simile

/ˈsɪməli/

Meanings

noun

明喻，直喻。

A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as.

Examples :

"A simile is a bit like a metaphor."

明喻有点像隐喻。

Related Words

thing noun

/θɪŋ/

东西，事物，事情

"My favorite thing about school is the library. "

我最喜欢的学校的事儿就是图书馆。

case noun

/keɪs/

事件，情况，案例

"For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth."

难得的是，这次他说的是实话。(Nándé de shì, zhè cì tā shuō de shì shíhuà.)

figure noun

/ˈfɪɡjɚ/ /ˈfɪɡə/

图，图表

"The science textbook included a figure showing the different stages of a plant's growth. "

这本科学课本里有一张图，展示了植物生长的不同阶段。

english noun

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

旋转, 自旋

"The bowler added some english to the ball to make it hook sharply towards the pins. "

那位保龄球手给球加了侧旋，让球能急剧地向球瓶方向偏转。

using verb

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

使用，利用。

"She is using a calculator to solve the math problem. "

她正在使用计算器来解决这道数学题。

like noun

/laɪk/

喜爱之物，喜欢的东西。

"Tell me your likes and dislikes."

告诉我你喜欢和不喜欢的东西。

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

哪个，哪些

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

到现在，你肯定应该知道哪个是哪个了吧。

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

通常，普遍地

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

地球是圆的，这是普遍的认知。

metaphor noun

/ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈme.tə.fɚ/

隐喻，暗喻。

"The teacher used the metaphor of a ship sailing through a storm to describe the students' challenges in completing the project. "

老师用一艘船在暴风雨中航行的隐喻，来形容学生们完成项目时遇到的挑战。

compared verb

/kəmˈpɛəd/ /kəmˈpɛɹd/

比较，对比

"Sentence: The teacher compared the student's essay to the original article to check for plagiarism. "

老师把学生的文章和原文进行了比较，以检查是否存在抄袭。

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

另一个，又一个。

"There is one sterling and here is another"

这里有一个英镑，这里是另一个。

speech noun

/ˈspiːtʃ/

说话能力，言语。

"It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment."

由于噪音太大，很难听清他说的话。他有严重的口吃，说话不太利索。