n.比喻；n.象征
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
metaphor (noun)1.
a in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or between them (as in ) - figure of speech analogy drowning in money , broadly figurative language - compare simile
2.
an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor - symbol
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
metaphor (noun)an elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something
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metaphorRELATED WORDS:
device; analogy, circumlocution, code word, crank, dead metaphor, euphemism, simile; catachresis, mixed metaphor