[N-VAR 可变名词]隐喻；暗喻；比喻的说法 A metaphor is an imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which is the same in a particular way. For example, if you want to say that someone is very shy and frightened of things, you might say that they are a mouse.
...the avoidance of 'violent expressions and metaphors' like 'kill two birds with one stone'.
避免使用“有暴力意味的表达和隐喻”，例如“一石二鸟”
...the writer's use of metaphor.
作者对隐喻的运用
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[N-VAR 可变名词]象征；标志 If one thing is a metaphor for another, it is intended or regarded as a symbol of it.
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The divided family remains a powerful metaphor for a society that continued to tear itself apart.
破碎的家庭仍旧是一个继续分崩离析的社会的有力象征。
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[PHRASE 短语]混合(使用)隐喻(指同时运用两个矛盾的隐喻) If you mix your metaphors, you use two conflicting metaphors. People do this accidentally, or sometimes deliberately as a joke.
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To mix yet more metaphors, you were trying to run before you could walk, and I've clipped your wings...
混用更多的隐喻来说，你还没学会走就想跑，而我又剪掉了你的翅膀。
Despite the mixed metaphor, there is some truth in this judgement.
尽管有混用的比喻，这个判断还是有些道理的。
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meta·phor/ˈmetəfə(r); NAmEˈmetəfər//ˈmetəfɔː(r); NAmEˈmetəfɔːr/noun[countable , uncountable ]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 example She has a heart of stone;the use of such words and phrases 暗喻；隐喻◆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☞collocationsat
1a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing → simile: She uses some wonderful images and metaphors in her writing. a very creative use of metaphor► see thesaurus at
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2mixed metaphor the use of two different metaphors at the same time to describe something, especially in a way that seems silly or funny3something that represents a general idea or qualitymetaphor for Their relationship is a metaphor for the failure of communication in the modern world.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsuse a metaphor· To use her own metaphor, she is a caged bird who wants to fly free.extend a metaphor (=to use other metaphors with a similar idea)· The poem extends the metaphor of food still further.borrow a metaphor from something (=use a metaphor from another subject, book etc)· To borrow an architectural metaphor, you cannot see the whole building if you focus on the individual bricks.adjectivesa powerful metaphor (=one that works very well)· His election campaign used the powerful metaphor of ‘building a bridge to the next century’.a vivid metaphor (=one that gives you a picture in your mind)· The book is full of vivid metaphors and powerful images.an appropriate/apt metaphor (=a very suitable one)· Building on sand is an apt metaphor for the challenge we face.a central metaphor (=one that a poem or book is based around)· The poet as something carried by the ocean is a central metaphor in the book.a mixed metaphor (=the use of two different metaphors at the same time to describe something, especially in a way that seems silly or funny)· In a mixed metaphor, she said ‘he stepped up to the plate and took the bull by the horns.’a religious/military/biological etc metaphor· He uses a military metaphor to describe these women as ‘storming’ the castle of male power.
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