metaphorical

[US]/ˌmetəˈfɔrɪkɵl/
[UK]/'mɛtə'fɔrɪkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 隐喻般的;含有许多隐喻的

Phrases & Collocations

metaphorically speaking

就比喻而言

Example Sentences

peculiarly ornate and metaphorical language.

特别华丽的充满隐喻的语言。

J Huang said:"Metaphorical and metonymic extensions point to the inadequacy of a feature checking account".

In corpora, we get "吃 奶"、“喝稀饭”,这用传统的[液体][固体]不好解释。

Dr.Huang said:"Metaphorical and metonymic extensions point to the inadequacy of a feature checking account".

在真实文本中,有 "吃 奶"、“喝稀饭”,这用传统的[液体][固体]不好解释。

Metaphorical semantic extension takes place in the course of radiation, while metonymical semantic extension takes place in the course of concatenation.

通过隐喻思维引起的词义延伸主要通过辐射过程来实现,而通过转喻思维引起的词义延伸主要通过链接过程来实现。

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