metaphor
- IPA[ˈmɛtəfə]
英式
- 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
- a combination of two or more incompatible metaphors, which produces a ridiculous effect (e.g., ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- 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
- 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
