| 单词 | metaphor |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔a metaphor for sth〕In the film, the city is a metaphor for confusion and loneliness.在这部电影中，城市是迷惘与孤独的象征。剑桥高阶〔a metaphor for sth〕The author uses disease as a metaphor for the corruption in society.这位作家用疾病来比喻社会中的腐败。剑桥高阶〔anthropomorphic〕When we speak of the eye of a needle, we use an anthropomorphic metaphor.当我们把针孔说成针眼时就是用上了一个拟人化的譬喻。英汉大词典〔chaos theory〕A frequent metaphor for one aspect of chaos theory is called the Butterfly Effect - butterflies flapping their wings in the Amazon affect the weather in Chicago.关于混沌理论的一个方面，有个频繁引用的比喻叫做蝴蝶效应——蝴蝶在亚马孙扇动翅膀会影响芝加哥的天气。剑桥高阶〔colour〕Intelligent use of metaphors can add colour to your writing.巧妙地使用隐喻可以使文章生动起来。朗文当代〔comprehension〕This metaphor is beyond (或above) all comprehension.这个隐喻难以理解。英汉大词典〔conjure〕We conjure up our own metaphors for our own needs.我们为自己的需要设想出自己的比喻说法。英汉大词典〔darkness〕The darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness.比喻的隐晦破坏了它的效果。英汉大词典〔death throes〕Their work is a despairing metaphor for a society in its death throes.他们的作品是对一个正在作垂死挣扎的社会的绝望隐喻。柯林斯高阶〔death throes〕Their work is a despairing metaphor for a society in its death throes.他们的工作是这个苟延残喘的社会的令人绝望的影射。外研社新世纪〔device〕Metaphor is a common literary device.隐喻是一种常用的文学手法。朗文当代〔distinguish〕Let us distinguish the various types of metaphor.让我们把各种隐喻分类。21世纪英汉〔figural〕Metaphor and metonymy are two varieties of figural speech.隐喻和转喻是两种比喻手法。英汉大词典〔image〕A figure of speech, especially a metaphor or simile.演说形式，尤指明喻或隐喻美国传统〔metaphor〕Metaphor and simile are the most commonly used figures of speech in everyday language.隐喻和明喻是日常语言中最常用的修辞手法。剑桥高阶〔metaphor〕Central to Piccaso's work was the metaphor of the bullfight.斗牛这一意象乃是毕加索作品的主线。英汉大词典〔metaphor〕Despite the mixed metaphor, there is some truth in this judgement.尽管有混用的比喻, 这个论断还是有些道理的。外研社新世纪〔metaphor〕Despite the mixed metaphor, there is some truth in this judgement.尽管有混用的比喻，这个判断还是有些道理的。柯林斯高阶〔metaphor〕Don't mix your metaphors.不要混杂隐喻。英汉大词典〔metaphor〕He often uses the metaphor of the family to describe the role of the state.他经常用家庭作比喻来描述国家的职责。麦克米伦高阶〔metaphor〕He uses the metaphor of fire to represent hatred.他用火来比喻仇恨。牛津搭配〔metaphor〕Her poems include many imaginative metaphors.她的诗歌包含了很多富有想象力的隐喻。韦氏高阶〔metaphor〕She uses some wonderful images and metaphors in her writing.她在作品中用了很多出色的意象明喻和暗喻。朗文当代〔metaphor〕She's forever using mixed metaphors like ‘This is a great headache lifted off my shoulders'.她老是使用诸如“这是一个从我肩膀上卸下的很大的头痛”之类的混合隐喻。麦克米伦高阶〔metaphor〕The author uses flight as a metaphor for freedom.作者将飞翔作为自由的象征。韦氏高阶〔metaphor〕The divided family remains a powerful metaphor for a society that continued to tear itself apart.破碎的家庭仍旧是一个继续分崩离析的社会的有力象征。柯林斯高阶〔metaphor〕The divided family remains a powerful metaphor for a society that continued to tear itself apart.破碎的家庭仍旧是对持续分崩离析的社会的有力譬喻。外研社新世纪〔metaphor〕The ladder metaphor works in several ways.梯子的隐喻有几重含义。牛津搭配〔metaphor〕Their relationship is a metaphor for the failure of communication in the modern world.他们之间的关系说明了现代社会中存在的沟通问题。朗文当代〔metaphor〕To mix yet more metaphors, you were trying to run before you could walk, and I've clipped your wings.我再多用个混杂引喻的说法, 你还没学会走路时就想奔跑, 而我却把你的翅膀剪掉了。外研社新世纪〔metaphor〕To mix yet more metaphors, you were trying to run before you could walk, and I've clipped your wings.混用更多的隐喻来说，你还没学会走就想跑，而我又剪掉了你的翅膀。柯林斯高阶〔metaphor〕Using metaphor, we say that computers have senses and a memory.打个比方,我们可以说计算机有感觉和记忆力。英汉大词典〔mix your metaphors〕Mixing his metaphors, he described the problem by saying "We've opened up a can of worms here, and now we have to get the genie back in the bottle".他用混合隐喻形容面对的问题，“我们打开了一个‘虫罐子’，现在我们必须把妖怪放回瓶子里去”。剑桥高阶〔obvious〕The metaphor is so obvious that it's impossible to miss.这一比喻显而易见，不可能看不出来。牛津搭配〔post-modern〕Ripe with in-jokes, self-references, and post-modern metaphor, the movie questions a too-civilized world.这部电影驾轻就熟地借助圈内笑话、自我指认和后现代主义的隐喻，对过度文明的世界提出了质疑。柯林斯高阶〔post-modern〕The movie is ripe with self-references and post-modern metaphor.这部电影充满了自我指认和后现代主义的隐喻。外研社新世纪〔slang〕All slang is metaphor.所有的俚语都是比喻说法。英汉大词典〔stylistics〕The study of the use of elements of language style, such as metaphor, in particular contexts.文体论：对于具体的上下文中语言，风格因素，如比喻的研究美国传统〔text〕We discussed the use of metaphor in the text.我们讨论了文本中隐喻的使用。牛津搭配〔trope〕The figurative use of a word or an expression, as metaphor or hyperbole.比喻，转义：语言或措辞的比喻用法；隐喻或夸张美国传统〔unstated〕Every metaphor contains within it implicit, unstated assumptions about what is real and what is not.每个隐喻都含有关于真与假的不予言明的含蓄假设。外研社新世纪Metaphor and simile are the most commonly used figures of speech in everyday language.暗喻与明喻是日常用语中最常用的修辞手法。剑桥国际A frequent metaphor for one aspect of chaos theory is called the Butterfly Effect--butterflies flapping their wings in the Amazon affect the weather in Chicago.一个频繁运用的关于混沌理论的某个方面的比喻叫做蝴蝶效应----蝴蝶在亚马逊河拍拍翅膀会影响到芝加哥的天气。剑桥国际He used that outworn metaphor of society as a jungle where only the fittest survive.他使用了那个说烂了的隐喻，即社会是个丛林，只有适者才能生存。剑桥国际In the film, the city is a metaphor for confusion and loneliness.在这部电影里，城市是迷惑与孤独的象征。剑桥国际Mixing his metaphors, he described the problem by saying “We've opened up a can of worms here, and now we have to get the genie back in the bottle”.他用混杂的比喻来描述那个问题:“我们在这儿打开了一罐虫子，而现在我们不得不把这妖怪放回瓶子中。”剑桥国际The author uses disease as a metaphor for the corruption in society.这位作家用疾病来象征社会腐败。剑桥国际 |
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