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met.a.phor.i.callyHmet7E5fBr7I7kli, $.met7E5fB:r-adv暗喻地，比喻地The phrase 'born again'is used metaphorically (= as a metaphor) to mean that someone has suddenly become very religious.词组“重生”的比喻意义是指某人突然变得非常虔诚。The thunder storm dampened our enjoyment of the picnic, literally and metaphorically.这场雷雨给我们野餐兴致浇了冷水。By leaving school without any qualifications, she has, metaphorically speaking, shot herself in the foot (= harmed her chances of success).她没有获得证书就离开了学校，这无异于朝自己脚上开枪，使自己寸步难行。
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