The liquid-like surfaces exhibit dynamic repulsion to various liquids，liquids can easily slide off the surface and showed very low contact angle hysteresis. In recent years，it has become a research hotspot to fabricate liquid-like surfaces with low-cost， 
environmentally-friendly，high performance and durable for massive industrial applications. The unique liquid repellent performance of liquid-like polymer surfaces is closely related with the molecular structure of the polymer distributed on the surface. In this paper，the liquid repellent mechanism of liquid-like polymer surfaces was summarized，which could guide the
fundamental principles of surface design. The polymers with liquid-like characters and the preparation methods of liquid-like polymer surfaces were introduced. Furthermore，the representative applications with recent researches in anti-icing，anti-fouling，drag reduction，lossless directional droplet transport，were reviewed. Finally，the remaining challenges and the future prospects of industrial applications were discussed.