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My son likes baseball.我儿子喜欢打棒球。

He likes baseball, but he loves football.他喜欢打棒球，但酷爱打橄榄球。

Do you like Mexican food?你喜欢墨西哥食品吗？

I like playing the guitar.我喜欢弹吉他。

He doesn't like admitting that he was wrong.他不愿意认错。

I like to play the guitar.我喜欢弹吉他。

He doesn't like to admit that he was wrong.他不愿承认是他错了。

I don't like the idea of leaving my mother alone all week. [=I don't think that it would be a good idea to leave my mother alone all week]我不愿意整整一个星期让母亲一个人待着。

I wouldn't like it if you got the wrong idea. = I wouldn't like you to get the wrong idea. = (US) I wouldn't like for you to get the wrong idea. [=I don't want you to get the wrong idea]我不希望你产生误解。

I don't know what it is about that guy, but I just don't like him.不知道是怎么回事，我就是不喜欢他。

I think she likes you. [=I think she is attracted to you]我认为她喜欢你。

They were political allies who truly/genuinely liked each other.他们是真诚相待的政界盟友。

So how do you like sailing now that you've tried it? [=do you like or dislike sailing?]你已经尝试过帆船运动了，觉得怎么样？

“How do you like this weather?” “I don't like it at all!”“你觉得这天气怎么样？”“一点都不喜欢！”

“How do you like Mexican food?” “I love it!”“你觉得墨西哥食物怎么样？”“我很喜欢！”

Would you like another cup of coffee?你想再来一杯咖啡吗？

“Would anyone like a drink?” “Yes, I'd like one, please.”“有人想喝杯饮料吗？”“请给我来一杯。”

I'd like (a chance) to reply to the last speaker.我想回答上一个发言人的问题。

Would you like to go sailing? [=do you want to go sailing?]你想去进行帆船运动吗？

Despite everything, I (would) still like to think that people are basically good.无论如何，我仍愿意相信人性本善。

She left without saying a word to me. How would you like it if someone ignored you that way? = How would you like being ignored that way? = How would you like to be ignored that way? [=don't you agree that it was wrong of her to ignore me that way?]她走了，一句话都没有对我说。如果有人这样对你不理不睬，你会怎么想？

“So she just left without saying a word. How do you like that?” “Incredible!”“她就这么走了，一句话都没说。你作何感想？”“不可思议！”

(Brit) “You never listen!” “I never listen? I like that! ” [=that's not at all true/fair]“你从来不听我的！”“我从来不听？亏你说得出口！”

“How do you like your steaks cooked?” “I like my steaks medium rare.”牛排要几分熟？”“三分熟。”

You can leave any time you like.你想走随时都可以。

“What should we do now?” “Whatever you like!” [=whatever you want to do]“我们现在该做什么呢？”“你想做什么就做什么！”

We can stay as long as you like. [=as long as you want to stay]你想要我们待多久，我们就可以待多久。

There are plenty of cookies, so take as many as you like.小甜点很多，你想吃多少吃多少。

This plant likes dry soil.这种植物喜好干燥的土壤。

My car does not like cold weather.我的车不太适应寒冷的天气。

my likes and dislikes我的好与恶

The house looks like a barn.这房子看起来像谷仓。

Real life isn't at all like life in the movies. = Real life isn't at all like the movies.现实生活和电影里的完全不同。

It's like when we were kids.这就像我们小时候一样。

“What's her new boyfriend like?” [=how would you describe her new boyfriend?] “He's very nice.”她的新男友怎么样？”“他人很好。”

I don't know what the food is like in that restaurant. [=I don't know if the food is good or bad in that restaurant]我不知道那家餐馆的菜怎么样。

I thought he was nice, but then I found out what he's really like. [=I found out what kind of person he really is]我本来以为他人很好，但是后来我发现了他的真面目。

She knows what it's like to be lonely. = She knows what it feels like to be lonely.她知道孤独的滋味。

It's just like him to be late. [=he is often late]他人就这样，常常迟到。

It's not like her to be so selfish. [=she is not usually so selfish]她通常不是这么自私的。

It costs something like five dollars. [=it costs about five dollars]价钱大约五美元。

(chiefly Brit) That's nothing like [=nowhere near, not nearly] enough food!食物根本不够！

I thought it would only take two or three minutes, but it ended up taking more like half an hour. [=it took about half an hour]我本以为两三分钟就好了，可最终花了半小时左右。

There's nothing like [=nothing better than] a mug of hot chocolate on a cold winter's night.在寒冷的冬夜里，没有比一杯热巧克力更好的东西了。

Quit acting like a fool.别再像个傻瓜一样了。

She was screaming like a maniac.她像疯子一样大声喊叫。

We'll blow it up like a balloon.我们要像吹气球一样把它吹起来。

He was laughing like a hyena.他在哈哈大笑，笑得像鬣狗一样。

They studied subjects like [=such as] physics (and chemistry).他们学习诸如物理（和化学）之类的课程。

All three sisters have like [=(more commonly) similar] dispositions.三姐妹性格很相似。

We may never see his like again. [=we may never see another person who is like him again]我们也许再也不会遇到像他那样的人了。

It was a beautiful sunset. I've never seen the like before.那晚霞真漂亮。我以前从未见过这样的美景。

He and his like [=type] tend to scare people away from the cause.他和他那样类型的人在工作中往往会把别人吓跑。

comparing like with like [=comparing similar people or things]进行同类比较

The plane looked like [=as if] it would crash.那架飞机看起来像要坠毁。

It seemed like [=as if] he'd never been away.他就像从未离开过一样。

She acts like [=as if] she's better than us.她表现得好像比我们强似的。

You sound just like [=the way] he does.你说话声音和他一样。

Does it look like [=the way, as] it did when you began?它看起来和你刚开始时一样吗？

Does it look now like (it did) before? [=does it look now as it did before?]现在它看起来和先前一样吗？

I did it like [=the way, just as] you told me.我照你说的做了。

a bag like a doctor carries [=a bag like the kind of bag that a doctor carries]像医生背的那种包

The book tells you what to do when your car has trouble—like when it won't start. [=as, for example, when it won't start]这本书告诉你汽车发生故障时应该怎么做——比如当汽车发动不起来的时候。