alike

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·like1 /əˈlaɪk/ ●●○ adjective [not before noun]  LIKE/SIMILARvery similar 十分相似的，相像的 My mother and I are alike in many ways. 我和母亲在许多方面很相似。► see thesaurus at similar

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alike• As the personal computer market matured, computer makers have realized that not all PC buyers are alike.• The album is boring - all of their songs sound alike.• The two singers do not sound anything alike.• Broadly speaking, all these towns looked alike.• The number of mutations increased as the parents became more alike.• I think my mother and I are very much alike in some ways.• You guys with brains are all alike, man.• Law schools, you see, are more alike than they are different.• You lawyers are all alike. You just talk a lot, tell a few lies, and send the bill.alike2 ●●○ adverb  1  LIKE/SIMILARin a similar way 相似地，相像地 The twins were dressed alike. 这对双胞胎穿着相似。 → great minds think alike at great1(15)2  EQUALused to emphasize that you mean both the people, groups, or things that you have just mentioned 同样都〔用于强调刚提及的两者〕 I learned a lot from teachers and students alike. 我从老师和学生身上都获益良多。

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alike• The men in the bridal party should dress alike.• Accommodation is at a premium in hotels and private houses alike.• But the same rates of interest should not necessarily be paid to non-residents and residents alike.• Conditions in the aftermath of the 1905 revolution were propitious for stable development in countryside and city alike.• Crocker was one of the largest banks in California, and was respected by investors and rival bankers alike.• Health risks were matters of acceptance for the most part by employers and workers alike.• Sister ministered to staff and patients alike and was known everywhere as the Lady with the Veil.• None the less, consumers and businesses alike are, in the aggregate, deeper in debt than ever before.• Politicians and voters alike are too concerned with short-term problems.Origin alike1 Old English onlic, from on + lic “body”

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alike

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a‧like¹ /əˈlaɪk/ adjective [not before noun]very similar:
    My mother and I are alike in many ways.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ similar adjective almost the same: Jo said she’d had a similar experience. | The colours are very similar, but I like this one best.
   ▪ like preposition similar to something or someone else: It tastes a little like chicken. | She still looks like a teenager.
   ▪ alike adjective [not before noun] very similar - used especially about the way people look or behave: She and her sister look alike. | Lawyers are all alike - I don’t trust them.
   ▪ close adjective very similar: The film bears a close resemblance to real life (=is very similar). | The painting is remarkably close to the original.
   ▪ much the same very similar: The glass is still made in much the same way as it was 100 years ago. | People are much the same, wherever you go. | She still looks very much the same.
   ▪ identical adjective exactly the same: The two computers were identical in design. | identical names
   ▪ matching adjective having the same colour, style, pattern etc as something else - used about clothes or furniture that you wear or use together: She wore matching silver shoes and handbag. | a dining table and matching chairs
   ▪ akin to something formal fairly similar to something: These dialects are akin to Arabic, though different in several respects.

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alike² adverb
1. in a similar way:
    The twins were dressed alike. ⇨ great minds think alike at great¹(15)
2. used to emphasize that you mean both the people, groups, or things that you have just mentioned:
    I learned a lot from teachers and students alike.