“unlike” 主要有以下几种用法:
一、作介词
表示对比
用于引出与前文所提及的人、事物或情况不同的人或事物,例如:“Unlike his brother, he is very outgoing.”(和他哥哥不同,他很外向。)
可以接名词、代词或动名词,如:“Unlike swimming, running makes me tired quickly.”(和游泳不同,跑步让我很快就感到疲倦。)
二、作形容词
意为 “不同的;不相似的”
常用在系动词后,例如:“The two paintings are quite unlike.”(这两幅画完全不同。)
也可以用于名词前作定语,不过这种用法相对少见,例如:“unlike things”(不同的事物)。
Music is quite unlike any other art form.
音乐与其他艺术形式迥然不同。
The sound was not unlike that of birds singing.
这声音有点像鸟鸣。
Unlike most systems, this one is very easy to install.
本系统与多数系统不同,极易安装。
It's very unlike him to be so late.
迟到这么久可实在不像他平时的作风。
unlike的短语主要包括:
unlike anything:表示“与任何事物都不同”。例如,“This painting is unlike anything I've ever seen.”(这幅画与任何我曾见过的画都不同。)
unlike each other:表示“彼此不同”。例如,“The two paintings are unlike each other in style.”(这两幅画在风格上彼此不同。)
unlike anything I've ever experienced:表示“与任何我曾经历过的都不同”。例如,“His behavior was unlike anything I've ever experienced.”(他的行为与任何我曾经历过的都不同。)
unlike anything you've ever seen:表示“与你曾见过的任何事物都不同”。例如,“The view from the top of the mountain was unlike anything you've ever seen.”(从山顶看到的景色与你曾见过的任何事物都不同。)