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.

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