词组 | same |
释义 | same /seɪm/ adjective, pronoun not different You always say the same. For example, you say We are the same height (not We are same height.)adverbsexactly the same The two paintings look exactly the same.roughly/about the same The students are all roughly the same age.almost/practically/virtually the same The two poems both contain almost the same number of lines.just the same She treats him just the same as the other children.much the same (=used when saying that something has not changed) The town is much the same as it was 100 years ago.verbslook/sound/feel/taste the same The words ‘eight’ and ‘ate’ sound the same.stay/remain the same The price has stayed the same for the last three years.prepositionsthe same as His car is the same as mine.phrasesthe same old... especially spoken (=used when something does not change) They always ask the same old questions.sb/sth are all the same Politicians are all the same – they never keep their promises.THESAURUS: same just like/exactly like especially spoken used to say that there is very little difference between two people, things etc: He’s just like his father. | There are insects that look exactly like green leaves. identical identical things are exactly the same in every way: The tablets were identical in size, shape, and colour. | identical names | The cars look identical to me. indistinguishable two things that are indistinguishable are so similar that it is impossible to know which is which or to see any differences between them: The copy was indistinguishable from the original painting. equal two or more amounts, totals, levels etc that are equal are the same as each other: Spend an equal amount of time on each essay question. be no different from sb/sth to be the same, even though you expect them to be different: People often think that movie stars are special, but really they’re no different from anybody else. can’t tell the difference also can’t tell sb/sth apart especially spoken if you can’t tell the difference between two people or things, or if you can’t tell them apart, they look, sound, or seem exactly the same to you: Emma and Louise sound so alike on the phone that I can’t tell the difference.ANTONYMS → different |
随便看 |
英语词组固定搭配大全包含4241条英汉双解词组,基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。