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met.a.phorH5met7E7fC:5, $5met7E7fC:rnan expression which describes a person or object in a literary way by referring to something that is considered to possess similar characteristics to the person or object you are trying to describe暗喻，比喻说法'The mind is an ocean'and 'the city is a jungle'are both metaphors. [C]“大脑是海洋”和“城市是丛林”两者都是比喻说法。The sporting term 'being on the inside track'is used in business as a metaphor to mean 'having an advantage'. [C] 体育术语“在内道”在生意上被用作一个比喻，意思是“有优势”。Metaphor and simile are the most commonly used figures of speech in everyday language. [U]暗喻与明喻是日常用语中最常用的修辞手法。To be a metaphor for something is to be a symbol which represents that thing.象征In the film, the city is a metaphor for confusion and loneliness. [C]在这部电影里，城市是迷惑与孤独的象征。The author uses disease as a metaphor for the corruption in society. [C]这位作家用疾病来象征社会腐败。
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