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Definition of akin in English:

akin

adjective əˈkɪnəˈkɪn
  • 1predicative Of similar character.

    相似的

    something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her

    她几近感激。

    genius and madness are akin

    天才和疯癫相似。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The limestone pavement gives the island a character akin to the Burren with a similar flora.
    • Something akin to the process of declaring saints of the Roman Catholic Church.
    • But within the Labour tribe, it is akin to smashing a sacred tablet of stone.
    • Without having read his comments, something akin to that feeling always propelled me on.
    • It's more akin to buying a lottery ticket than paying for a service.
    • This gives it a unique character, more akin to a board game such as chess than to a normal card game.
    • When it comes to knocking the stuffing out of rival teams, Hearts are becoming something akin to specialists.
    • In fact, the Chinese model is akin to the Gandhian scheme of decentralised development.
    • Since the collapse of Enron in January 2002, maintenance has become more akin to life support.
    • Winstone proclaims his love for West Ham as he tops up his tan by a Spanish pool, looking something akin to an orange Smart car.
    • Goodwin describes the process as being akin to working on a jigsaw.
    • That's the way he characterised your approach and he said that was akin to blackmail.
    • At the moment the situation is very much akin to the tail wagging the dog.
    • There are areas of every American city that you steer clear of or hurry through because they are more akin to third than first world.
    • With 12 independently administered areas, the city is more akin to a series of linked villages.
    • This is an experience that cannot be replicated outside a university or something at least akin to it.
    • As Ray puts it, this is akin to the change and variation occurring among the characters in a story.
    • The effect is somewhat akin to accelerating through various 20th century musical schools.
    • Salvaging good news from such a disaster may be akin to pulling a shopping trolley out of a canal - what exactly do you gain?
    • It was his character which was unpredictable, akin to a time-bomb waiting to go off.
    Synonyms
    similar, related, close, near, corresponding, comparable, parallel, equivalent
    allied with, connected with, like
    alike, matching, analogous, cognate, of a piece
    1. 1.1 Related by blood.
      有血缘关系的
      my parents were akin, probably half cousins

Origin

Mid 16th century: contracted form of of kin.

Rhymes

agin, begin, Berlin, bin, Boleyn, Bryn, chin, chin-chin, Corinne, din, fin, Finn, Flynn, gaijin, Glyn, grin, Gwyn, herein, Ho Chi Minh, in, inn, Jin, jinn, kin, Kweilin, linn, Lynn, mandolin, mandoline, Min, no-win, pin, Pinyin, quin, shin, sin, skin, spin, therein, thin, Tientsin, tin, Tonkin, Turin, twin, underpin, Vietminh, violin, wherein, whin, whipper-in, win, within, Wynne, yin

Definition of akin in US English:

akin

adjectiveəˈkɪnəˈkin
  • 1Of similar character.

    相似的

    something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her

    她几近感激。

    genius and madness are akin

    天才和疯癫相似。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In fact, the Chinese model is akin to the Gandhian scheme of decentralised development.
    • This is an experience that cannot be replicated outside a university or something at least akin to it.
    • Without having read his comments, something akin to that feeling always propelled me on.
    • Salvaging good news from such a disaster may be akin to pulling a shopping trolley out of a canal - what exactly do you gain?
    • The limestone pavement gives the island a character akin to the Burren with a similar flora.
    • That's the way he characterised your approach and he said that was akin to blackmail.
    • Goodwin describes the process as being akin to working on a jigsaw.
    • Something akin to the process of declaring saints of the Roman Catholic Church.
    • It was his character which was unpredictable, akin to a time-bomb waiting to go off.
    • At the moment the situation is very much akin to the tail wagging the dog.
    • There are areas of every American city that you steer clear of or hurry through because they are more akin to third than first world.
    • Since the collapse of Enron in January 2002, maintenance has become more akin to life support.
    • But within the Labour tribe, it is akin to smashing a sacred tablet of stone.
    • When it comes to knocking the stuffing out of rival teams, Hearts are becoming something akin to specialists.
    • With 12 independently administered areas, the city is more akin to a series of linked villages.
    • It's more akin to buying a lottery ticket than paying for a service.
    • As Ray puts it, this is akin to the change and variation occurring among the characters in a story.
    • This gives it a unique character, more akin to a board game such as chess than to a normal card game.
    • Winstone proclaims his love for West Ham as he tops up his tan by a Spanish pool, looking something akin to an orange Smart car.
    • The effect is somewhat akin to accelerating through various 20th century musical schools.
    Synonyms
    similar, related, close, near, corresponding, comparable, parallel, equivalent
    1. 1.1 Related by blood.
      有血缘关系的

Origin

Mid 16th century: contracted form of of kin.

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