figuratively 详细解释

figuratively

['figjurətivli]

adv. 比喻地, 借喻地

词形变化

副词: figuratively | 名词: figurativeness |

词义辨析

反义:

ad.比喻地; 象征性地

literally  

英英释义

副词 figuratively:

in a figurative sense

补充

figurativelyfigurativelyadv.1.比喻地,象征性地

例句

1. Kramer is still quick on his feet, but only figuratively.克雷默步伐依旧敏捷, 但只是从比喻意义上来说。 2. I am speaking figuratively, of course.当然, 我只是打个比方。 3. Do you measure up, figuratively speaking?比方说, 你符合标准吗? 4. He has made it clear that his door, figuratively speaking, is open.他明确表示, 打个比方, 他的门是开着的。 5. Europe, with Germany literally and figuratively at its centre, is still at the start of a remarkable transformation.以德国为实际意义和象征意义上的中心的欧洲仍处于巨大变革的初期。 6. "He's a sailor who knows his ropes, literally and figuratively."无论从字面还是比喻的角度,用这句话来描述他都是合适的:他是一个熟知绳结的水手。 7. "In the phrase “know your ropes,” the word “ropes” is being used figuratively."在短语know your ropes中,ropes一词被用作比喻。