone else► like similar to something or someone: · The houses here are like the ones in northern France.· My mother has a car like yours.look/feel/sound/smell/taste like: · She laughed like a child and played with her hair.· This is such beautiful material - it feels like silk.· It looks a bit like a cactus.something like (=fairly similar): · This superb almost-flourless chocolate cake is something like a brownie for grownups.nothing like (=not at all similar): · Life at college was nothing like I expected. ► similar if one thing is similar to another, or if two or more things are similar , they are like each other: · I know how you feel, because I have a similar problem.· It's bigger than Jim's room, but it's very similar.· When you look at these two carpets, you can see that the patterns are very similar.similar to: · Do you have anything similar to this material but cheaper?· The Marines also experimented with fast-attack vehicles, similar to dune buggies. ► alike if two or more things or people are alike , they are very similar in some way: · You lawyers are all alike. You just talk a lot, tell a few lies, and send the bill.· I think my mother and I are very much alike in some ways.· As the personal computer market matured, computer makers have realized that not all PC buyers are alike.look/think/sound etc alike: · The album is boring - all of their songs sound alike. ► much the same very similar: · Soldiers are much the same throughout the world.much the same as: · Bodie looks much the same as the day the mines closed down.much the same....as/that: · The glass is still made in much the same way as it was 100 years ago.· The warranty would cover the electric car's battery pack in much the same way that gasoline engines are protected.look/feel/smell/taste much the same: · All these wines taste much the same. ► resemble/bear a resemblance to to be similar in appearance or character: · Geraldine resembled her mother in every way.· Addis Ababa soon resembled an armed camp.closely resemble: · We have produced a cloth made of pineapple fibre, closely resembling cotton but stronger.bear a strong/close/striking resemblance to: · She's seventy-six, short, round and fair, and bears a strong resemblance to my own grandmother.bear some/little/no resemblance to: · The London of the new millennium bears little resemblance to the London of my youth. ► comparable similar in size, number, quality etc so that a comparison is possible: · Climatic conditions in the two countries are roughly comparable.comparable with/to: · The size of a dolphin's brain is comparable to a human's.comparable in size/importance etc: · The planet Pluto is comparable in size to our Moon. ► akin to if something is akin to something else, it is very similar to it in character - used especially in literature: · It's a language closely akin to Arabic, and most Syrians would understand it.· It was with a feeling akin to despair that I realized the car was not going to start. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more · It is therefore in many ways more akin to an art rather than a science.· Preference shares, particularly redeemable preference shares, are sometimes considered to be more akin to loan stock than share capital.· The new organisation will be more akin to an organism, adopting the language of biology rather than the machine.· Nevertheless, in terms of the rights which attach, redeemable preference shares are more akin to debt than shares.· They were more akin to the machine politicians we know today than to the noble coalition builders and power-brokers who preceded them.· This is very narrow, more akin to a country lane, with few passing places, but is relatively traffic free.· This unstable region of Ulthuan has a strange other-worldly quality more akin to the realms of Chaos than to mortal lands.· They are therefore more akin to the conventional drugs. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► akin to something The flavor is akin to chicken. akin to something very similar to something: Something akin to panic overwhelmed him.
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