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单词 simile
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simile

noun
/ˈsɪməli/
/ˈsɪməli/
[countable, uncountable] (specialist)
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  1. a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words like or as, for example a face like a mask or as white as snow; the use of such words and phrases
    • The General liked to apply military similes to a very wide variety of matters.
    • the writer’s use of simile
    compare metaphorTopics Languageb2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, neuter of similis ‘like’.
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