隐喻是一种普遍现象,不仅仅是一种语言现象,更是人类的一种认知工具。莱考夫和约翰逊根据始源域的不同,将概念隐喻分为三大类:空间隐喻、实体隐喻和结构隐喻。本文将以此分类为依据来探讨隐喻与英语词汇教学之间的密切关系。 Metaphor is a universal phenomenon, not just a linguistic phenomenon, but also a cognitive tool for human beings. Lakoff and Johnson divide the conceptual metaphors into three categories according to their origins: spatial metaphors, entity metaphors, and structural metaphors. This article will use this classification as a basis to explore the close relationship between metaphor and English vocabulary teaching.