隐喻在语言中具有不可替代的作用。隐喻不仅具有修辞功能,更是人类思维和认知世界的方式,人类的思维从根本上是隐喻的。因此提高英语学习者的隐喻能力在英语教学中是十分重要的。本文通过对隐喻的概念的透析以及对隐喻的分类的理解,探讨隐喻与英语词汇教学的关系。 Metaphor has an irreplaceable role in language. Metaphor is not only rhetorical function, but also the way of human thinking and cognitive world, human thinking is fundamentally metaphorical. Therefore, improving the metaphorical ability of English learners is very important in English teaching. This paper explores the relationship between metaphor and English vocabulary teaching by analyzing the concept of metaphor and understanding the classification of metaphor.