figurative
US /ˈfɪɡjərətɪv/
・UK /ˈfɪgərətɪv/
C1 高級
adj.形容詞比喻的
His message was figurative so he confused his friend and had to explain what he meant
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哈利梅根專訪 BBC 新聞回顧！ (Harry and Meghan interview: BBC News Review)
- And we're talking about figurative damage here.
是的，而 "炸彈"--對不起--就是炸彈的外殼。而 "炸彈"--對不起--就是炸彈周圍的外殼。
- And we're talking about figurative damage here.
這是一個令人震驚的，改變生活的，重大的事件。
什麼是道地慣用語？身為英文學習者你真的該使用它嗎？（What is Idiomatic Language? Should you use it?）
- So this is now a figurative meaning, right?
所以這現在是轉喻意義，對吧？
- So, this is now a figurative meaning, right?
所以這現在是轉喻意義，對吧？
學英文就看《金權遊戲》！🎬 (Learn English with SUITS)
- But the verb drag in this context has more of a figurative meaning.
但在這裡，"拖 "這個動詞更多的是比喻的意思。
- But the verb drag in this context has more of a figurative meaning.
當你看到 T 加 Y 的情況時，我們發出的聲音通常是
你是哪一派？為什麼傳簡訊跟講電話的感覺會如此不同？(Why Does Texting Feel Different from Talking? | Otherwords)
- And in more figurative and innovative ways.
並以更具象徵意義和創新的方式。
- in more figurative and innovative ways.
我們正在開發語言工具包，以便能夠始終更清晰地進行溝通。
你的英文程度是什麼等級？— 用迪士尼《夏日舞會》來測試！ (What LEVEL is Your English? — TEST with Disney's LUCA)
- In everyday figurative use, calling someone a bottom feeder implies they: smell bad, survive by taking what's left from others, eat poor-quality food.
「on edge」指的是焦慮、容易受驚或容易生氣。
- In everyday figurative use, calling someone a bottom feeder implies they smell bad, survive by taking what's left from others, eat poor quality food.
在日常的引申用法裡，說一個人是 bottom feeder，就代表他很臭，靠吃別人剩下的東西維生，吃很差的食物。
第一部｜H. G. 威爾斯《時間機器》有聲書（第一至六章） (Part 1 - The Time Machine Audiobook by H. G. Wells (Chs 01-06))
- There seemed to be few, if any, abstract terms, or little use of figurative language.
我說，這種調整一定已經完成，而且完成得很好；確實為所有時間完成，在我的機器跳躍的時空之中。
- There seemed to be few, if any, abstract terms, or little use of figurative
似乎很少有抽象詞彙，或者很少使用比喻
英國有能力自保嗎？！ (Can the UK Afford to Defend Itself?)
- A decision to hike that would be taken against a backdrop of elevated interest rates and start a figurative war with the bond market.
加息決定將在利率升高的背景下做出，並與債券市場展開一場具象的戰爭。
- A decision to hike that would be taken against a backdrop of elevated interest rates and start a figurative war with the bond market.
研究與開發在英國國防預算中所佔份額很小，是以需要大幅增加研究與開發支出，才能對經濟產生重大影響。
