adj.(形容词)

1. 类似的，相像的，相象的，相仿的，相似的，近似的，异常接近
2. 【数】相似的
3. 同样的，大致相同，别无二致，雷同
4. 【音】平行前进的
5. 诸如此类的，同类的

n.(名词)

1. 相似之物，类似之物，相像的人，相似的东西或人
2. 顺势药物

adj.(形容词)

1. 近似的,相似的,类似的 like or alike; of the same kind; almost but not exactly the same in nature or appearance
2. 相似的 exactly the same in shape but not size

Adjective:

1. marked by correspondence or resemblance;

   "similar food at similar prices"
   "problems similar to mine"
   "they wore similar coats"
   

2. having the same or similar characteristics;

   "all politicians are alike"
   "they looked utterly alike"
   "friends are generally alike in background and taste"
   

3. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination;

   "suits of like design"
   "a limited circle of like minds"
   "members of the cat family have like dispositions"
   "as like as two peas in a pod"
   "doglike devotion"
   "a dreamlike quality"
   

4. (of words) expressing closely related meanings

5. capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability;

   "interchangeable electric outlets"
   "interchangeable parts"
   

1.相像的;相仿的;类似的
If one thing issimilar to another, or if two things aresimilar, they have features that are the same.

e.g. ...a savoury cake with a texturesimilar to that of carrot cake...
口感和胡萝卜蛋糕相似的一种美味蛋糕
e.g. The accident wassimilar to one that happened in 1973.
这次事故和 1973 年发生的那起事故很相似。

1. 相似的：每一篇日记都表达了一个相似的(similar)主题. 1. 父亲戒酒近二十年了. 他是怎么做到的呢?二十年后我才有勇气(courage)去问他这个问题. 5. 有好几年我们不敢(be afraid to)提起这个话题,担心父亲重新酗酒. 8.

2. similar的意思

2. 类似的：20 B 前后照应词义比较 在挪威,而不是在全球(global),一种牵涉到男女双方的(impersonal),也许并非严厉的(severe)的,与瑞典做法类似的(similar)提高出生率的政策却已经产生了成效.

The two buildings are similar on the whole.

从整体来看，这两幢楼是相似的。

I sympathize with you; I've had a similar unhappy experience myself.

我很同情你，我自己也有过类似的不幸遭遇。

He talked about it in a similar way.

他对此事有相似的说法。

Gold is similar in color to brass.

金和铜颜色相仿。

We have similar opinions.

我们的看法相同。

We have very similar interests.

我们兴趣相仿。

My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers.

我的教学风格和多数教师相似。

The two houses are similar in size.

两座房子大小差不多。

The brothers look very similar.

弟兄几个长得很像。

All our patients have broadly similar problems.

我们所有的病人问题大致相似。

...a savoury cake with a texture similar to that of carrot cake...

口感和胡萝卜蛋糕相似的一种美味蛋糕

The accident was similar to one that happened in 1973.

这次事故和 1973 年发生的那起事故很相似。

They are similar in appearance.

他们在外貌上相似.

People with epilepsy and similar diseases can take pills to stabilize their condition.

癫痫病和类似疾病患者可吃药丸稳定病情.

They found a similar drug being tested against a rhinovirus 'u2014 another cause of the common cold.

他们又发现了一种类似的用于对抗鼻病毒的药物,这种病毒是诱发普通感冒的另一个原因.

Her job is broadly similar to mine.

她的工作和我的大体相似.

Many shoes nowadays are made of plastic or similar stuff.

如今,许多鞋子是用塑料或类似的材料制成的.

similar cases are numerous.

凡此种种,不一而足.

The bottom line, he said, is that altruism may rely on a basic understanding that others hae motiations and actions that may be similar to our own.

他说, 底线是利他主义可能是基于这样的基本认识:别人也有和我们自己近似的动机和行为.

The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models.

这种汽车的基本设计与早期的样式非常相似。

There are similar charges if you want to cash a cheque at a branch other than your own.

如果你想在开户行以外的网点兑现支票，也要收取类似的费用。

The Casino, where she had often danced, had suffered a similar fate.

