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

单词	metaphor
释义	metaphor metaphor /ˈmet.ə.fɔː^r/ aep /ˈmet̬.ə.fɔːr/ noun [C or U] ► C2 an expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object: » 'The mind is an ocean' and 'the city is a jungle' are both metaphors.» Metaphor and simile are the most commonly used figures of speech in everyday language.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Figurative use of language
随便看	stick to sth stick to your guns stick up stick-up stick up for sth/sb stick with it stick with sth/sb sticky stick your neck out stick your snoot in/into stick your snoot in/into (sth) stick your snoot in/into sth sticky tape sticky tune sticky wicket stiff stiffen stiffly stiffness stiff/straight as a ramrod stiff upper lip stiffy stifle stifling stiflingly

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