核心问题
一九八三年全国研考第Ⅵ.1题：
The twins are so much ____ that it is difficult to tell one from the other. A. similar B. equal C. like D. alike
标准答案规定选 D, 是否可选 C?
词典解答
选 C 也可以。选 C 不仅语法上正确，而且修辞上也无毛病，也就是说，选 C 并不劣于选 D。请看下面的句子：
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He and his brother are very like. (Longman Lexicon of Contemporary English, p. 728) 他和他哥哥长得非常像。
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Then there are Hans and Peter, the twins... and they are very like each other. (Essential English, Book 1, p. 150) 汉斯和彼得是双胞胎，他们长得非常像。