figurative
🇬🇧 UK/'figjurәtiv/🇺🇸 US
GREB2
Definitions
adj.
Using figures of speech such as metaphor or simile rather than literal meaning; not to be taken literally
比喻的;象征性的;非字面意义的
🧩 Root Breakdown
figurativeother
=figurative
Common Collocations
- 1.figurative language比喻用法
- 2.figurative meaning比喻意义
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her figurative language in poetry created vivid imagery that resonated deeply.
- 2.
When he said he was dying of hunger, he meant it in a figurative sense.