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a metaphor for something
idiom
a symbol that represents a particular thing: …的象征
The author uses disease as a metaphor for the corruption in society.这位作家用疾病来比喻社会中的腐败。
In the film, the city is a metaphor for confusion and loneliness.在这部电影中，城市是迷惘与孤独的象征。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Figurative use of language
allegorically
allusion
anthropomorphic
anthropomorphize
double meaning
fig
figurative
figuratively
figure of speech
idiom
metaphorical
mixed metaphor
non-literal
non-metaphorical
so to speakidiom
speak
symbol
trope
unironic
unironically
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