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;
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
She left home when she was eighteen and has lived in Los Angeles for the past fifteen years.