英语词汇figuratively怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

figuratively

figuratively /ˈfɪgjərətɪvli/ adverb

figuratively

/ˈfɪgjərətɪvli/

adverb

Learner's definition of FIGURATIVELY

: in a figurative way : with a meaning that is different from the basic or literal meaning and that expresses an idea by using language that usually describes something else比喻地；打比方地

He's a sailor who knows his ropes, literally and figuratively.无论从字面还是比喻的角度，用这句话来描述他都是合适的：他是一个熟知绳结的水手。
In the phrase “know your ropes,” the word “ropes” is being used figuratively.在短语know your ropes中，ropes一词被用作比喻。

单词	figuratively
释义	figuratively 1 ENTRIES FOUND: figuratively (adverb) figuratively /ˈfɪgjərətɪvli/ adverb figuratively /ˈfɪgjərətɪvli/ adverb Learner's definition of FIGURATIVELY : in a figurative way : with a meaning that is different from the basic or literal meaning and that expresses an idea by using language that usually describes something else比喻地；打比方地 He's a sailor who knows his ropes, literally and figuratively.无论从字面还是比喻的角度，用这句话来描述他都是合适的：他是一个熟知绳结的水手。 In the phrase “know your ropes,” the word “ropes” is being used figuratively.在短语know your ropes中，ropes一词被用作比喻。
随便看	get/find your bearings get-go get go getgo get/go back to nature get/go back to (the) basics get going get/have a handle on get/have a line on get/have a look-in get/have an eyeful get/have dibs on get/have/gain a/the jump on get/have the wind up get/have your wires crossed get high get his ass in gear get his comeuppance get his just deserts get hitched get hold of get home get huffy get in get in a lather