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
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Do you think so? Do you think managers want to read what users think about a new piece of office equipment?
你这样认为吗？你认为经理们会考虑用户对一件办公设备的反映吗？
The fax has greatly changed office work, especially in China.
特别是在中国，传真机大大地改变了办公室的工作。
The Indians declared that this Pass Law was unfair. Some of them publicly burnt their permits and many of them were put in prison.
印度人宣称，这个通行证法领"是不公平的，他们当中一些人公开把自己的许可证烧毁了，很多人也因此而被关进监狱。