摘要：alike 与 similar 作形容词时在词义上是相同的,“相似、类似的”但前者只用作表语,而similar 既可用作表语,又可用作定语:

alike 与 similar 作形容词时在词义上是相同的,“相似、类似的”但前者只用作表语,而similar 既可用作表语,又可用作定语:

His works were all alike.

他的书都很相似。

The two twins are so alike I can't tell which is which.

这两个双胞胎太像了,以至于我区分不出哪个是哪个。

The twins are alike in appearance but very different in personality.

这对双胞胎外貌相似，但性格迥异。
The two paintings are much alike; even experts have difficulty telling them apart.

这两幅画非常相像，即便是专家也难以分辨。

The English and French realist novelists on the whole had a similar view of life.

英国和法国的现实主义小说家总体上来说对生活有着相似的看法。

The two dresses are similar but not identical.

这两件裙子很相像,但不完全一样。

Their writing styles are similar, suggesting they may have been influenced by the same literary tradition. 他们的写作风格相似，这表明他们可能受到了同一文学传统的影响。

A similar mistake occurs at the end of the paragraph.

这一段的末尾有一个性质类似的错误。

My opinions are similar to his.

我的看法与他的很相似

He and his brother are very much alike/like.

他们兄弟俩太相似了。

A good teacher treats all his students alike.

好的老师对待学生一视同仁。

但是，alike还可以作副词使用，表示相似的、同样的、以同样的方式等意思：同等地；同样地

great minds think alike

英雄所见略同

The techniques are being applied almost everywhere by big and small firms alike.

无论在大公司还是小公司，这些技术的应用几乎无处不在。

来源：翅膀英语