Simile

[ 'sɪməli ]

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n. （使用like或as等词语的）明喻;

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💡 词根助记

simil(like)+e(名词后缀)→真喻

📝 例句

" As white as snow" is a simile.

“洁白如雪”是明喻。

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。

A figure of speech, especially a metaphor or simile.

演说形式，尤指明喻或隐喻

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。

I'm running my simile too far.

我比喻得过头了。

🌱 联想助记

【记】※ smile-笑,simile-比喻:一个恰当的比喻会引来会心一笑 ※ smile-笑,simile-比喻:课堂上,老师这个生动贴切的比喻引得大家会心一笑

✅ 同义词

likeness resemblance similarity similitude allegory analogy

🔴 反义词

inequality odds unlikeness variant version inhomogeneity discrepance discrepancy disparity dissimilarity

📖 牛津释义

simile n[U, C] (use of) comparison of one thing with another, eg `as brave as a lion', `a face like a mask' 明喻; 明喻的运用（如 ｀勇猛如狮＇,｀像假面具一样的面孔＇） use daring similes 使用破格的明喻 Her style is rich in simile. 她的文体中用很多明喻. Cf 参看 metaphor.

🔁 扩展释义

*['simili]n. 明喻, 明喻说法

📖 同为「GRE」词汇

holocaust n. 大屠杀;浩劫;毁灭;

peripatetic adj. （教师）在多所学校兼课的;徒步游历的;漫游的;巡回的;

override vt. 推翻，无视;践踏;优先于;覆盖; n. 佣金;超驰控制装置;撤消，推翻;

reprieve vt. [法]缓期执行;给…带来缓解; n. [法]死缓，缓刑;暂缓;

solicit vt.& vi. 恳求;征求;提起;（指娼妇）拉客;

prognosis n. [医]预后，判病结局;预测;

seclusion n. 隔绝，隔离，隐居;

nepotism n. 优待亲戚，重用亲戚，裙带关系;

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🗣️ 情景例句

but you've left out street performance. The mimes.

但你忽略了街头表演。幽默剧演员啦，

The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.

舌头不是钢，伤人似刀剑。

How would you like to proceed with the negotiations?

你认为该怎样来进行这次谈判呢？

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