她经常跳舞的赌场遭遇了相似的命运。

What sets it apart from hundreds of similar small French towns is the huge factory.

与其他数百个法国小镇不同的是它拥有巨大的工厂。

Place them in a jam jar, porcelain bowl, or other similar container.

将它们装入果酱罐、瓷碗或其他类似容器中。

Stylistically, Weller is treading a similar path to that of Lenny Kravitz.

在风格上，韦勒与伦尼·克拉维茨走着相似的路子。

It is feared that a similar epidemic will soon reach the shores of Europe.

人们担心类似的流行病很快会传到欧洲。

A similar feature is found at 13 degrees North between 230 degrees and 250 degrees longitude.

在北纬13度、经度230度到250度之间发现了类似的特征。

Mr Forrest believes there is a need for other similar schools throughout Britain.

福里斯特先生认为全英国都需要有类似的学校。

Two Manchester City fans, Geoff Watts and Howard Davies, coincidentally wrote similar letters to the club.

说来也巧，两个曼城队球迷杰夫·沃茨和霍华德·戴维斯给俱乐部写了类似的信。

What had bonded them instantly and so completely was their similar background.

是相似的生活背景使他们很快变得亲密无间。

What if Spain reacts to the similar economic pressures which are appearing over there?

西班牙要是对类似于那里正在出现的经济压力做出反应该怎么办？

There is another drug called DHE that works in a similar fashion.

另外还有一种叫DHE的药物，药效也差不多。

A similar situation prevails in America.

相似的情况在美国随处可见。

用作定语～+ n.

1. He likes bread, cake and other similar foods.
   他喜欢面包、蛋糕以及诸如此类的其他食品。
2. similar triangles have equal angles.
   相似三角形有相等的角。
3. The two men have similar political views.
   这两个人有相似的政治观点。
4. We have similar tastes in music.
   我们在音乐方面有类似的爱好。
5. Many people went in for writing, music, dramatics and similar activities.
   很多人从事写作、音乐、戏剧和其他类似活动。
6. The actor's demonstration of emotion induces similar emotions in his audience.
   那位演员感情真挚的表演引起了观众的共鸣。
7. My train was 20 minutes late in the morning and there was a similar delay in the evening.
   我乘坐的火车今天上午晚点20分钟,傍晚也出现了类似的晚点情况。

用作表语S+be+～

1. The two boys are very similar.
   这两个男孩长得很像。
2. These two signatures are very similar, can you tell them apart?
   这两处签名非常接近,你能把他们区分开来吗?
3. No two animal habits are exactly similar.
   没有两个动物的生活习性是完全相似的。

S+be+～+in n./pron.

1. The twin brothers are similar in every respect.
   这对孪生兄弟在各方面都很像。
2. We are somewhat similar in taste.
   我们的口味有点相似。
3. Gold is similar in colour to brass.
   金子的颜色和黄铜很像。
4. The two paragraphs are similar in structure.
   这两段在结构方面相似。
5. The method is similar in principle to the method used in teaching a foreign language.
   这方法在原则上与教外语的方法相似。

similar to

与…相似 like to sb/sth

～+名词

• similar%20activities">similar activities类似的活动
• similar%20food">similar food类似的食物
• similar%20opinions">similar opinions相似的观点
• similar%20scale">similar scale相似的规模
• similar%20situation">similar situation类似情况
• similar%20tastes">similar tastes相似的口味
• similar%20triangles">similar triangles相似三角形
• similar%20views">similar views相似的观点

副词+～

• similar">slightly similar略微相似
• similar">somewhat similar有些相似
• similar">strikingly similar惊人地相似
• similar">very similar很相似

～+介词

• similar%20in">similar in在…方面相似的
• similar%20in%20appearance">similar in appearance在外貌上相像
• similar%20in%20colour">similar in colour颜色相似
• similar%20in%20outlook">similar in outlook外表相似
• similar%20to">similar to与…相似的
• similar%20to%20brass">similar to brass和黄铜相似

• Pictures, tapestries, enamels, porcelains, and similar gewgaws.

  出自：H. James

• A mechanism similar to a jukebox.

