英语词汇“metaphor”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINmetaphor

Origin:

1400-1500 French métaphore, from Latin, from Greek metaphora, from meta- ( ➔ META-) + pherein ‘to carry’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

She was a caged bird, to use her own metaphor, that had to break free.
Through metaphor and symbolism, Thoreau discusses the importance of nature.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

That is not a metaphor, it is the plain truth.
The rule of thumb for making good use of a metaphor is to compare what is said with what is meant.
There are more ways than one in which a metaphor can mislead.
There are only so many metaphors any choreographer can come up with for anomie.
Think of the torturous metaphors and similes that the readers would be spared.
Various metaphors have illustrated this fact of spiritual life.
We use this metaphor to characterize local authorities' responses to care programming.

THESAURUStechniques used in language► metaphor

a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing: · The beehive is a metaphor for human society.

► simile

an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words as or like, for example ‘as white as snow’: · The poet uses the simile ‘soft like clay’.

► irony

the use of words that are the opposite of what you really mean, often in order to be amusing: · ‘I’m so happy to hear that,’ he said, with more than a trace of irony in his voice.

► bathos

a sudden change from a subject that is beautiful, moral, or serious to something that is ordinary, silly, or not important: · The play is too sentimental and full of bathos.

► hyperbole

a way of describing something by saying that it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is – used especially to excite people’s feelings: · In his speeches, he used a lot of hyperbole.· journalistic hyperbole

► alliteration

the use of several words together that all begin with the same sound, in order to make a special effect, especially in poetry: · the alliteration of the ‘s’ sound in ‘sweet birds sang softly’

► imagery

the use of words to describe ideas or actions in a way that makes the reader connect the ideas with pictures in their mind: · the use of water imagery in Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’· She uses the imagery of a bird’s song to represent eternal hope.

► rhetorical question

a question that you ask as a way of making a statement, without expecting an answer: · When he said ‘how can these attitudes still exist in a civilized society?’, he was asking a rhetorical question.

WORD SETS► Literature

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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meanings 1 & 2verbs► use 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.

adjectives► a 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.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► dead

· Not surprisingly, dead metaphors as a rule present fewer problems to foreign learners of a language than idioms do.· This is a dead metaphor in the standard language, and so will attract little notice.

► poetic

· That we influence the world around us is not simply a poetic metaphor.· They do not exhibit the semantic indeterminacy characteristic of poetic metaphors.· Compared with poetic devices like metaphor, they are probably rather mundane.· For Kane a poetic metaphor became a literal truth.

VERB► become

· Geographical paralysis becomes a bitter metaphor for their entire existence.· Fire here becomes a metaphor for the suddenness of the event.· This property is responsible for the hologram becoming a popular metaphor for human memory.· The debate of butter-side-up versus butter-side-down becomes a metaphor for many of the conflicts in the classroom.

► mix

· I have mixed metaphors for all occasions.· Like the Curate's Egg, though, not everything in this particular garden is brambles, to mix metaphors.

► provide

· To draw and write on skin provides its own metaphor of the corporeal and the transcendent.

► use

· By using metaphors and similes you allow the readers to associate their own experiences, memories, or connotations.· We use this metaphor to characterize local authorities' responses to care programming.· You use two metaphors there, Audley, one financial, one medical.· The economic and the political are out of kilter; to use a homely metaphor, it is like bike gears crunching.· On this subject, in 1858, Lord Elphinstone used a significant metaphor.· To use yet another metaphor, moulding of form can be thought of as metalworking; patterning like painting.· Of course, Raskin did not use a munitions metaphor.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► mixed metaphor

I have mixed metaphors for all occasions.
Instances are quoted of highly contrived antithesis, of mixed metaphor and elaborate circumlocution.

