隐喻不仅仅是一种语言形式,更是人类的思维和行为方式。日常语言中充满了隐喻。将隐喻作为一种启发式教学方法引入英语教学,可以帮助学生理解学习内容,培养学生创新能力以及提高学生英语学习兴趣。文章结合大学英语课堂教学内容对隐喻认知能力在英语教学及学习中的重要性进行探讨,并提出了提高学生隐喻认知能力的方法。 Metaphor is not just a form of language, but also a way of thinking and acting. Everyday language is full of metaphors. Introducing metaphor into English teaching as a heuristic teaching method can help students to understand learning content, develop students ’innovative abilities and improve students’ interest in English learning. This article discusses the importance of metaphor cognition in English teaching and learning based on the content of college English classroom teaching and puts forward some methods to improve students’ cognitive ability of metaphor.