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;
We can stop here on the right beyond the tree. Let's make our camp here.
我们可以在右边的树下停车。我们就在这里露营吧。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.