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analogous adj.类似的 (1) 人的心脏和泵类似。(2) 人脑和电脑常被认为是类似的。 Analogous things can be compared to each other, so a near synonym is the adjective comparable. Analogous is a term used in biology to refer to body parts that have a similar function but differ in structure, such as the wings of a bird and the wings of an airplane. Analogous is from Latin analogus, from Greek analogos, meaning "according to a proper ratio or proportion."

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英 [ə'næləɡəs] 美 [ə'næləɡəs] (1) The human heart is analogous to a pump.(2) Brains and computers are often considered analogous. Use the adjective analogous to describe something that is similar to something else and can be compared to another. 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；可比拟的 If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.   [usu v-link ADJ to n]  [FORMAL 正式]Marine construction technology like this is very complex, somewhat analogous to trying to build a bridge under water.像这样的海底建造技术很复杂，与尝试在水下建桥有些相似。

英语单词	analogous
英美音标	英 [ə'næləɡəs] 美 [ə'næləɡəs]
中文释义	adj.类似的
英语例句	(1) The human heart is analogous to a pump. (2) Brains and computers are often considered analogous.
中文例句	(1) 人的心脏和泵类似。 (2) 人脑和电脑常被认为是类似的。
vocabulary简明	Use the adjective analogous to describe something that is similar to something else and can be compared to another.
vocabulary扩展	Analogous things can be compared to each other, so a near synonym is the adjective comparable. Analogous is a term used in biology to refer to body parts that have a similar function but differ in structure, such as the wings of a bird and the wings of an airplane. Analogous is from Latin analogus, from Greek analogos, meaning "according to a proper ratio or proportion."
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；可比拟的 If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way. [usu v-link ADJ to n] [FORMAL 正式] Marine construction technology like this is very complex, somewhat analogous to trying to build a bridge under water. 像这样的海底建造技术很复杂，与尝试在水下建桥有些相似。

Analogous Similar Adjective Compared Things Wings 英 ə'Næləɡəs] 美