take after

英 [teɪk ˈɑːftə(r)]

美 [teɪk ˈæftər]

（在外表、举止、性格方面）像（某家庭成员）

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (在外表、举止、性格方面)像(某家庭成员)
  If youtake aftera member of your family, you resemble them in your appearance, your behaviour, or your character.
  1. Ted's always been difficult, Mr Kemp — he takes after his dad.
     肯普先生，特德一直很难相处——像他爸。

英英释义

verb

• imitate in behavior
  1. Teenagers follow their friends in everything
  Synonym:follow
• be similar to a relative
  1. She takes after her father!

双语例句

• The twins take after their mother.
  这对双胞胎和她们的父母很像。
• He is going to take after his brother and join the army.
  他将学他哥哥的榜样，也去参军。
• Arlene seems to take after her grandmother more than her mother.
  阿琳似乎像祖母不太像母亲。
• But who does he take after to be so stupid?
  不过他像谁一样那么笨？
• To my surprise, Jack does not take after his father at all.
  令我惊奇的是，杰克和他爸爸长的一点儿也不像。
• Try to take after your parents who are honest and hardworking people.
  要学习你们的父母，他们是诚实勤劳的人。
• Ted's always been difficult, Mr Kemp — he takes after his dad.
  肯普先生，特德一直很难相处——像他爸。
• As soon as his horned friend were down, William turned, clinked off like a long-dog, and jumped safe over hedge, before the praying bull had got on his feet again to take after him.
  威廉等到他那长角的朋友一跪下去，就转过身去像一条猎狗蹿起来，祈祷的公牛还没有站起来向他追过去，他已经跳过树篱平安无事了。
• The children take after their father in his way of speaking.
  这些孩子说话时后的样子活像他们的父亲。
• I guess we take after each other.
  我想是我们互相学习的结果。