单词	figure of speech
释义	figure of speech noun phrase : a form of expression (such as a simile or metaphor) used to convey meaning or heighten effect often by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning or connotation familiar to the reader or listener Word History First Known Use 1751, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition figure of speech noun plural figures of speech : an expression (as a simile or a metaphor) that uses words in other than a plain or literal way figure of speech phrase as in phrase a sequence of words having a specific meaning "The straw that broke the camel's back" is just a figure of speech, as there's not really a straw and not really a camel. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance phrase idiom expression term slogan motto cliche epithet locution name shibboleth cliché watchword byword expletive cry colloquialism euphemism neologism archaism modernism provincialism vulgarism
随便看	triple star triple thread triple threat triple tree triple valve triple-A triple-a battery triple-awn grass triple-awned grass triple-bogey triple-decker triple-double triple-expansion engine triple-header triple-nerved triple-rivet triple-space triple-spaced triple-spaces triple-spacing triple-team triple-teamed triple-teaming triple-teams triple-threat

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