metaphor

名词

1. 1

   隐喻、暗喻、比喻修辞学

   The poem uses light as a metaphor for hope.

   这首诗以光作为希望的隐喻。

2. 2

   象征、写照

   The crumbling bridge became a metaphor for the city's decline.

   那座崩塌的桥成了这座城市衰败的象征。