analogy

n

• ① 相似;类似;相似处
  • The doctor drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump.那位医师指出人的心脏与唧筒之间的类似。
  • I see no analogy between your situation and mine.我看不出你的情况与我的有何相似之处。
  • He pointed to analogies between the two events.他指出那两个事件之间的相似之处。
  • The nostrils in our nose have [bear] some analogy with [to] the gills of fish.我们的鼻孔和鱼的鳃有几分类似。
  • To use a military analogy, white blood cells are like soldiers-they protect our body against disease.打个军事上的比喻,白血球有如士兵——它们保护我们的身体以对抗疾病。

• ② 类推;类推法
  • This rule applies to you and by analogy to others like you.这条规则适用于你力并且依照类推,也适用于其他像你这样的人。
  • on the analogy of ...依…的类推。

• ③ 【生物】相似