| 释义 |
metaphor美 ['metə.fɔr] 英 ['metəfɔː(r)] n. symbol,figure of speech,image,allegory,comparison 1. | 暗喻；隐喻a word or phrase used to describe sb/sth else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful, for exampleShe has a heart of stone ; the use of such words and phrases |
| a game of football used as a metaphor for the competitive struggle of life 用来喻指生活中的激烈斗争的一场足球比赛 | | the writer's striking use of metaphor 这位作家对于隐喻的独到运用 |
n. | 2. 【修辞学】隐喻,暗喻;(某种概念、品质或情况等的)象征 |
n. | 1. the use to describe somebody or something of a word or phrase that is not meant literally but by means of a vivid comparison expresses something about him, her, or it, e.g. saying that somebody is a snake 2. all language that involves figures of speech or symbolism and does not literally represent real things 3. one thing used or considered to represent another 4. a word or phrase that means one thing and is used for referring to another thing in order to emphasize their similar qualities 5. something that is intended to represent another situation or idea 1. the use to describe somebody or something of a word or phrase that is not meant literally but by means of a vivid comparison expresses something about him, her, or it, e.g. saying that somebody is a snake 2. all language that involves figures of speech or symbolism and does not literally represent real things 3. one thing used or considered to represent another 4. a word or phrase that means one thing and is used for referring to another thing in order to emphasize their similar qualities 5. something that is intended to represent another situation or idea |
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