similes
n. (使用like或as等词语的)明喻( simile的名词复数 )
A simile is an expression which describes a person or thing as being similar to someone or something else. For example, the sentences 'She runs like a deer' and 'He's as white as a sheet' contain similes.
Similes usually start with " like " or " as ".
明喻通常以 like 或as开头.
All similes and allegories concerning her began and ended with birds.
要比仿她,要模拟她,总得以鸟类始,还得以鸟类终.
I conceive you to be now commending the similes.
我想你现在在称赞这个比喻了.
There are many daring similes in this book.
这本书中使用了很多明喻.
Metaphors and similes are also excellent ways to summarize multiple, loosely - related concepts in shorthand.
利用明喻、暗喻方法可以帮你快速总结零散内容, 切中要点.