take after和look like的区别

take after和look like 是一对近义词组,它们的区别是:

1.take after意为“长得像,行为、性格等像”,尤其是像自己的长辈,可解释为be similar to.如:

Mary really takes after her mother.

玛丽的确长得像她的妈妈.

2.look like可以用于所有场合,既可指人也可指物,只指外表看上去像.如:

The man looks like our headmaster.

那个人看起来像我们的校长.

The photo doesn’t look like her at all.

那张照片看上去一点儿也不像她.

be like则是指 “品德,相貌”等,例如:

What is he like?他是个什么样的人?