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a metaphor for sth
表示“……的隐喻”，强调某事物象征另一事物。
Her life is a metaphor for struggle.
她的人生是奋斗的隐喻。
隐喻；暗喻
metaphors — plural of metaphor
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
隐喻；暗喻
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to something it does not literally denote in order to suggest a resemblance
Her life is a metaphor for struggle.
她的人生是奋斗的隐喻。
使用日常物体或概念表示计算机的底层方面,以帮助用户执行任务。
The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.
隐喻,一种用非字面表达暗示相似性的修辞手法
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
His comment was a metaphor for the entire situation.
他的评论是对整个情况的隐喻。
"The world is a stage" is a famous metaphor.
“世界是一个舞台”是一个著名的隐喻。
She used a metaphor to explain the complex idea.
她用一个隐喻来解释这个复杂的概念。
表示“……的隐喻”，强调某事物象征另一事物。
Her life is a metaphor for struggle.
她的人生是奋斗的隐喻。
使用隐喻作为修辞手法。
He used a metaphor to explain the concept.
他用了一个隐喻来解释这个概念。
“某事物的隐喻”，与“a metaphor for”相近但结构不同。
The metaphor of the journey is common in literature.
旅程的隐喻在文学中很常见。
Not this
This poem uses a metaphor of nature.
Use this
This poem uses a metaphor for nature.
介词错误：表示'……的隐喻'时，应用介词 for，而不是 of。
Not this
He metaphor the situation.
Use this
He uses a metaphor for the situation.
词性错误：'metaphor' 是名词，不能直接作动词。应使用动词短语 'use a metaphor for'。
Not this
His words are a simile for her beauty.
Use this
His words are a metaphor for her beauty.
混淆概念：'simile' 是明喻，'metaphor' 是隐喻。这里实际是隐喻，所以应用 metaphor。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
混合隐喻
The speech was full of mixed metaphors.
这场演讲充满了混合隐喻。
延伸隐喻
The poem uses an extended metaphor of a journey.
这首诗使用了旅程的延伸隐喻。
强有力的隐喻
That was a powerful metaphor.
那是一个强有力的隐喻。
使用隐喻
She used a metaphor to explain the concept.
她用一个隐喻来解释这个概念。
作为隐喻
The story works as a metaphor for society.
这个故事作为社会的隐喻。
死隐喻
The phrase 'leg of a table' is a dead metaphor.
“桌腿”这个短语是一个死隐喻。
混合隐喻
His speech was full of mixed metaphors that confused the audience.
他的演讲充满了混合隐喻，让听众感到困惑。
延伸隐喻
The poet used an extended metaphor of a journey to describe life.
诗人用延伸的旅程隐喻来描述生活。
……的隐喻
The dark forest is a metaphor for the unknown.
黑暗的森林是未知世界的隐喻。
Use metaphors naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
对比simile: metaphor是直接说A是B, 无需like或as。
中性语体，常用于文学、诗歌和日常语言。
可数复数形式为metaphors；常与for连用，如a metaphor for life。
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