ADJECTIVE | VERB + METAPHOR | METAPHOR + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤appropriate, apt, good, perfect貼切的比喻;恰當的比喻▸➤powerful, striking有力的/給人深刻印象的比喻➤useful有用的比喻➤central核心隱喻◇one of the central metaphors in the book該書中的核心隱喻之一➤extended延喻◇an extended metaphor for human existence對人類生存的延喻➤musical, spatial, visual音樂/空間/視覺隱喻▸➤mixed混雜隱喻VERB + METAPHOR➤employ, invoke, use使用比喻;借助隱喻◇He uses the metaphor of fire to represent hatred.他用火來比喻仇恨。➤mix混合隱喻➤develop, extend完善/擴展隱喻METAPHOR + VERB➤describe sth, represent sth隱喻描述⋯/象徵⋯➤imply sth, suggest sth隱喻暗示⋯➤work隱喻適用◇The ladder metaphor works in several ways.梯子的隱喻有幾重含義。PREPOSITION➤metaphor for⋯的隱喻說法◇'This vale of tears' is a metaphor for the human condition.“淚之穀”是塵世的隱喻說法。➤metaphor of⋯的隱喻◇the metaphor of life as a journey把人生比作旅程的隱喻