figure of speech

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌfigure of ˈspeech noun [countable]  ALa word or expression that is used in a different way from the normal meaning, to give you a picture in your mind 修辞格，修辞手段；比喻

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figure of speech• But how could you begin to verify the fact of reincarnation, except as a figure of speech?• He said he used the phrase as a figure of speech, and did not mean to imply she was a coward.• And this, Marcy Lupino knew, was not a figure of speech.• A: It was a figure of speech, sir.• The word means an obscure figure of speech.• I found this word in the dictionary meant an obscure figure of speech.

ˌfigure of ˈspeech nounChineseSyllable  

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figure of speech
ˌfigure of ˈspeech noun [countable]
a word or expression that is used in a different way from the normal meaning, to give you a picture in your mind

figure of speechBrE /ˌfɪɡər əv ˈspiːtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɪɡjər əv ˈspiːtʃ/ 🔊 noun (

plural

figures of speech) a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meaning in order to create a particular mental picture or effect 修辞格；修辞手段

alliteration, euphemism, figure of speech, hyperbole, image, litotes, metaphor, metonymy, onomatopoeia, paradox