1. vt.喜欢，喜爱　 be fond of;have a taste for;find satisfactory or agreeable
2. vt.想要　 want, wish, prefer

1. like的基本意思是“喜欢”“喜爱”，指对某人或某事赞赏或发生兴趣，有好感或不厌恶，主要用于使人愉快但尚不至唤起极大热情或迫切愿望的人与事。
2. like是表示感觉的动词，不能用于进行体中，也不用于现在完成时，一般不用于被动结构。
3. like表示“喜欢，爱好”时，其后接名词、代词、动名词、动词不定式或that从句作宾语，也可接以“(to be+)adj./v-ed”或动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语；作“想要”解时，用作like的宾语的动名词可用属格或者宾格的代词，表示其逻辑主体。
4. like作“希望，想”解时，本身就有将来的意味，其一般时就可以表示将来时，故不与be going to连用。
5. like接动名词作宾语时，多指一个人的爱好、习惯等；接动词不定式或含有动词不定式的复合结构时，表示一时的爱好或比较复杂的经常性爱好；接that引导的从句时，从句中的谓语动词要用虚拟式。
6. like一般不能用very来修饰，而可用much或very much来修饰，修饰语应放在like之前或句末。
7. 在较婉转的客套话中，表示“不愿或不想做什么”时，常用like的否定形式not like.
8.“if you like”的意思是“如果你喜欢，如果你愿意”，常用来引出一个比喻、套话、奇想或别的东西，也可表示“可以说，换句话说”。
　How did you like　的意思是“你觉得怎样”，而不是“你怎样喜欢”。
9. like与would或should连用时表示“希望”“很想”，多用于客气地询问别人的意思或较委婉地表示个人意愿。would可用于各种人称之后，但在英式英语中第一人称后只用should. should〔would〕 like to-v的完成体表示“过去应干而未干”，常带有惋惜、威胁、怀疑或讽刺的意味。

　～ a word with sb　想和某人说句话
　～ it or not　不管你喜不喜欢
　～ music　喜欢音乐
　～ the way　喜欢这种方式
　～ absolutely　绝对喜欢
　～ accidentally　意外地喜欢
　～ casually　偶尔喜欢
　～ deliberately　故意喜欢
　～ dramatically　戏剧性地喜欢
　～ entirely　完全喜欢
　～ episodically　偶尔喜欢
　～ exclusively　完全喜欢
　～ extremely　非常喜欢
　～ fundamentally　基本上喜欢
　～ gradually　渐渐喜欢
　～ growingly　渐渐喜欢
　～ momentarily　顷刻之间喜欢
　～ mutually　相互喜欢
　～ noiselessly　悄悄地喜欢
　～ nominally　名义上喜欢
　～ overwhelmingly　极大地喜欢
　～ righteously　理所当然地喜欢
　～ solely　唯一喜欢
　～ superficially　表面上喜欢
　～ symbolically　象征性地喜欢
　～ tentatively　暂时性地喜欢
　～ unaccountably　莫名其妙地喜欢
　～ universally　普遍喜欢
　～ wholly　完全喜欢

