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请问老师，sound like 是什么意思，有什么用法，谢谢您的解答。
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■sound like 的意思
sound like 的意思是“是听起来像”，其中的like为介词，所以其后通常接名词或代词作宾语。如以下各句均摘自英美词典：
Your doctrine certainly sounds like socialism. 你的学说听起来的确很像社会主义。
It was meant to sound like an epoch-making declaration. 有意让它听起来像是一个划时代的宣言。
I told her she didn’t have to do that, which sounds like an ungrateful thing to say. 我对她说她并非一定要做那件事。这样说听上去好像有些忘恩负义。
It sounds like an advert: easy on the ear but bland and forgettable. 这听起来像广告词：听着简单易懂，但是枯燥乏味，容易忘记。
Whilst this might sound like a truism, it is nevertheless a crucial problem to address. 尽管这可能听起来像是老生常谈，但却是待解决的重要问题。
■sound like 的搭配
前面已提到sound like中的like是介词，所以其后接动词时，要用动名词。如：
What he wants is a switch to a market economy in a way which does not reduce people’s standard of living. To many this sounds like wanting to have his cake and eat it. 他想要转型为市场经济，同时又不降低人们的生活水平。在许多人看来，这是想要鱼与熊掌兼得。――摘自《柯林斯Cobuild高阶英汉双解学习词典》
▲有时动名词前还可以带逻辑主语。如：
That sounds like a child crying. 听起来好像是儿童的哭泣声。――摘自《牛津中阶英语词典》
That sounds like Bill coming up the stairs. 听起来好像是比尔在上楼。――摘自《英语用法指南》(第2版)
You don’t sound like a foreigner talking English. 听你讲英语，不像是外国人。――摘自《柯林斯Cobuild高阶英汉双解学习词典》（注：句中的talking English是正确的，不要认为是打错字了！）