figuratively
US /ˈfɪɡjərətɪvlɪ/
・UK /ˈfɪgjʊrətɪvlɪ/
C1 高級
adv.副詞比喻地
He was speaking figuratively, but he confused his friend and had to explain what he meant
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美國人說的跟想的不一樣？這些英文單字在美國竟然是「相反的意思」（Words that Mean the Opposite in America）
- For instance, if an item is tabled in Parliament, well, it has been figuratively put on the table to be addressed immediately.
例如，如果某個項目被 tabled 在國會中，那麼它就被比喻為放在桌上，需要立即處理。
- For instance, if an item is tabled in Parliament, well, it has been figuratively put on the table to be addressed immediately.
舉例來說，如果國會裡某個項目被「table」，那就表示它被象徵性地擺在桌上，要立即處理。
測驗：你散發的是哪種吸引力？（自我測驗） (Quiz: What Type of Attractiveness Do You Naturally Give Off? (Self test))
- You shine, literally and figuratively.
鏈接在說明中，請務必稍後查找。
- If you got mostly As, physical attractiveness, the radiant presence, your power, you shine, literally and figuratively.
如果你的身體吸引力、光芒四射的存在感、你的力量大部分都是 As，你就會發光，無論是字面意義上還是形象意義上。
英文口說：片語動詞是說一口流利美語的關鍵！ (Speaking English: Phrasal Verbs are CRITICAL for Speaking American English Well)
- That can also be used figuratively.
這也可以用來比喻。
- That can also be used figuratively.
這意味著他們認為自己比別人強，而你想讓他們知道，你並不認為他們有多優秀。
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- Figuratively to get permission to do something number 21 to put on the back burner
形象地說是為了得到允許去做一些21號的事情，把它放在後面。
- but it can also be figuratively to get permission to do something.
23 簡而言之，就是概括地說
中國宣佈報復行動！川普關稅生效｜BBC News (China announces retaliatory action as Donald Trump's tariffs take effect | BBC News)
- A lot of our natural resource-based industry is powering the US, literally and figuratively.
我們很多以自然資源為基礎的產業為美國提供了動力，無論是字面意義上還是形象意義上。
- Uh, a lot of our natural resource-based industry, uh, is powering the US, literally and figuratively.
我們很多以自然資源為基礎的產業為美國提供了動力，無論是字面意義上還是形象意義上。
CS50 演講：前微軟 CEO 史蒂夫·鮑爾默激昂開講！ (CS50 Lecture by Steve Ballmer)
- The last lesson I learned at Harvard is not literally, but figuratively, it's get in the weight room.
這足以讓你融入了很多 好的院校，包括這一個。
- but figuratively-- it's get in the weight room.
但figuratively--它 得到了力量房。
伊朗戰爭正在升級嗎？納坦茲和迪莫納核子設施附近遭到襲擊 | DW 新聞 (Is the Iran war escalating? Strikes near nuclear sites in Natanz and Dimona | DW News)
- We talked figuratively about a program being underground,
在兩次戰爭中，對它們進行的打擊可能至少在短期內削弱了其運作能力。
- We talk figuratively about a program being underground, but
我們常說一個計畫是「地下進行」，但
短片：蜜蜂滅絕的隱藏原因！ (Short Film: The Hidden Reason Bees Are Being Wiped Out)
- And so that pairing, that mutualism between the bees and the plants, that has fed the literally and figuratively fed the diversity of bees in North America.
所以，蜜蜂與植物之間的這種配對、這種互利共生關係，養活了北美洲蜜蜂的多樣性，無論是字面上的還是比喻上的。
- And so that pairing, that mutualism between the bees and the plants, that has fed the, literally and figuratively, fed the diversity of bees in North America.
所以，蜜蜂與植物之間的這種配對、這種互利共生關係，養活了北美洲蜜蜂的多樣性，無論是字面上的還是比喻上的。