figuratively
['figjurətivli]
adv. 比喻地, 借喻地
例句与用法:
A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience.
情绪的净化或象征性清洗,尤指遗憾和恐惧,亚里土多德把他描述为悲剧对观众情绪的影响
"A sweet temper" is a figurative expression, but "sweet coffee" is not.
"甜蜜的性情"是个比喻的说法,而"甜咖啡"则不是。
词形变化:
副词: figuratively | 名词: figurativeness |
ad.
比喻地; 象征性地
figuratively
词形变化:
副词: figuratively | 名词: figurativeness |
同义词:
metaphorically | symbolically | allegorically |
反义词:
词义辨析:
反义:
ad.比喻地; 象征性地
literally
figuratively
副词 figuratively:
in a figurative sense
figuratively
■Figuratively speaking, it means to hoodwink or sway sb into doing sth with flattery or by boasting.
The word huyou (忽悠), which means “sway” in its literal sense, is derived from the Northeast dialect.
■" But the terminally ill Dalton is speaking figuratively, using the clown nose to illustrate a point about the value of hope in the face of hopelessness.
“但身患绝症的人说道尔顿是比喻,用鼻子小丑说明一点的价值,希望在面对绝望。
■"They're putting on a summer play at the Casino," she announced, after figuratively putting her ear to the ground. "Let's try and get in that."
“卡西诺戏院将在夏季上演一出戏,"她出去打听了一下情况后,宣布说,"我们试试去那里找个角色。”
■"They're putting on a summer play at the Casino," she announced, after figuratively putting her ear to the ground."Let's try and get in that.
“卡西诺戏院将在夏季上演一出戏,”她出去打听了一下情况后,宣布说,“我们试试去那里找个角色。”
■A few Christian critics who view the series positively, such as John Granger, argue that magic in the novels should indeed be read figuratively, but with overtones of spiritual symbolism nonetheless.
一些基督教徒谴责那些看好这个魔法系列的人,比如说,约翰格兰杰,说在小说中的魔法的确应该被象征性的理解,但是也只能限于精神象征上的暗示。
■three figur
三位的
■an inflexible knife blade;figuratively they describe what does not relent or yield:
不弯的刀锋);它们的比喻意义是描述不宽容或不屈服的东西:
■opaque rock crystals;figuratively it applies to something that is unintelligible:
不透明的岩石晶体);它能用于比喻难以理解的事情:
■Explanation: Often used figuratively when talking about someone who desires more than he / she can really afford.
中文解释:也通常用于比喻期望或要求高于实际能承担。
■The characters above,although literally under water,are figuratively above water.
为了便于书写又简化为“”和“”形式,最后形成了“下”。
■Decompose, largely restricted to the breakdown of substances into their chemical components, also connotes rotting and putrefying, both literally and figuratively: Decompose
主要限于指物质分裂成其化学组成成份,含有腐朽、腐烂的意思,既可以从字面上来理解,也可以从喻意上来理解
■having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets.
事实上有或者比喻有敏捷的手指;特别是指盗贼或者扒手。
■While this year's famous Tokyo Motor Show will feature cars of all sizes - many, whatever their paint color, will have a tint of green figuratively.
今年东京车展中展示大小不同的车子,但不管他们汽车的外观是什麽颜色,都有著象徵绿色环保的色彩。
■Addressing the more fundamental causes of why people get sick rather than just literally or figuratively bypassing them can help create a new approach to health care that is truly evidence-based.
从更为根本的角度来探讨人们生病的原因,而不只是做做分流手术“分流”掉它们,才有助于人们开创出一条真正忠于实证的医保新途径。
■Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.
他以为上帝还能叫人从死里复活;他也彷佛从死中得回他的儿子来。
■Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
他们的尸首就倒在大城里的街上。这城按着灵意叫所多玛,又叫埃及,就是他们的主钉十字架之处。
■he looked right and left; also figuratively; the party has moved right
他向左右看了看;也有比喻性的用法;这个党派已经右了
■he looked right and left; also figuratively; the party has moved right.
他向左右看了看;也有比喻性的用法;这个党派已经右了。
■To turn into a cloudy weather from a sunny one, figuratively meaning turning unhappy from happy.
他听到这个不幸的消息后,脸色马上转阴。
■he looked right and left; also figuratively; the political party has moved left.
他往左右看了看;也有比喻性的用法;这个政党已经左了。
■It is an old custom in business circle that both sides should strike a plank to mean a deal was clinched.Now used figuratively to mean a final decision was made.
以前的生意场上,买卖双方拍一下木板表示成交,如今“拍板”比喻做出决断。
■" Explains Schulman: "The old lady is someone they could empathize with.The Chinese delivery guy is alien, literally and figuratively, to them.
但是,如果同一个老师说把其他同学从椅子上推下来也是没问题的话,他们就会迟疑了。
■"Most adults,when they fall down(figuratively speaking),make a big deal out of it and don't even make a second attempt.
其实,问题的答案就在于孩子并没有把“摔倒”与“失败”联系起来,所以他们感受不到失败的滋味,也不会因此而泄气。
■The resultant cosmetical figur and the succeeding prothetic-eyeball movement are rather satisfied;
利用此种皮脂植入物可以免除代用眼球植入的种种合并症,诸如代用眼球移位或迸出肌束;
■Is love blind when it comes to Ellie's staunch support?Literally, and figuratively, the proof is in the picture.
