simile

英['sɪməli] 美['sɪməli]
  • n. 直喻;明喻
GRE
Noun:
  1. a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

1. It is not easy to make a simile go on all fours.
一个比喻要完全贴切是不容易的.

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2. I believe this simile largely speaks the truth.
我相信这种比拟在很大程度上道出了真实.

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3. However, an economic model is not an accurate blueprint but an analytical simile.
然而, 经济模型不是一幅准确的蓝图,而是一个分析的明喻.

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4. This is the simile of what I have just given to you.
不过这是我已经给予你们的明喻.

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5. As I walked on slowly, a bright simile bloomed on my face.
我慢慢地走着, 我脸上现出了快乐的笑容.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. "The baby is as cute as an angel" is a simile.
      “孩子像天使一般可爱”是句直喻。
    2. A simile has at least two layers of meaning.
      明喻修辞至少有两层含义。