比喻 /bǐyù/ meaning in English

Chinese	English
比喻 /bǐyù/ verb	liken [likened, likening, likens](compare) verb [UK: ˈlaɪk.ən] [US: ˈlaɪk.ən] metaphorize(describe something using metaphors) verb
比喻 /bǐyù/ noun	metaphor [metaphors](uncountable: figure of speech) noun [UK: ˈmet.əf.ə(r)] [US: ˈmet.ə.fɔːr] simile [simili](figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another) noun [UK: ˈsɪ.mɪ.li] [US: ˈsɪ.mə.li] trope [tropes](rhetoric: figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning) noun [UK: trəʊp] [US: troʊp]
比喻 /bǐyù/ adjective	figurative(metaphorical; not literal) adjective [UK: ˈfɪ.ɡjə.rə.tɪv] [US: ˈfɪ.ɡjə.rə.tɪv] metaphorical(pertaining to a metaphor) adjective [UK: ˌme.tə.ˈfɒ.rɪk.l̩] [US: ˌme.tə.ˈfɔː.rɪk.l̩]

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比喻 /bǐyù/ verb

liken [likened, likening, likens](compare)
verb
[UK: ˈlaɪk.ən] [US: ˈlaɪk.ən]

metaphorize(describe something using metaphors)
verb

比喻 /bǐyù/ noun

metaphor [metaphors](uncountable: figure of speech)
noun
[UK: ˈmet.əf.ə(r)] [US: ˈmet.ə.fɔːr]

simile [simili](figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.mɪ.li] [US: ˈsɪ.mə.li]

trope [tropes](rhetoric: figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning)
noun
[UK: trəʊp] [US: troʊp]

比喻 /bǐyù/ adjective

figurative(metaphorical; not literal)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡjə.rə.tɪv] [US: ˈfɪ.ɡjə.rə.tɪv]

metaphorical(pertaining to a metaphor)
adjective
[UK: ˌme.tə.ˈfɒ.rɪk.l̩] [US: ˌme.tə.ˈfɔː.rɪk.l̩]

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