势成骑虎,在挽回事业与爱人的大前提下,华决定继续完成影片,结果乌龙百出爆笑连场。
■Mrs. Doctor was a trim rosy-cheeked, silver-haired little lady who took Anne at once to her heart, literally and figuratively.
医生太太是一位满头银发的小妇人,梳妆整齐,面色红润。她一见面就喜欢上了安妮,那种喜爱溢于言表。
■" Metamorphosis also projects my desire to break out of standard artistic forms, both figuratively and literally.
变形也是我希望在象征和字面上突破传统艺术形式的主题。
■figuratively, one may imagine the radiation of such a spherical maser as resembling a little hedgehog
可以很形象地把这种球状脉塞源的辐射想象为一个小刺猬球的样子。
■Well, figuratively speaking.
呃,我打个比方。
■Pictures ought not to be too dear(John Ruskin.The terms also apply figuratively to what occasions loss or sacrifice
图画不应太贵(约翰·罗斯金)。这些词也比喻性地指导致丧失或牺牲的东西
■The two weeks of training consisted of Dennis and Eckhardt figuratively yelling “jump” and the Turtles responding, “How high?
在2周的培训中,丹尼斯和埃克哈特象征性地大喊“跳”,海龟们就会说:“跳多高?”
■From the torque curve (figur 3), we can see the anti-torque rigid degree of DHS is 55.39N.
在扭矩 - 扭角曲线上(见图3),可以看出DHS的抗扭刚度达55.39N.
■In this MCAI course ware, the potential energy surface of a bimolecular reaction system that is composed of three atoms has been described figuratively.
在此课件中,一个由三原子组成的双分子反应体系的位能面被形象地表达出来。
■STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Travelers hearing nature's call at Stockholm's Arlanda airport may think they have ended up in a summer meadow figuratively speaking.
在瑞典Arlanda机场的厕所内方便的旅行者,仿佛觉得自己在一个好似会说话的夏日草地上轻松排泄。
■In reaction to being constantly trodden upon -- literally and figuratively -- he developed a sadistic streak and explosive temper that gained him a respected place among his raucous peers.
在行为和言语上,亚维德不断被践踏,逐渐产生了施虐倾向,变得脾气暴躁,这才在粗鲁的同族中赢得了尊重。
■And so the Ground Mobile Unit was being attached, figuratively and literally, as a new module of the Farrago, secured to the starship's underside.
地面作战单元正在被加载到法拉戈号上去,不夸张的打个比方,作为上面的一个新舱段,被牢牢的安在了这条船的下方。
■’ She speaks figuratively.
她说得太有文彩啦。
■If you feel like cleaning your PSP's pipes (figuratively speaking), then developer Smokescreen has just the application for you.
如果你愿意清理的小P的管道(打个比方),开发者Smokescreen给你提供了一段程序。
■If your jogging clothes weren't made of permeable fabric, you'd drown in your own sweat (figuratively speaking)
如果你的慢跑运动服不是由可透气的织物做的,那么你会淹死在自己的汗水里(比喻说法)。
■Both literally and figuratively speaking, each painting's story was told, as a brief description beside each one detailed the artist's thoughts or derivation of the concept behind the art.
字面上或象徵上,每张画的故事都有解说,画的旁边有一个简要说明详述了艺术家的思想与艺术背后所衍生的概念。
■The relationship between academic history (including contemporary academic criticism) and specific reseaches can be figuratively compared to that of "cleaner" and "constructer".
学术史(广义的,包括当代学术批评)与各项专门研究之间的关系,用一个比喻来说,那就是“清道夫”与“建筑工”的关系。
■Picking up the large pieces of a broken glass or dish is usually easy enough, but getting up those tiny slivers can be a real pain (figuratively if not literally).
将一块摔碎的玻璃或盘子中的大块捡起来非常容易。但是,剩余的那些细小碎片实在是心头之痛啊(此处为比喻,而非字面意思)。
■to be a house builder, that is, construct or (figuratively) confirm: - (be in) build (-er, -ing, up), edify, embolden.
就是没有建造、造不起、或者不能稳固的意思。
■get started or set in motion, used figuratively, as of a project,.
开始着手或者开始运动,象征性地使用,关于一个计划。
■Think Figuratively About the Safety and Prevention Work in Community in the New Situations
形象化思考当前新形势下的社区安全防范工作
■Figuratively speaking, if a bank has poor liquidity, then it is likely that they will be in the intensive care ward;
形象地说,如果银行的流动性不佳,那么就可能被关进重病护理病房;
■Figuratively speaking, the tree grows in height.
形象地说,树长高了。
■Steely points were opposed to him when he, figuratively, bared his bosom to be taken to the softest and fairest
形象地说,当他敞开胸怀,要接纳最柔和最公允的东西时,对准他的是钢针。
■Happiness, as one of the abstract feelings, is hard to express in literal words and therefore often described figuratively.
快乐是人类的基本情感之一,但是由于其具有抽象性,因此经常被隐喻化了。
■a chief magistrate.Used figuratively,chief implies maximum importance or value
总统。用作比喻意义时chief含有最大重要性或最大价值的意思