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
gropevi. 触摸,试探着前进;探索,摸索;
vt. 摸索(路);<俚>抚摸身体;
n. 摸索,探索;
I think we should paint it white. Then we can do some drawings on it.
我想我们应该把它粉刷一下。然后再在上面画些画。
He had found his family, and his roots at last!
他终于找到了他的家族,他的“根”了!
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.