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metaphor

释义

metaphor

noun

UK /ˈmetəfə(r)/UK /ˈmetəfɔː(r)/

Word Forms

singular	metaphor
plural	metaphors

1
countable literaturea word or phrase that means one thing and is used for referring to another thing in order to emphasize their similar qualities
He uses the metaphor of the family to describe the role of the state.
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adjacency pair
Americanism
1. 1a
  uncountable the use of metaphors in literature
  Synonyms and related words
  Processes in fiction
  allegory
  anthropomorphic
  bathos
2
countable something that is intended to represent another situation or idea
metaphor for:
It is easy to see the crumbling building as a metaphor for the society of the time.
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metaphor

noun

US /ˈmetəˌfɔr/

Word Forms

singular	metaphor
plural	metaphors

1
countable literaturea word or phrase that means one thing and is used for referring to another thing in order to emphasize their similar qualities
He uses the metaphor of the family to describe the role of the state.
Synonyms and related words
Types of word or phrase
acrostic
adjacency pair
Americanism
1. 1a
  uncountable the use of metaphors in literature
  Synonyms and related words
  Processes in fiction
  allegory
  anthropomorphic
  bathos
2
countable something that is intended to represent another situation or idea
metaphor for:
It is easy to see the crumbling building as a metaphor for the society of the time.
Synonyms and related words
Replacements
assignee
replacement
substitute

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