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figure of speech

修辞硌,[语言]比喻

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figure of speech


word or phrase used for vivid or dramatic effect and not literally 比喻
*I didn't really mean she was in outer space it's just a figure of speech. 我不是说她真在外层空间--这只是打个比方.

figure of speech


.figure of 'speech
n[C]
a word or expression that is used in a different way from the normal meaning, to give you a picture in your mind
1. We were greatly moved by his affectionate speech.
    他感情真挚的讲演使我们深受感动。

2. Write the figure `7´ for me.
    给我写个‘7’字.

3. When we make a speech , we often use a microphone.
    我们讲演时经常使用麦克风。

4. We sneered at his speech.
    我们讥笑他的发言。

5. When one seriously studies the social orders that have had the opportunity to develop autonomously, the figure becomes no more than an exact and matter-of-fact observation.
    当一个人认真地研究自发形成的社会秩序时,杜威的比喻就是他实事求是观察得来的形象化的说法。

6. We argue with ourselves over who is the greater sportsman: that figure skater or this skier.
    我们跟自己争论那个花样滑冰选手和这个滑雪运动员到底谁更了不起。

7. The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted that he had tried to break into a shop during the night.
    那个满脸愁容、浑身漆黑的家伙立刻承认,他企图在夜里闯进商店.

8. The newspaper published a condensation of the President´s speech.
    报纸刊登了总统演说的节录。

9. This is a three-dimensional figure.
    这是一个三维图形。

10. This is only the draft of my speech, but what do you think of it?
    这仅仅是我演讲的草稿, 你认为怎样?

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