| 词汇 | mix-metaphors |
| 释义 | mix your metaphorsidiom to combine two or more metaphors, often producing a silly or humorous effect: （常产生愚蠢、滑稽效果的）混合隐喻 Mixing his metaphors, he described the problem by saying "We've opened up a can of worms here, and now we have to get the genie back in the bottle".他用混合隐喻形容面对的问题，“我们打开了一个‘虫罐子’，现在我们必须把妖怪放回瓶子里去”。 Figurative use of language allegorically allusion anthropomorphic anthropomorphize double meaning fig figurative figuratively figure of speech idiom metaphorical metonymic mixed metaphor non-literal non-metaphorical so to speakidiom speak symbol trope unironic |
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