To state the precise meaning of a word or phrase. Can you define metaphor for me? 1 Detail A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia Skipped the details to get to the main point. Define To state the precise meaning of (a word or sense of a word, for example). Detail...
However, it does not help to think in terms of deficit and excess when your problem is an already well-structured decision choice—for example, "Dump the dredging spoils either in the Bay or somewhere out in the Pacific Ocean." Nor does it help if your chal- lenge is to invent any ...
daybreak dawn the dawn of a new epoch (metaphor) Taiwan pr. [shu4] 登场 Trad. 登場 dēng chǎng to go on stage fig. to appear on the scene used in advertising to mean new product Example Usage 翻印 fān yìn reprint to reissue to publish a new edition 崭新 Trad. 嶄新 zh...
Example Usage Show Strokes 三宝 Trad. 三寶 sān bǎo the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order) Show Strokes 杏林 xìng lín forest of apricot trees fig. honorific term for fine doctor (...