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akin adj.同族的,类似的 If you know the word kin — a relative — then you have a clue to the meaning of akin. People who are related are akin, but the word goes beyond blood relations. Football is akin to the sport of rugby; baseball is akin to the British sport cricket. Mice are akin to rats, and rats are akin to gerbils, hamsters, and squirrels. Things that are akin are alike. ★☆☆☆☆ 2006.5

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[ə'kin] If two things are akin, then they're similar or related. A cupcake is akin to a cake and relatives are akin to each other. Pushed by science, or what claims to be science, society is reclassifying what once were considered character flaws or moral failings as personality disorders akin to physical disabilities. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]相似的；类似的 If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way.   [v-link ADJ to n]  [FORMAL 正式]Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。

英语单词	akin
英美音标	[ə'kin]
中文释义	adj.同族的,类似的
vocab简明	If two things are akin, then they're similar or related. A cupcake is akin to a cake and relatives are akin to each other.
vocab扩展	If you know the word kin — a relative — then you have a clue to the meaning of akin. People who are related are akin, but the word goes beyond blood relations. Football is akin to the sport of rugby; baseball is akin to the British sport cricket. Mice are akin to rats, and rats are akin to gerbils, hamsters, and squirrels. Things that are akin are alike.
真题原句	Pushed by science, or what claims to be science, society is reclassifying what once were considered character flaws or moral failings as personality disorders akin to physical disabilities.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]相似的；类似的 If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way. [v-link ADJ to n] [FORMAL 正式] Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel. 听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。
来源	2006.5

Akin Things Similar Word Sport Science ə'Kin Adj.同族的,类似的