Comparisons with 犹如
We can use 犹如 to construct an artificial comparison such as: “as if”.
The verb 犹如 
is used in literary speech to make a colorful comparison between two phenomena or objects.
is used in literary speech to make a colorful comparison between two phenomena or objects.Scheme
A
object 1
犹如
B
object 2
In this construction, we should replace “A” and “B” with nouns or noun phrases.
Pay attention
A noun phrase is a phrase in which the main word is a noun.
Examples
那消息犹如晴天霹雳
The news was out of the blue like sudden thunder from clear skies
nà xiāoxi yóurú qíngtiān pīlì
热烈的掌声，犹如春雷迸发
The warm applause was like a spring thunder bursting
rèliè de zhǎngshēng, yóurú chūnléi bèngfā
生活犹如万花筒，五彩缤纷
Life is like a kaleidoscope - full of colors
shēnghuó yóurú wànhuātǒng, wǔcǎibīnfēn