英 [ˌmetəˈfɒrɪk(ə)l] 美 [ˌmetəˈfɔːrɪk(ə)l]
adj. 隐喻的，象征的
metaphorical /ˈmɛtəˌfɔːrɪkəl/
形容词 You use the word metaphorical to indicate that you are not using words with their ordinary meaning, but are describing something by means of an image or symbol. 比喻意义上的
It turns out Levy is talking in metaphorical terms.
原来利维说的是比喻。
副词 比喻意义上地
You're speaking metaphorically, I hope.
我希望你是在打比方。
隐喻性-引用次数：184
Our conceptual system is basically metaphorical.
我们的概念系统从本质上讲是隐喻性的。
参考来源英壮单纯方位词概念隐喻对比研究
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metaphorically 隐喻地；用比喻
metaphor 暗喻，隐喻；比喻说法
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。
It turns out Levy is talking in metaphorical terms.
原来利维说的是比喻。
Windows and doors have important metaphorical meanings.
窗户和门有着重要的隐喻意义。
there is almost a kind of metaphorical play between what he's describing and the sounds with which he is doing the describing.
这里有一个比喻,在他描述的东西和,他即将描述的声音。
现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
It's already entered a sort of metaphorical register, religious register, in the way this book is packaged.
这本书的封面已经有一种隐喻的记号，一种宗教的记号。
1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Condensation, in other words, is metaphorical in its nature, and displacement is metonymic in its nature.
换句话说，凝缩本质上是比喻，移置本质上是转喻。
文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Is City in a similar situation with Sir Alex sticking metaphorical pins in virtual voodoo dolls?
Clinton called the United States "uniquely well-positioned" to help construct that metaphorical global edifice.
In many ways, he's metaphorical because his life is so extravagant in some ways.