metaphorical
隐喻的
常用释义
英音[ ˌmetəˈfɒrɪk(ə)l ]
美音[ ˌmetəˈfɔːrɪk(ə)l ]
基本释义
- adj. 隐喻的，象征的
例句
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1·They also availed themselves of other forms of expression with metaphorical meaning, some probably original, some derived from Toltec coinages.它们还利用了其他具有隐喻意义的表达形式，有些可能是原创的，有些则源自托尔特克的新造词。
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2·It turns out Levy is talking in metaphorical terms.原来利维说的是比喻。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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3·Windows and doors have important metaphorical meanings.窗户和门有着重要的隐喻意义。
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4·When they come to other doors in life, be they real or metaphorical, they won't hesitate to open them and walk through.当他们遇到生活中的其他门时，或真实或隐喻，他们将毫不犹豫地打开门，走过去。
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5·What if later in life they come to a metaphorical door, like an opportunity of some sort, and instead of opening the door and taking the opportunity, they just stare at it and wonder, "What if it isn't a door?"要是他们将来在生活中遇到一扇隐喻的门，比如某个机会的到来，会怎么样呢？他们是不是不会打开门并抓住机会，而是凝视着它，想知道“假如它不是一扇门，将会怎么样？”
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6·The code name for the new launch was Phoenix, kind of funny when you think of the metaphorical bird rising from the ashes.新发射的代号是凤凰号，当你想到从灰烬中升起的象征意义的鸟时，你会觉得这个代号有点有趣。
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7·Turner spoke of it in metaphorical terms.特纳用隐喻的词汇谈到它。
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8·The metaphorical puddle goes on; it swamps us.这股满载隐喻的信息流还在蔓延，它淹没了我们。
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9·Are they metaphorical (Mary floated across the floor.)他们是隐喻么？(玛丽在地板上漂浮。)
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10·People write out plenty of metaphorical cheques, whether blank or bouncing.人们开出大量或空白或巨额的隐喻性支票。
同根词
词根：
metaphor
metaphorically
adv
隐喻地；用比喻
metaphor
n
暗喻，隐喻；比喻说法