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figuratively
[ˈfɪɡərətɪvli] [ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli]

  • adv. 比喻地;象征性地

英英释义

figuratively [ 'figjurətivli ]

  • adv. in a figurative sense

    "figuratively speaking,..."

以上来源于: WordNet

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  • I saw that she was, both literally and figuratively, up against a wall.

    看到既是事实上也是比喻地,面临一道墙。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • It is figuratively and literally otherworldly in its aims.

    它的目的无论是从比喻还是从字面上理解,都超凡脱俗的。

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  • Dependence on long-distance trade also meant that the great empires of the Middle East were built both literally and figuratively on shifting sand.

    长途贸易依赖意味着伟大的中东帝国无论是实际上还是象征意义上,都是建立在流沙之上的。

    youdao

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  • I lighted my lantern, and found that I was perched on a narrow ledge, almost at the end of my rope literally and figuratively.

    VOA: special.2009.12.07

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