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like

/laɪk/

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variant 1: likes
variant 2: liked

1 · verb

be fond of

喜欢；喜

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These twins like different colors, so it is easy to tell them apart.

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这对双胞胎喜欢不同的颜色，很容易分清谁是谁。

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