Word · Frequency #88
like
喜欢；喜爱
To enjoy something or to do something regularly as a habit.
- 1.
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
喜欢,感到愉悦；偏爱；赞成
- 2.
To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
偏好并保持(某种行为)作为常规习惯或活动
- 3.
To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
觉得有吸引力；偏爱某人的陪伴；对某人有轻微的浪漫情感
- 4.
prefer or wish to do something
喜欢或希望做某事
- 5.
To want, desire. See also would like.
想要,渴望。参见would like。
喜欢；对…有好感；想要；希望；愿意；喜欢,感到愉悦；偏爱；赞成；偏好并保持(某种行为)作为常规习惯或活动；觉得有吸引力；偏爱某人的陪伴；对某人有轻微的浪漫情感
In use
I like reading books before bed.
She likes to swim every morning.
They liked the movie we watched last night.
Would you like to come along to the movies?
like + noun/pronoun
like 表示“喜欢”时是及物动词，后面直接接名词或代词作宾语。
I like this song.
我喜欢这首歌。
like doing sth
like doing sth 强调享受活动本身；若指习惯或选择，也常用 like to do sth。
I like swimming in the sea.
我喜欢在海里游泳。
like to do sth
like to do sth 常用于表示习惯或偏好；英式英语中，与 like doing sth 在含义上略有不同。
Connections
Collocations
- like to do
- 喜欢做某事
- I like to read books before bed.我喜欢睡前读书。
- like doing
- 喜欢做某事（习惯性）
- She likes swimming in the morning.她喜欢早上游泳。
- like someone/something
- 喜欢某人/某物
- He likes his new job very much.他非常喜欢他的新工作。
- would like
- 想要
- I would like a cup of coffee, please.我想要一杯咖啡。
- like it when
- 喜欢…的时候
- I like it when you smile.我喜欢你笑的时候。
- like the idea of
- 喜欢…的主意
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音“like”像“来客”，来客让人喜欢，所以like就是“喜欢”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 作为动词时，通常表示‘喜欢’或‘愿意’，在口语和书面语中都很常见。
Grammar Note
后接名词、动名词或不定式
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with 'ike' and are pronounced with the /aɪk/ sound, rhyming with 'like'. Beware of words like 'unique' or 'technique' that end with 'ique' and have different pronunciations.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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