analogy

US [əˈnælədʒi]
UK [ə'nælədʒi]
  • n.类比;类推;比拟;相似之处
  • Web类似;比喻;模拟
Plural Form:analogies  
analogy
n.
1.
[c]
类比;比拟;相似之处a comparison of one thing with another thing that has similar features; a feature that is similar
The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump.
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
There are no analogies with any previous legal cases.
以往的法律案件没有哪一宗可与此案类比。
2.
[u]
类推;比拟the process of comparing one thing with another thing that has similar features in order to explain it
learning by analogy
用类推法学习

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