simile


UK: /sˈɪmɪlˌi/


English Vietnamese dictionary


simile /'simili/
  • danh từ
    • (văn học) sự so sánh, lối so sánh

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[C, U] (technical) a word or phrase that compares sth to sth else, using the words like or as, for example a face like a mask or as white as snow; the use of such words and phrases
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Concise English dictionary


similes'sɪmɪlɪ
noun
+a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')