Kramer is still quick on his feet, but only figuratively.克雷默步伐依旧敏捷, 但只是从比喻意义上来说。

I am speaking figuratively, of course.当然, 我只是打个比方。

Do you measure up, figuratively speaking?比方说, 你符合标准吗？

He has made it clear that his door, figuratively speaking, is open.他明确表示, 打个比方, 他的门是开着的。

Europe, with Germany literally and figuratively at its centre, is still at the start of a remarkable transformation.以德国为实际意义和象征意义上的中心的欧洲仍处于巨大变革的初期。