like meaning in English

vt.
1.喜欢，爱好。 He likes vegetables. 他喜欢蔬菜。 I like apples better than pears. 苹果和梨比较起来，我更爱吃苹果。
2.希望，想要，喜欢，愿意做某事〔后接不定式或动名词〕。 I should much like to come. 我很想来。 He doesn't like to smoke [smoking]. 他不喜欢吸烟。
3.希望[欢迎]某人做某事〔后接带 to 的不定式，在美国口语中可接 for ... 加带 to 的不定式结构〕。 I like people to tell the truth. 我希望人们说实话。 I like for him to come soon. 我欢迎他马上来。
4.使某人感到适宜[惬意]。 Lobster doesn't like me. (吃)龙虾对我的健康不合适。
5.对某事物有某种感觉[观感]。 How do you like this poem 你觉得这首诗怎么样？ I like your imprudence. 我看你就是脸皮厚。
vi.
1.喜欢，愿意，希望。
2.〔方言〕赞同。
短语和例子
Do as you like. 你喜欢怎么做就怎么做。 You may take as you like. 你可以任意拿。 if you like 如果你喜欢的话 (You may come if you like. 高兴的话请过来。 I am shy if you like. 〔重读 shy〕 (如果你要那么说)就算我怕见人吧〔但实际并不怕见人〕；〔重读 I〕 那就说我怕见人吧〔但不能说别人也这样〕)。 I like that! 你倒说得出! 说得倒好! like it or not 〔插入语〕不管你喜欢不喜欢。
n.
〔pl.〕嗜好。 one's likes and dislikes 好恶，爱憎。
adj.
(more like， most like 〔诗〕 liker, likest)
1.相像的，相似的，类似的；同类的，同样的，同等的。 like figure 【几】相似形。 like terms 【数学】同类项。 two men of like pursuits and tastes 志趣相同的两个人。 I cannot cite a like instance. 我一时举不出类似的例子。 in like manner (用)同样(方式)。 on this and like occasions 在这种场合和类似的场合。
2.相似，类似〔用作述语〕。 The two sisters are very like. 这姐妹俩非常相像。 Things which seem to be like may be different. 看来相同的东西实际可能不同。
3.〔方、古〕可能，大概〔用作述语〕。 'Tis like that he's gone mad. 他大概是疯了。 It is like we shall see him no more. 恐怕不会再见到他了。 It's like to happen again. 说不定又要来一下。
4.〔古语〕简直，几乎要。
短语和例子
I am like to cry whenever I think of my love. 我每想到自己的情史，简直要痛哭起来。 L- father, like son. 有其父必有其子〔文中前一 like 为关连词，后一 like 为指示词〕。

1.像…那样，和…一样。 a thing like that 像那样的东西。 swim like a fish 像鱼那样游泳。 Don't talk like that. 讲话不要像那个样子。
2.(表面、外观、内容等)与…相似。 Your necklace is just like mine. 你的项链和我的项链很相似。 The wind in the trees made a sound so much like the sea. 林中风声响动，和海水声极其相似。
3.能表明…特征。 It is like him to forget our appointment. 把我们的约会忘掉，这正是他的行径。
4.有…征候；有…希望。 It doesn't look like rain. 不像要下雨的样子。 The snow looks like lasting. 这场雪看样子要继续下的。 You sound like a professor. 您讲话很有教授风度。
5.想要做某事〔前面通常用动词 feel, 后面用名词或动名词形式〕 I feel like a ride in my new sports car. 我想乘坐我新买的赛跑汽车行驶一趟。 I didn't feel like going out for dinner. (当时)我不想到外面去吃饭。
6.〔非规范用法〕诸如…等，像…等等〔 ＝ as, such as〕。
短语和例子
There are numerous hobbies you might enjoy, like photography or painting. 大家可以享用的文娱活动有许许多多，如摄影和绘画等等。 like a book 详细地；准确地；严谨地 (He speaks like a book. 他讲话用词严谨。 I can read his mind like a book. 我对他的心事了如指掌)。 like anything 非常，极其；…得不成样子 (The maid wanted like anything to try on her mistress's clothes. 这位女仆很想把女主人的衣服穿起来试试看)。 like nothing on earth 世间稀有的。 nothing like 1. 没有什么比…更… 〔nothing 用作名词〕 (There is nothing like a cold drink of water when one is thirsty. 渴的时候什么东西也比不上一杯凉水)。 2. 丝毫〔哪方面〕都不像…那样… (It was nothing like what we expected. 事情一点也不像原来所期望的那样)。 nothing like [near] as [so] ... as 远远不像…那样… (This is nothing like as good as that. 这个远远不如那个那样好)。 something like 1. 几乎，差不多，有几分像。 2. 大约。 3. 了不起的…； 像样的… (It looks something like this. 看来跟这个差不多。 It cost us something like ＄ 1,000. 我们在这方面约花了一千美元。 He is something like an orator. 他是一位了不起的讲演家)。 ★ 根据现代多数辞典对词性划分的情况，本辞典关于 like 一词的条目，凡词后带有受词的均作为介词处理，用作名词的修饰语或作述语用的则均作形容词处理。
adv.
1.像…，和…一样地。
2.〔口语〕多半，恐怕。
3.〔口语〕似乎，宛如，简直。
短语和例子
I thought like you. 我想的和你一样。 (as) like as not 〔口语〕大概，十之八九 (He will come, as like as not. 他多半会来)。 like anything [blazes, crazy, fun, mad, one o'clock, the devil] 〔俚语〕极，非常，猛烈地 (be brave like anything 勇敢非常)。 very like ＝ like enough 多半是的，很可能如此。

〔美口〕好像，如同。 I cannot do it like you do. 我不能做得像你那样。 Now swing your bat like I do. 来，照我的样子挥动球棒。
n.
1.相似的人[物]；同样的人[物]。
2.【高尔夫球】分数相同的一击。
短语和例子
Hitler and his like 希特勒之流。 I shall never do the like again. 我决不再那样搞了。 We shall never see his like again. 我们再也看不到他那样的人了。 and such [the] like ＝ or the like 等等，诸如此类。 L- attracts [draws to] like . 〔谚语〕物以类聚。 L- cures like . 〔谚语〕以毒攻毒。 L- for like . 以牙还牙。 L- knows like . 〔谚语〕英雄识英雄。 Requite [return] like for like . 一报还一报，即以其人之道还治其人之身。 the like of it 那一类的东西。 the likes of me 〔口语〕像我这样(不行)的人。 the likes of you 〔俚语〕像你这样了不起的人。
adj.
-minded
有同样思想的，志同道合的。