单词	metaphor
释义	metaphormet‧a‧phor /ˈmetəfə, -fɔː $ -fɔːr/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINmetaphor Origin: 1400-1500 French métaphore, from Latin, from Greek metaphora, from meta- ( ➔ META-) + pherein ‘to carry’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES She was a caged bird, to use her own metaphor, that had to break free. Through metaphor and symbolism, Thoreau discusses the importance of nature. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS That is not a metaphor, it is the plain truth. The rule of thumb for making good use of a metaphor is to compare what is said with what is meant. There are more ways than one in which a metaphor can mislead. There are only so many metaphors any choreographer can come up with for anomie. Think of the torturous metaphors and similes that the readers would be spared. Various metaphors have illustrated this fact of spiritual life. We use this metaphor to characterize local authorities' responses to care programming. Thesaurus THESAURUStechniques used in language► metaphor a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing: · The beehive is a metaphor for human society. ► simile an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words as or like, for example ‘as white as snow’: · The poet uses the simile ‘soft like clay’. ► irony the use of words that are the opposite of what you really mean, often in order to be amusing: · ‘I’m so happy to hear that,’ he said, with more than a trace of irony in his voice. ► bathos a sudden change from a subject that is beautiful, moral, or serious to something that is ordinary, silly, or not important: · The play is too sentimental and full of bathos. ► hyperbole a way of describing something by saying that it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is – used especially to excite people’s feelings: · In his speeches, he used a lot of hyperbole.· journalistic hyperbole ► alliteration the use of several words together that all begin with the same sound, in order to make a special effect, especially in poetry: · the alliteration of the ‘s’ sound in ‘sweet birds sang softly’ ► imagery the use of words to describe ideas or actions in a way that makes the reader connect the ideas with pictures in their mind: · the use of water imagery in Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’· She uses the imagery of a bird’s song to represent eternal hope. ► rhetorical question a question that you ask as a way of making a statement, without expecting an answer: · When he said ‘how can these attitudes still exist in a civilized society?’, he was asking a rhetorical question. WORD SETS► Literature acrostic, nounadapt, verballiteration, nounanagram, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantihero, nounapologia, nounappendix, nounassonance, nounauthorship, nounautobiography, nounballad, nounbard, nounbathos, nounbiography, nounblank verse, nounbowdlerize, verbburlesque, nouncaesura, nouncameo, nouncanon, nouncanto, nouncaricature, nounchapter, nouncharacterization, nouncitation, nounclimax, nounclimax, verbcoda, nouncollected, adjectiveconceit, nouncorpus, nouncouplet, nouncritique, noundactyl, noundeclamatory, adjectivedeconstruction, noundense, adjectivedevice, noundialogue, noundiarist, noundiction, noundigest, noundoggerel, noundraft, noundraft, verbdrama, noundub, nounelegy, nounending, nounepic, adjectiveepigram, nounepilogue, nounepistolary, adjectiveepitaph, nounessay, nounessayist, nouneulogy, nounexegesis, nounfable, nounfairy tale, nounfantasy, nounfiction, nounfictional, adjectivefirst edition, nounfirst person, nounflashback, nounflorid, adjectiveflowery, adjectivefolk, adjectiveforeword, nounformulaic, adjectivefree verse, nounghost story, nounGothic, adjectivegrandiloquent, adjectivehaiku, nounheroic, adjectiveheroic couplet, nounhexameter, nounhumorist, nounhyperbole, nouniamb, nouniambic pentameter, nounimage, nounimagery, nouninformal, adjectiveingénue, nouninstalment, nounirony, nounjournal, nounlay, nounlimerick, nounlit., literary, adjectiveliterature, nounlyric, adjectivelyric, nounlyrical, adjectivelyricism, nounman of letters, nounmanuscript, nounmetaphor, nounmetaphorical, adjectivemetre, nounmetrical, adjectivemonologue, nounnarrative, nounnarrator, nounnaturalism, nounnaturalistic, adjectivenom de plume, nounnovel, nounnovelist, nounnovella, nounnursery rhyme, nounode, nounonomatopoeia, nounpadding, nounpaean, nounparagraph, nounparaphrase, verbparaphrase, nounparenthetical, adjectivepassage, nounpathetic fallacy, nounpen name, nounpentameter, nounperiphrasis, nounperoration, nounpicaresque, adjectiveplaywright, nounplot, nounpoem, nounpoet, nounpoetess, nounpoetic, adjectivepoetic licence, nounpoet laureate, nounpoetry, nounpolemic, nounpolemical, adjectivepotboiler, nounprécis, nounpreface, nounprefatory, adjectiveprologue, nounprose, nounprosody, nounprotagonist, nounpseudonym, nounpulp, nounquatrain, nounquotation, nounquote, verbreading, nounrecite, verbrendition, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrhetoric, nounrhyme, nounrhyme, verbromance, nounsaga, nounsatire, nounsatirist, nounscience fiction, nounscribbler, nounscript, nounself-portrait, nounSF, Shakespearean, adjectiveshort story, nounsimile, nounsoliloquy, nounsonnet, nounstanza, nounstilted, adjectivestory, nounstream of consciousness, nounstylist, nounsubplot, nounsubtitle, nounsuperhero, nounsurrealism, nounsurrealistic, adjectivesynopsis, nountailpiece, nountale, nountalking book, nountearjerker, nountext, nountextual, adjectivetexture, nountheme, nounthriller, nountitle, nountragedian, nountragedy, nountragic, adjectivetragicomedy, nountrope, nounturgid, adjectiveunabridged, adjectiveverse, nounvignette, nounvolume, nounweepy, nounwell-turned, adjectivewhodunit, nounwriter, nounwriter's block, nounyarn, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meanings 1 & 2verbs► use 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. adjectives► a 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. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► dead · Not surprisingly, dead metaphors as a rule present fewer problems to foreign learners of a language than idioms do.· This is a dead metaphor in the standard language, and so will attract little notice. ► poetic · That we influence the world around us is not simply a poetic metaphor.· They do not exhibit the semantic indeterminacy characteristic of poetic metaphors.· Compared with poetic devices like metaphor, they are probably rather mundane.· For Kane a poetic metaphor became a literal truth. VERB► become · Geographical paralysis becomes a bitter metaphor for their entire existence.· Fire here becomes a metaphor for the suddenness of the event.· This property is responsible for the hologram becoming a popular metaphor for human memory.· The debate of butter-side-up versus butter-side-down becomes a metaphor for many of the conflicts in the classroom. ► mix · I have mixed metaphors for all occasions.· Like the Curate's Egg, though, not everything in this particular garden is brambles, to mix metaphors. ► provide · To draw and write on skin provides its own metaphor of the corporeal and the transcendent. ► use · By using metaphors and similes you allow the readers to associate their own experiences, memories, or connotations.· We use this metaphor to characterize local authorities' responses to care programming.· You use two metaphors there, Audley, one financial, one medical.· The economic and the political are out of kilter; to use a homely metaphor, it is like bike gears crunching.· On this subject, in 1858, Lord Elphinstone used a significant metaphor.· To use yet another metaphor, moulding of form can be thought of as metalworking; patterning like painting.· Of course, Raskin did not use a munitions metaphor. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► mixed metaphor I have mixed metaphors for all occasions. Instances are quoted of highly contrived antithesis, of mixed metaphor and elaborate circumlocution. 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 language2mixed 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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