| 词汇 | mixed-metaphor |
| 释义 | mixed metaphor noun[ C ] uk /ˌmɪkst ˈmet.ə.fɔːr/ us /ˌmɪkst ˈmet̬.ə.fɔːr/ a combination of two or more different metaphors, often producing a silly or humorous effect: （常产生愚蠢、滑稽效果的）混合隐喻 "The new job has allowed her to spread her wings and really blossom," is a mixed metaphor.“新工作让她能展开翅膀、真正绽放”是一个混合隐喻。 Figurative use of language allegorically allusion anthropomorphic anthropomorphism anthropomorphize double meaning fig figurative figuratively figure of speech idiom metaphorical metonymic non-literal non-metaphorical so to speakidiom speak symbol trope unironic Examples of mixed metaphormixed metaphor Reasonable and unreasonable worlds: some expectations of coherence in culture implied by the prohibition of mixedmetaphor. Is that a mixedmetaphor about bones? It would be a mistake to believe that everything in the attendance allowance garden—an awful mixedmetaphor—is working nicely and smoothly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That might be a rather badly mixedmetaphor, but it is appropriate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have to use a mixedmetaphor to explain how this problem strikes me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, there is a via media, if that is not too much of a mixedmetaphor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When it comes to ship repairing it is, to excuse the mixedmetaphor, a horse of another colour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, by so doing he drew the more attention, if he will forgive the mixedmetaphor, to the dog that did not bark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that the mixedmetaphor in the title might imply muddled thinking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To say that it sank without trace would be to use a mixedmetaphor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may take land which will be—to use a mixedmetaphor—a white elephant to them for many years to come. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To use a mixedmetaphor, we cannot be fair-weather environmentalists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a mixedmetaphor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My final mixedmetaphor is this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to the people who are washed up on the beach as a result of the steamroller having gone through—now there is a wonderful mixedmetaphor! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of mixed metaphor These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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