mixed metaphor

mixed metaphor

美 　英

• n.混合隐喻；多重隐喻
• 网络混杂隐喻；混喻；混杂性隐喻

词形变化

复数：mixed metaphors  

英汉解释

n.	1. a combination of metaphors that sounds silly because it creates a strange image in your mind

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。

One of my favourite awards every year is for the mixed metaphor.

年年都最受我青睐的奖项之一是“多重隐喻奖”。

Here the mixed metaphor is quite impressive, the rest less so.

这里的矛盾比喻令人印象深刻，其余就没什么了。

The mixed metaphor award goes to an equally outstanding entry.

含糊其词隐喻奖由一个同样出色的词条获得。

Despite the mixed metaphor, there is some truth in this judgement.

尽管有混用的比喻，这个判断还是有些道理的。

Which is mainly impressive for being a four-way mixed metaphor.

由于这个混合隐喻含有四种喻义，这句话基本上给人留下了印象。