中英互译
figuratively
英 /ˈfɪɡərətɪvli/美 /ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/
基本释义
- adv.比喻地；象征性地
双语例句
- I saw that she was, both literally and figuratively, up against a wall.我都看到她，既是事实上也是比喻地，面临一道墙。来自《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，都是超凡脱俗的。
- Dependence on long-distance trade also meant that the great empires of the Middle East were built both literally and figuratively on shifting sand.对长途贸易的依赖也意味着，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。
网络短语
- figuratively speaking象征地；打个比方吧
- to use figuratively象征性地使用
- Literally And Figuratively真实和象征
- expletive used figuratively粗话别用
- Someone Figuratively Speaking有人形象地说
同义词
adv.
比喻地；象征性地
词义分布
比喻地
56.2%
象征性地
43.8%
英英释义
- adv.in a figurative sense
词源
- figurativelyfigurative + -ly