暗喻 (also used as 隐喻; Chinese PinYin: [àn yù]; traditional Chinese: 暗喻) may mean: (1) metaphor; (2) a concealed analogy. The term is often used in written communication. Some common phrases and expressions are: 扩展暗喻 (extended metaphor), 政治暗喻 (political metaphor), 暗喻的种类 (types of metaphor), 暗喻举例 (examples of metaphor).

Literally: 暗 (concealed) + 喻 (analogy)

1. How to pronounce 暗喻?

Chinese Pinyin: [àn yù]

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 暗喻

Synonyms: 隐喻

Antonyms: 明喻, 直喻

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 暗喻

Fixed expression: 扩展暗喻 (extended metaphor),

Collocation: 政治暗喻 (political metaphor), 暗喻的种类 (types of metaphor), 暗喻举例 (examples of metaphor),

Idioms: N/A

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4. How to use 暗喻 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 暗喻.

4.1 这对当时混乱的局势是一个很好的暗喻。

Translation: It was a good metaphor for the confusion of the time.

4.2 它的强大力量在于暗喻，因为摄影捕捉我们的思想超过了我们捕捉的主题。

Translation: Its power lies in the metaphor, for photography captures our minds more than we capture the subject.

4.3 在你的故事或场景中使用象征或暗喻，并且让你的人物谈论它。

Translation: Use a symbol or metaphor in your story or scene, and have characters talk about it.

4.4 这个暗喻扩展到化学的所有领域。

Translation: The metaphor extends to all of chemistry.

4.5 诗歌中常用玫瑰花来暗喻爱情。

Translation: In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.

4.6 让我们把各种暗喻分类。

Translation: Let us distinguish the various types of metaphor.

4.7 这个暗喻的含义是什么？

Translation: What is the meaning of this metaphor?

4.8 这是一个暗喻，它折射出我们是多么需要爱，同时我们又是多么需要被别人需要。

Translation: This is a metaphor for how much we need love and how much we need to be needed.

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