  出自：S. J. Perelman

• We come from similar backgrounds...We were at the same university.

  出自：M. Frayn

Easy and Difficult-(易学的和难学的语言)

similar

A：People always say that Chinese and English are very hard to learn. Sometimes I wish I were learning French or Japanese. Maybe they'd be easier.
人们常说汉语和英语是很难学的。有的时候我想要是我学法语或日语就好了。 也许这两种语言容易些。

B：Maybe, but maybe not too. It all depends on what language you already speak.
可能，不过也可能不太容易。这要看你原来是说什么语言的。

A：Why should that be? What diffrence does it make?
为什么呢？这有什么关系？

B：Well, languages are more or less equally difficult.Most of the things one language says must be said by every language in some way.
哦，语言大体上都是同样地难学。一种语言中所说的绝大部分东西，在别的语言中差不多都有。

A：You mean I could learn Chinese easily?
你的意思是说我学汉语会很容易？

similar

B：No, because your native language is Spanish. But Italian might be easy. It has a lot of words that aresimilar to words in Spanish. Even the sound systems are moresimilar than that of Chinese is to Spanish. How difficult a language is to learn depends mostly on how much it resembles your own language.
不，因为你的母语是西班牙语。所以意大利语可能容易些。它有很多词同西班牙语相似。连它的语音体系也比汉语更接近西班牙语。一种语言是否难学，主要看它在多大程度上同自己的语言相近。

adj.(形容词)

1. similar的意思是“相似的,类似的”,指两者之间部分或大部分相似,常用作表语或定语。similar作形状相同但大小不同的“相似的”解时,无比较级和最高级。
2. similar后跟介词to表示“与…相像”; 跟in表示“在…方面相像”。similar to短语在句中可用作表语或定语,作定语时可后置。
3. 在肯定句中,similar之前不可用exactly来修饰。但当similar以否定形式出现时,却能用exactly来修饰。

adj.(形容词)

similar, alike, comparable, parallel

这组词都可表示“某人或物在某些方面或某种程度上相同”。其区别是：

similar和alike指整体或某部分相似,用法一样,可互换。但alike暗示的相似程度比similar稍高; comparable指可以放在一起并提或检查的相似物或人; parallel则用在实际上或表面上相似的事物或用于表示其在发展、结构、历史、操作、趋势等方面极其相似。例如:

These two buildings are similar〔alike〕 in size and shape.这两座建筑物的大小和形状相似。

The two cousins are alike in age, but otherwise as different as day and night.这对表兄弟年龄相仿而在其他方面却大相径庭。

The music of Berlin is scarcely comparable to that of Beethoven.柏林的音乐与贝多芬的作品不可同日而语。

Can you name any parallel passages in the composer's first and second symphonies?你能指出作曲家第一、第二交响曲中相似的乐段吗?

alike，like，similar，comparable，parallel，uniform，identical

这些形容词均有“相似的，类似的”之意。

alike指事物在性质、特征或外貌上固有的而不是偶然的相似。普通用词，只作表语。

like普通用词，含义广泛，指多个或全部特性都相似，但并非同一个，也可指在某个特殊的偶然相似。

similar强调不同的人或事物之间完全或部分相似，暗示可暂不考虑或无视其差异之处。

comparable指在某一点或几点上有相似之处，可作有限或粗略的对比，尤指在价值或能力等方面可相提并论。

parallel主要指在外表或在性质上相似到有可以相提并论的程度。

uniform指在性质、数量、形态或程度等方面相似到很难看出差异的地步。

identical语气最强，可指同一个人或物，也可指数个人或物之间完全没有差别。

adj.(形容词)

我的建议与他的相似。

误 My proposal is similar with his.

正 My proposal is similar to his.

析 表示“与…相似或类似”,应该说be similar to...,而不是be similar with...。

我们相处得很好是因为我们有许多类似的爱好。

误 We get along just fine as we have many same interests.

正 We get along just fine as we have many similar interests.

析 same与similar意义相近,但并不相同。前者指“完全相同”,后者指“类似,差不多”。

• ☆ 1611年左右进入英语，直接源自法语的similaire；最初源自古典拉丁语的similis，意为类似。