| 词组 | like |
| 释义 | like Like is used with one meaning as a preposition or conjunction, and with another meaning as a verb. ◊ used as a preposition If one person or thing is like another, they have similar characteristics or behave in a similar way. He looked like Clark Gable. The lake was like a bright blue mirror. If you ask someone what something is like, you are asking them to describe it. What was Essex like? What did they taste like? ◊ used as a conjunction In conversation, you can say that something is like you remembered it or like you imagined it. Is it like you remembered it? In writing, it is better to say that something is how you remembered or imagined it. You can use like with 'do' when you are comparing someone's behaviour or appearance to another person's. For example, you can say 'She swims in the lake every day, like her mother did'. For more information about this use, see entry at ↑ Some speakers use like with other verbs to describe how someone or something looks, or how someone behaves. He did it like he was used to it. This use is generally regarded as incorrect. Instead of 'like', it is better to use as if or as though. See entry at ↑ ◊ used as a verb If you like someone or something, you find them pleasant or attractive. She's a nice girl, I like her. Very few of the women liked Saigon. For a graded list of verbs and expressions used to express liking or dislike, see entry at ↑ ◊ WARNING You do not use a continuous tense of like. You do not say, for example, 'I am liking peanuts'. You say 'I like peanuts'. You can use like in front of an '-ing' form to say that you enjoy an activity. I like reading. You can add 'very much' to emphasize how much you like someone or something, or how much you enjoy an activity. I like him very much. I like driving very much. ◊ WARNING Note that you put 'very much' after the object, not after like. You do not say, for example, 'I like very much driving'. If someone asks you if you like something, you can say 'Yes, I do.' You do not say 'Yes, I like.' 'Do you like walking?' ---'Yes I do, I love it.' ◊ WARNING You do not use like immediately in front of a clause beginning with 'when' or 'if'. For example, you do not say 'I like when I can go home early'. You say 'I like it when I can go home early'. They don't like it when you're nice. He felt his father would like it if he took some. ◊ 'would like' You say 'Would you like...?' when you are offering something to someone. Would you like some coffee? Note that you do not say 'Do you like some coffee?' You say 'Would you like...' followed by a 'to'-infinitive when you are inviting someone to do something. Would you like to meet him? Note that you do not use an '-ing' form after 'Would you like...'. You do not say, for example, 'Would you like meeting him?' For more information about making invitations, see entry at ↑ You can say 'I'd like...' when asking for something in a shop or café. I'd like some apples, please. For more information about asking for something, see section on asking as a customer in entry at ↑ You say 'I'd like you to...' when you are telling someone to do something in a fairly polite way. I'd like you to tell them where I am. For more information about ways of telling people to do something, see section on orders and instructions in entry at ↑ |
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