mixed metaphor
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌmɪkst ˈmet.ə.fɔːr]
- 美式音标 [ˌmɪkst ˈmet̬.ə.fɔːr]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- （常产生愚蠢、滑稽效果的）混合隐喻。
同根派生
英汉例句
- The ship of state is going off the rails'is mixed metaphor.
国家这艘航船快要出轨了是一个混合隐喻。 - 'The ship of state is going off the rails' is mixed metaphor.
国家这艘航船快要出轨了是一个混合隐喻。 - One answer, to mix metaphors, is that it would allow vegetarians to have their meatloaf and eat it too.
含糊地说，这样可以让素食者们拥有并享用他们理想的肉块。 - 'The ship of state is going off the rails' is mixed metaphor. “
国家这艘航船快要出轨了”是一个混合隐喻。 - In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.
玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。
英英字典
- a combination of two or more different metaphors, often producing a silly or humorous effect