met·a·phor
noun/ˈmetəfə(r)/, /ˈmetəfɔː(r)/
/ˈmetəfər/, /ˈmetəfɔːr/
[countable, uncountable]- a word or phrase used to describe somebody/something else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful, for example She has a heart of stone; the use of such words and phrases
暗喻；隐喻 - a game of football used as a metaphor for the competitive struggle of life
用来喻指生活中的激烈斗争的一场足球比赛 - the writer’s striking use of metaphor
这位作家对于隐喻的独到运用
Collocations LiteratureLiteratureBeing a writercompare simile- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
- use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
- read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
Wordfinder- alliteration
- euphemism
- figure of speech
- hyperbole
- image
- litotes
- metaphor
- metonymy
- onomatopoeia
- paradox
Extra ExamplesTopics Languageb2, Literature and writingb2- ‘This vale of tears’ is a metaphor for the human condition.
“泪之谷”是尘世的隐喻说法。 - He uses the metaphor of fire to represent hatred.
他用火来比喻仇恨。 - The ladder metaphor works in several ways.
梯子的隐喻有几重含义。 - an extended metaphor for human existence
对人类生存的延喻 - one of the central metaphors in the book
该书中的核心隐喻之一 - the metaphor of life as a journey
把人生比作旅程的隐喻
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- appropriate
- apt
- good
- …
- employ
- invoke
- use
- …
- describe something
- represent something
- imply something
- …
- metaphor for
- metaphor of
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French métaphore, via Latin from Greek metaphora, from metapherein ‘to transfer’. - a game of football used as a metaphor for the competitive struggle of life