akin

英 [əˈkɪn]

美 [əˈkɪn]

adj.  相似的; 类似的

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.9616 / COCA.7884

牛津词典

adj.

• 相似的；类似的
  similar to
  1. What he felt was more akin to pity than love.
     他感受到的更像怜悯，而不是爱。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 相似的；类似的
  If one thing isakin toanother, it is similar to it in some way.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• This is akin to being able to see how many times someone used Microsoft Word vs. excel.
  这就类似于可以看到一个人使用微软（Microsoft）Word软件和Excel软件的次数。
• One of two or more things that are closely akin.
  关系密切的事物：两个或多个同类相似的事物之一。
• Something akin to panic swept the National Aeronautic and Space Agency.
  一种近乎恐慌的心情席卷了国家宇航局。
• Some parts of the year, the flow was fast and furious, akin to rapids.
  那年的一些部份，流程很快速的和狂怒的，血族到迅速的。
• Higher standards are set for law firms, such as akin Gump, which have lobbying practices.
  相关机构为akingump等拥有游说业务的律师事务所设定了更高的标准。
• Mapping and managing a hybrid cloud presents issues akin to those seen in supply chain management.
  映射和管理混合云，也会带来类似于供应链管理中所看到的那些问题。
• Pity and love are closely akin.
  怜悯产生了爱情。
• And in its stead Rutherford proposed something akin to a planetary system.
  而卢瑟福提出的，和行星系统相似的原子结构取而代之。
• Among left-wing cartoonists contempt for Bush is common, but what grips Rall is more akin to hatred.
  在左翼漫画家中，对布什不敬是很普遍的，但比敌意更甚的意识强烈影响着拉尔。
• This process is akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle
  这个过程和拼图相似。