Resemblance Rɪˈzembləns People Bore Family Bears Somebody/Something Striking
Resemblance refers to the state or fact of being similar to someone or something, especially in appearance. It can be countable or uncountable and is often used with adjectives like 'close', 'striking', or 'remarkable'.
[N-VAR 可变名词]相似之处;类似之处 If there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar to each other.
[oft adj N]
There was a remarkable resemblance between him and Pete...
他和皮特之间有着惊人的相似之处。
Our tour prices bore little resemblance to those in the holiday brochures.
我们的旅游报价和那些度假手册里的价格相去甚远。
Oxford
re·sem·blance/rɪˈzembləns; NAmErɪˈzembləns/noun[countable , uncountable ]the fact of being or looking similar to sb/sth 相似;相像SYN
likeness
◆a striking/close/strong resemblance明显的╱不小的╱显著的相似之处◆family resemblances亲缘相似resemblanceto sb/sth ◆She bears an uncanny resemblanceto Dido. 她跟迪多长得像极了。◆The movie bears little resemblance tothe original novel. 电影和原著相去甚远。resemblancebetween A and B ◆The resemblance between the two signatures was remarkable.两个签名的相似之处非常明显。resemblanceresemblancesre·sem·blance/rɪˈzembləns; NAmErɪˈzembləns/
if there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar, especially in the way they look → similarityresemblance between The resemblance between Susan and her sister was remarkable.bear a (close/striking/uncanny etc) resemblance to somebody/something (=look like) Tina bears a striking resemblance to her mother.bear little/no resemblance to somebody/something What happens in the film bears little resemblance to what actually happened.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUNS + resemblancea close resemblance· The vase bore a close resemblance to one owned by my mother.a strong resemblance· This slender, feathery herb has a strong resemblance to fennel.a striking resemblance (=very strong and noticeable)· There's a striking resemblance between the two boys.a remarkable resemblance (=unusual or surprising)· Everyone notices the remarkable resemblance between Mathilda and Anne.an uncanny resemblance (=noticeable and difficult to explain)· I'd always thought that Jo and Freddie had an uncanny resemblance.a slight/faint resemblance (=not strong)· Don't you think she has a slight resemblance to that blonde singer in Abba?a passing resemblance (=slight)· There was no more than a passing resemblance between the sisters.a superficial resemblance (=when something seems to look like something else, but is in fact quite different)· Its spines give it a superficial resemblance to a hedgehog.somebody's physical resemblance to somebody· People often commented on his physical resemblance to his father.a family resemblance (=between members of the same family)· I couldn't detect any family resemblance.verbsbear/have a resemblance to somebody/something· People said he bore a striking resemblance to the president.bear little/no resemblance to somebody/something· He bore little resemblance to the photograph in the newspaper.phrasethere the resemblance ends (=they are not similar in any other way)· They are both strong-minded women, but there the resemblance ends.
WDF
resemblance
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相似(91%),相像(9%)
n.相似;相似之处;相似物;肖像
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