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  1. metaphor

    • IPA[ˈmɛtəfə]

    英式

    • n.
      a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable;a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else
    • noun: metaphor, plural noun: metaphors

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    名詞

    • 1. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable when we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor her poetry depends on suggestion and metaphor
    • a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else the amounts of money being lost by the company were enough to make it a metaphor for an industry that was teetering
    • n.
      a combination of two or more incompatible metaphors, which produces a ridiculous effect (e.g., ...

    Oxford American Dictionary

    • n.
      a combination of two or more incompatible metaphors (e.g. this tower of strength will forge ahead).

    Oxford Dictionary

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    • IPA[ˈmedəˌfôr]

    美式

    • n.
      a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is ... her poetry depends on suggestion and metaphor “I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression,” said Mark, who was fond of theatrical metaphors

    Oxford American Dictionary