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metaphor
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noun 
/ˈmetəfə(r)/ /ˈmetəfɔː(r)/
/ˈmetəfə(r)/ /ˈmetəfɔː(r)/ | singular | metaphor |
| plural | metaphors |
- 1[C] literature a word or phrase that means one thing and is used for referring to another thing in order to emphasize their similar qualities 隐喻；比喻
He uses the metaphor of the family to describe the role of the state. 他用家庭作比喻来描述国家的职责。
Synonyms and related wordsTypes of word or phrase: acrostic, adjacency pair, Americanism...- a.[U] the use of metaphors in literature （文学中）隐喻的使用Synonyms and related wordsProcesses in fiction: allegory, anthropomorphic, bathos...
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- 2[C] something that is intended to represent another situation or idea 象征metaphor for :
It is easy to see the crumbling building as a metaphor for the society of the time.
Synonyms and related wordsReplacements: assignee, replacement, substitute...
See also
- simile
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