比bei2作zok3

English

1. to liken to
2. to compare to

Examples

• 我們常常把死亡比作睡眠。

  Death is often compared to sleep.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 我們常常把人生比作一場旅程。

  Life is often compared to a journey.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 阅读一本书可以比作一次旅行。

  Reading a book can be compared to a journey.

  Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

• 如果把自然语言比作一棵随着时间推移而生长的大树，那么世界语就可以比作一棵人工制造出来的塑料树。

  If a natural language can be compared to a tree, which has developed during the course of time, Esperanto can be compared to a plastic tree, which was created artificially.

  Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY