metaphor

🇺🇸 /ˈmetəfər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmetəfə(r)/
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标签 TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
noun
B2

a word or phrase that describes something by comparing it to something else with similar qualities

The author used a metaphor to describe the city as a sleeping giant

作者使用了一个隐喻,将这座城市描述为一个沉睡的巨人

translation

n. 隐喻

词形变化

Plural metaphors