akin

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·kin /əˈkɪn/ adjective formal akin to something formal LIKE/SIMILARvery similar to something 与某物相似的，与某物类似的 Something akin to panic overwhelmed him. 一种近似惊恐的感觉使他不知所措。

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akin• It is therefore in many ways more akin to an art rather than a science.• Nevertheless, in terms of the rights which attach, redeemable preference shares are more akin to debt than shares.• 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.• The relationship between each group and management was akin to that of contractor and client.• Keeping a steady blaze is akin to the way in which women generate and maintain emotional energy.• Yet it is clear that something akin to what Kazantzakis depicts must have occurred in actuality.

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a‧kin /əˈkɪn/