sim‧i‧lar S1 W1 AC / sɪm ə lə, sɪmɪlə $ -ər / 形容词

almost the same 反义词 different → alike :

We have similar tastes in music.

Both approaches seem to achieve similar results.

A number of his friends had been affected in a similar way .

The two products look quite similar .

similar to

Her ideas are quite similar to mine.

similar in

The two cars are very similar in size and design.

broadly/roughly similar

The two groups have broadly similar aims.

remarkably/strikingly similar

The speech was strikingly similar to one given by the American President earlier this year.

→ similarly

COLLOCATIONS

副词

very similar I was in a very similar situation not so long ago.

broadly/roughly similar The new employment terms and conditions will be broadly similar to those currently in place.

remarkably/strikingly/startlingly similar The results of each study are remarkably similar.

quite/fairly similar The two species are quite similar.

somewhat similar Their reactions were somewhat similar.

THESAURUS

similar 形容词 almost the same : Jo said she’d had a similar experience. | The colours are very similar, but I like this one best.

like 介词 similar to something or someone else : It tastes a little like chicken. | She still looks like a teenager.

alike 形容词 [名词前不用] very similar - used especially about the way people look or behave : She and her sister look alike. | Lawyers are all alike - I don’t trust them.

close 形容词 very similar : The film bears a close resemblance to real life (= is very similar ) . | The painting is remarkably close to the original.

much the same very similar : The glass is still made in much the same way as it was 100 years ago. | People are much the same, wherever you go. | She still looks very much the same.

identical 形容词 exactly the same : The two computers were identical in design. | identical names

matching 形容词 having the same colour, style, pattern etc as something else - used about clothes or furniture that you wear or use together : She wore matching silver shoes and handbag. | a dining table and matching chairs

akin to something formal fairly similar to something : These dialects are akin to Arabic, though different in several respects.