LIKE AND AS

LIKE  prepozícióként:  azt jelenti, hogy hasonló valamihez.

Michael Douglas is like his father.

Mary looks just like a poodle with that hair.

Isaura worked as a slave at some plantation.  (rabszolga is volt)

Mike works like a slave, almost 12 hours a day! (Mike nem rabszolga, de úgy dolgozik, mint egy rabszolga)

LOOK-SOUND-FEEL-TASTE- SEEM LIKE  úgy néz ki-úgy hangzik-olyan íze van-olyan illata van, mint …

The garden looks like a jungle.

At last he felt like a real soldier.

My experience is very much like that described in the book.

He's very like his brother.

Sometimes you sound just like my mum! 

He looked nothing like the man in the police photograph.

WHAT IS SOMEBODY-SOMETHING LIKE?   ha megkérdezünk valakit, hogy valaki-valami milyen

What's their house like inside? 
What are Dan's parents like? 

BE LIKE SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING valakire jellemző valami

It's not like Steven to be late
It's just like her to run away from her responsibilities! 

JUST LIKE THAT  beszélt nyelvi forma, jelentése “csak úgy”

You can't give up your job just like that! 

 THERE IS NOTHING LIKE ..   nincs semmi, ami a ...-hoz fogható

There's nothing like a nice cup of tea! 

AS ... AS ...    olyan ... , mint ... - alapfokú összehasonlítás.

Tom's not as old as you, is he? 

 My grandma is an old woman with hair as white as snow. 

 Some of the doctors are paid almost twice as much as the nurses. 

 We work as hard as any other team in England. 

 Please let me know your decision as soon as possible.