　She likes children.　她喜欢孩子。
　All of us liked her very much.　我们大家都很喜欢她。
　Do you like oil paintings or water colours?　你喜欢油画还是喜欢水彩画?
　Does she like music?　她喜欢音乐吗?
　How did you like the film?　你觉得这部电影怎样?
　I'm hungry;I'd like some hot food.　我饿了，我想吃一点辣味食品。
　I should like that one.　我想要那一个。
　I should like a word with you.　我想和你说句话。
　The child is liked by everybody.　这孩子人见人爱。
　I like to visit him as often as possible.　我喜欢尽可能多地去拜访他。
　I liked to read what they liked to read.　我爱读她们所喜欢读的书籍。
　He likes to swim in big rivers.　他喜欢在大河里游泳。
　He liked to draw and to paint pictures.　他喜欢绘画。
　She likes to work far into the night.　她喜欢工作到深夜。
　She doesn't like to make a scene before strangers.　当着生人的面，她不愿大吵大闹。
　I don't like to argue with him on such trivial points.　我不喜欢在这类无关紧要的问题上和他辩论。
　I don't like to start in such bad weather, but I must go.　这样坏的天气我不愿动身，但我必须去。
　I don't like to be fussed at.　我可不愿听人唠唠叨叨地训我。
　I liked to be treated seriously.　我喜欢别人认真地对待我。
　Women like to be thought younger than they are.　女人喜欢人家说她年轻。
　They would not like to wait too long.　他们不愿等得太久。
　I should like to have a cup of tea.　我想喝杯茶。
　I should like to stay a bit.　我想呆一会儿。
　"I'd thought of asking Julie to give me some driving practice. What do you think she'd say?""I'll ask her, if you like to do."　“我早已想好了要朱丽带我试试车，你想她会怎么说呢?”“你要是愿意，我就请她来。”
　He likes getting up early.　他喜欢早起。
　Do you like reading?　你喜欢阅读吗?
　She likes helping others.　她喜欢帮助别人。
　She likes going to the theatre.　她喜欢看戏。
　He likes being with children.　他喜欢跟孩子们在一起。
　I don't like smoking.　我不喜欢抽烟。
　We don't like discussing them behind their backs.　我们不愿意背后议论他们。
　Old people like sitting still and drinking tea;they don't like noisy dancing.　老年人喜欢静坐品茶，不喜欢吵闹的舞蹈。
　She doesn't like being helped because she can do it herself.　她不喜欢人家帮助她，因为她自己能做。
　He doesn't like people praising him.　他不想让人们表扬他。
　I don't like people talking like that.　我讨厌听人这么谈话。
　She doesn't like you talking to me, does she?　她不喜欢你同我讲话，是吗?
　I don't like her telling me what to do.　我不喜欢她吩咐我该做什么。
　She doesn't like me driving her car.　她不喜欢我开她的车。
　I like that you called on me frequently.　我喜欢你经常来拜访我。
　I like my tea rather weak.　我喜欢喝淡茶。
　I like my coffee strong.　我喜欢喝浓咖啡。
　She likes it hot and spicy.　她喜欢它那种又麻又辣的味道。
　I'd like my steak well-done.　我喜欢牛排煎得透。
　He liked young people to be conscientious in their work.　他喜欢年轻人工作认真负责。
　She didn't like her husband to be so timid.　她不喜欢她的先生这样胆小怕事。
　I like it done at once.　我希望能够马上做这件事。
　I would like the problem to be discussed at the next meeting.　我希望这问题在下次会议上讨论。
　I like people to tell me the truth.　我喜欢人们对我说实话。
　He never liked people to see his car until a deal was completed.　他从不愿意在交易做成之前让人家看见他的车。
　I should like you to go there.　我希望你到那儿去。
　I should like you to stay a bit if you have time.　如果你有空的话，我希望你呆一会儿。
　Would you like me to go there?　你要我到那儿去吗?
　Would you like me to call you up? 　你想让我叫你起床吗?

 ♣ like to-v, like v-ing
　like　后可接动词不定式或动名词，二者意思上通常没什么差别，只是后接动词不定式时多表示“一时喜欢”。例如：
　I like to take a walk with you this evening.　今天晚上我想和你散散步。
　而接动名词时多表示“经常喜欢”。例如：
　I like taking a walk with someone in the evening.　晚上我喜欢和别人一起散步。
　但用于否定句时则没有这种区别。例如：
　I don't like dancing〔to dance〕.　我不喜欢跳舞。
 ♣ Do you like...?，Would you like...?
　这两种结构的区别在于：Do you like...?用于“询问”对方喜欢什么或喜欢做什么；而Would you like...?则用于表示礼貌的“请示”“邀请”。试比较以下两句：
　
 ♣ like, enjoy, love
　参见enjoy条。
 ♣ like, prefer
　参见prefer条。
 ♣ 下面两句意思略有不同：
　
 ♣ 下面两句意思不同：
　

1. 我喜欢文学胜于哲学。
　［误］ I like literature more than philosophy.
　［正］ I like literature better than philosophy.
　［析］ 修饰动词like的程度副词通常是very much, better, best，而不是more, most.
2. 我喜欢去听音乐会。
　［误］ I often like to go to the concert.
　［正］ I like to go to the concert.
　［析］ like接动词不定式时本身就含有“经常”的意思， often是多余的。
3. 你愿意和我们一起踢足球吗?
　［误］ Would you like playing football with us?
　［正］ Would you like to play football with us?
　［析］ would like表示“想，愿意”时，用于指“一时”的感觉，后面只能接动词不定式，不能接动名词。
4. 我希望他下星期来。
　［误］ I like he is going to come next week.
　［正］ I like he comes next week.
　［析］ like作“希望”解时，本身就可表示将来，不与be going to连用。

