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metaphor noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + METAPHOR | METAPHOR + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEappropriate, apt, good, perfect 贴切的比喻；恰当的比喻powerful, striking 有力的／给人深刻印象的比喻useful 有用的比喻central 核心隐喻◆one of the central metaphors in the book该书中的核心隐喻之一extended 延喻◆an extended metaphor for human existence对人类生存的延喻musical, spatial, visual 音乐／空间／视觉隐喻mixed 混杂隐喻VERB + METAPHORemploy, invoke, use 使用比喻；借助隐喻◆He uses the metaphor of fire to represent hatred.他用火来比喻仇恨。mix 混合隐喻develop, extend 完善／扩展隐喻METAPHOR + VERBdescribe sth, represent sth 隐喻描述⋯／象征⋯imply sth, suggest sth 隐喻暗示⋯work 隐喻适用◆The ladder metaphor works in several ways.梯子的隐喻有几重含义。PREPOSITIONmetaphor for ⋯的隐喻说法◆'This vale of tears' is a metaphor for the human condition.“泪之谷”是尘世的隐喻说法。metaphor of ⋯的隐喻◆the metaphor of life as a journey把人生比作旅程的隐喻 |