Analogy Similar əˈnælədʒi Thing Make Noun N Ana·Logy
An 'analogy' is a comparison between two things, highlighting their similarities, and can be used as a countable noun for a specific comparison or an uncountable noun for the general concept of drawing parallels.
Similarity; likeness; reasoning by analogy; analogy.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]相似;类似;类推;类比 If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
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It is probably easier to make an analogy between the courses of the planets, and two trains travelling in the same direction.
将行星的运行比作两列火车朝同一方向行驶可能更容易些。
Oxford
ana·logyAWL/əˈnælədʒi; NAmEəˈnælədʒi/noun(pluralana·logies)1[countable ]a comparison of one thing with another thing that has similar features; a feature that is similar 类比;比拟;相似之处analogy(between A and B) ◆The teacher drew an analogybetween the human heart and a pump. 老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。analogy(with sth) ◆There are no analogies with any previous legal cases.以往的法律案件没有哪一宗可与此案类比。2[uncountable ]the process of comparing one thing with another thing that has similar features in order to explain it 类推;比拟◆learning by analogy用类推法学习analogyanalogiesana·logy/əˈnælədʒi; NAmEəˈnælədʒi/
something that seems similar between two situations, processes etcanalogy with/to/between analogies between human and animal behaviourdraw/make an analogy (=make a comparison) She drew an analogy between childbirth and the creative process.by analogy with Dr Wood explained the movement of light by analogy with (=using the analogy of) the movement of water.
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n.类比;类推;类似
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