like I /laik/ vt. & vi. 1. 喜欢（作 vt. 时接名/代词、v-ing 和不定式）：like football喜欢踢足球My father doesn’t like smoking. 我父亲不喜欢抽烟。Jack likes to swim in big rivers. 杰克喜欢在大河里游泳。 Do as you like. 你喜欢怎么做就怎么做。You may come whenever you like.你愿意什么时候来就什么时候来。2. 希望；想 (常与should, would连用)（名词/代词和动词不定式）：Would you like a cup of tea?您要喝杯茶吗? I should/would like to join your discussion.我希望参加你们的讨论。
like II /laik/ I. prep. 1.像；跟…一样： He looks like a basket-ball player.他看上去像个篮球运动员。What is she like?她是怎样一个人? 2. 像要；想要：It looks like rain. 好像要下雨了。Do you feel like (taking) a walk? 想去散散步吗? 3. 用于习语 like a shot（因急于想做）而非常麻利：If I had the chance to go to Paris, I’d be there like a shot. 如果我有机会去巴黎的话，那我就会非常迅速地到哪里。like crazy（干得）快而多；发疯似的，极度的：They were working like crazy to get the job done on time.他们很快就把工作按时干完了。I was laughing like crazy. 我大笑不已。like hell 很多：We ran like hell.我们跑了很多路。like mad（因兴奋）说得做得又快又多：She’s been saving like mad because she wants to buy a car.她十分兴奋，说得很多很多，因为她要买一辆汽车。‖II. adj. 相像的；相同的(more like, most like): The two houses are very like. 这两座房子很像。
［辨析］like (prep.) 和 as 在汉语 中译为“像”，但 like 侧重比较，不意味着属于一类或完全相似；而as则侧重同一性，意味着属于一类或完全相似。如：He speaks English like an Englishman. (=in a way an Englishman speaks English) (意味着有些相像) He speaks English as an Englishman. (= as well as an Englishman)(意味着讲得一样好)。如今like作为conj.使用已经十分普遍：people who change countries like they change clothes 换国籍像换衣服一样的人。
