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metaphor [metaphors] (countable: word or phrase used in metaphor) noun [UK: ˈmet.əf.ə(r)] [US: ˈmet.ə.fɔːr] | 比拟 /bǐnǐ/noun 比擬noun 象征 /xiàngzhēng/noun 象徵noun 隐喻 /yǐnyù/noun 隱喻noun |
metaphor [metaphors] (uncountable: figure of speech) noun [UK: ˈmet.əf.ə(r)] [US: ˈmet.ə.fɔːr] | 比喻 /bǐyù/noun |
metaphorical (pertaining to a metaphor) adjective [UK: ˌme.tə.ˈfɒ.rɪk.l̩] [US: ˌme.tə.ˈfɔː.rɪk.l̩] | 比喻 /bǐyù/adjective 象征 /xiàngzhēng/adjective 象徵adjective |
metaphorize (describe something using metaphors) verb | 比喻 /bǐyù/verb |