similarity
英 [ˌsɪməˈlærəti] 美 [ˌsɪməˈlærəti]
类似、相似
- I can see the similarity between you and your mother.
我能看出你和你母亲的相似之处。 - The book bears several striking similarities to last year's bestseller.
这本书和去年的畅销书有几个方面惊人地相似。
simile
英 [ˈsɪməli] 美 [ˈsɪməli]
明喻;明喻的运用
- The lines "She walks in beauty, like the night..." from Byron's poem contain a simile.
拜伦的诗句“她在美中徜徉,如同…的夜晚”中含有一个明喻。
assimilate
英 [əˈsɪməleɪt] 美 [əˈsɪməleɪt]
透彻理解、消化、吸收;(使)同化;使吸收、使接受(想法、态度等)
- You shouldn't expect immigrants to assimilate into an alien culture immediately.
你不应该指望移民能够马上融入一种外国文化中。 - The committee will need time to assimilate this report.
委员会需要时间来吃透这个报告。 - In this form vitamins can be easily assimilated by the body.
在这种形态下,维生素非常易于身体吸收。 - These changes were gradually assimilated into everyday life.
这些改变逐渐渗进了日常生活。
simulate
英 [ˈsɪmjuleɪt] 美 [ˈsɪmjuleɪt]
假装、冒充、装作;(用计算机或模型等)模拟;模仿、冒充
- In cheap furniture, plastic is often used to simulate wood.
廉价家具经常用塑料模仿木材。 - Ruth simulated pleasure at seeing Sam, but really she wished he hadn't come.
看见山姆,露丝假装很高兴,可实际上她希望他没来。 - The computer simulates (= represents) different road conditions for new drivers to practise on.
计算机模拟不同的路况供学习者练习。
dissimilar
英 [dɪˈsɪmɪlə(r)] 美 [dɪˈsɪmɪlər]
不同的、有区别的
- The new house is not dissimilar (= is similar) to our old one, except that it's slightly bigger.
新房子与我们的旧房子相比并没有什么不同,只是稍大一些。
simultaneous
英 [ˌsɪmlˈteɪniəs] 美 [ˌsaɪmlˈteɪniəs]
同时发生(或进行)的、同步的
- There were several simultaneous explosions in different cities.
几起爆炸在几个不同的城市同时发生。 - The conference hall is provided with facilities for simultaneous interpretation in five languages.
这个会议大厅配有五种语言的同声传译设备。