Figurative
[ 'figjurətiv ]
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adj. 比喻的;修饰多的;象征的;呈现的;
📝 例句
"A sweet temper" is a figurative expression, but "sweet coffee" is not.
“温和的性情”的sweet是比喻，但“甜咖啡”的sweet则不是。
Here the word is used in a figurative sense.
这里该字是在比喻的意义上使用的。
The word here is used in its figurative sense.
此词在这儿取的是它的比喻意义。
This figurative habit of his mind crippled his judgement.
他思想上的这种爱好比喻的习惯，削弱了他的判断能力。
a figurative use of a word
文字的比喻用法
🌱 联想助记
figure 图形，象征>→用图形来比喻
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
figurative
adj
(abbr 缩写 fig) (of words) used in an imaginative or a metaphorical way rather than literally （指言语）比喻的
`He exploded with rage' shows a figurative use of the verb `to explode'. ｀他肺都气炸了,＇一句中的｀炸＇字是比喻用法.
🔁 扩展释义
*['figjurәtiv]a. 比喻的, 象征的, 修饰丰富的
📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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Bones were carved into needles and tools, and the teeth were used to make necklaces.
骨头则雕琢成针和工具，牙齿用来作项链。
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read
“有些书是应当尝尝滋味的，有些书是应当吞食下去的，有少数书是应当咀嚼和消化的。”这个忠告很好，它表明可以用不同的方法来阅读不同类型的书。
Then Von Frisch moved the dish to the east of the hive and waited for a marked bee to feed.
然后，冯·弗里施把碟子移到蜂箱的西边，等待有标记的蜜蜂来吃。