　用作like宾语的动名词，其逻辑主体可用属格，也可用宾格，大体有如下规律可循：
1. 位于句首时多用属格。例如：
　My falling into the river was embarrassing.　我摔到了河里，使我非常尴尬。
2. 动名词短语用作真实主语时多用属格。例如：
　It is very risky your driving her car.　你开她的车，那是很危险的。
3. 动名词是being时，多用属格。例如：
　Excuse my being late.　请原谅我来晚了。
4. 用宾格比用属格使人感到更为自然，尤其在非正式语体中。
　须注意，有些测试题中常取属格为正确答案，故学习者还是多用属格更有把握些。

　相似的，相同的　having some or all of the qualities or features of;similar

　～ attitude　相似的观点
　～ cause　相同的原因
　～ character　相同的性质
　～ personality　相同的个性
　～ quality　相同的质量
　～ question　相同的问题
　～ result　相同的结果
　～ shape　相同的形状

　Like father like son.　有其父必有其子。
　There are many hospitals and like institutions in Shanghai.　上海有许多医院以及同类性质的机构。
　Each employee received a like bonus.　每个雇员都得到了相同数目的奖金。
　Like causes tend to produce like results.　类似的原因往往产生类似的结果。
　We have like attitudes in this matter.　我们对这件事的观点大致相同。
　He and his brother are very like.　他和他兄弟很相像。
　The two girls are very like.　这两个女孩很相像。
　They're not twins, but they're very like.　他们俩虽非双胞胎，却十分相像。
　The two buildings are very like.　这两栋楼很像。
　Your shoes and mine are like.　你的鞋和我的很相像。
　They are as like as two peas.　他们一模一样。
　Uncle Jack was more like a book of reference to my father.　杰克大叔对我父亲来说，真是一部参考书。

 ♣ like, alike, same
　这三个词的共同意思是“相似的，相同的”。其区别是：
1. like指人或物在外貌、性质或特征上非常相似以致区别不开，但并非同一；alike和like同义，但只能作表语或后置定语。例如：
　The two experiments are very like〔alike〕.　这两个实验很相像。
　same　指同一个人或物，也指具有相同性质、特征、种类的两个或两个以上的人或物，常与定冠词连用。例如：
　They live in the same room.　他们住在同一间房里。
2. like可用very修饰，而alike则只能用much, very much修饰。

1. 多数语法学家认为用作形容词的like只能用作定语，而不能用作表语，用作表语时应当用alike. 各级多类测试中也常有以此命题者，故学习者似应以此为准。当然，实际语言中不乏作表语者，且已收入词典。
2. like作“相像”“相似”解时多数语法学家认为是介词，对此笔者的看法是：作“相似”“相像”解，用作定语时是形容词；作“例如”解，引起同位语时是介词。例如：
　

1. S 相类似的人或事物　 person or thing that is like another
2. C 喜爱的东西　 thing one like very much

　like　用作名词时，其意思是“相类似的人或事物”，指两个或两个以上在外貌或性质上相近的人或事物。like还可指“喜爱的东西”。like可用复数形式，也可用单数形式。

　compare ～　把同类的东西或事物相比较
　the ～s of　像…一样的人或物

　All the talk about "negotiation" and "reconciliation" by Smith and his like is nothing but deceit.　史密斯之流所说的“谈判”和“和解”，完全是欺人之谈。
　We should only compare like with like.　我们只应该把同类的事物相比较。
　That is what my like.　那就是我喜欢的东西。

 ♣ and the like
　诸如此类，等等　sth of the same kind
　We bought chairs, tables and the like.　我们购买了椅子、桌子等等。
　I like jazz, rock and the like.　我喜欢爵士乐，摇滚等诸如此类的乐曲。
　He went on about the need to work harder, moderate wage demands, invest more and the like.　他继续谈论有必要更加努力工作、节制工资需求、做更多的投资等等。
　Wheat, oats and the like are cereals.　小麦、燕麦等都是谷物。
 ♣ the like(s) of
　像…这样的人或东西　a similar person or thing
　Will we ever see the like of Mozart again?　我们还会再见到莫扎特那样的天才吗?
　We have met the likes of him before.　我们以前碰到过像他这样的人。
　He's a bit of a snob— won't speak to the likes of me.　他这个人有点势利——不会和我这样的人说话。
　I've never seen the likes of it.　我从未见过跟它一样的东西。
　High class restaurants aren't for the likes of us.　高级餐馆不是为我们这样的人开的。

　［同义词］ v. adore, care for, fancy, love adj. alike, resembling, similar
　［反义词］ adj. different, dissimilar