akin
akin 英 [əˈkɪn] 美 [əˈkɪn]
adj. 类似的；同类的；同族的
- If two things are akin, then they're similar or related. A cupcake is akin to a cake and relatives are akin to each other.
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- adj. 类似的；同类的；同族的
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1. Goodall wondered, "Is it not possible that these (chimpanzee) performances are stimulated by feelings akin to wonder and awe?
古多尔在想：这是不可能的，这些黑猩猩表演是由类似的感受惊奇和敬畏刺激？
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2. He felt an indescribable sensation somewhat akin to dread--that dread of the daylight which even in the desert makes us fear we are watched and observed.
他有一种说不出感觉，有点近乎恐怖，那是一种在光天化日之下，即使在沙漠里我们也怕被人看到的恐怖。
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3. Several people took a gesture of political confrontation on the street akin to "perfor-mance art," but this remains a mere episode, as long as we do not set a "zero tolerance" goal.
一些人走上街头，采取政治对抗的姿态，这无异于一种“行为艺术”，但只要我们对这样的事件不做“零容忍”，其只会是社会生活中的一个小插曲。
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