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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: 主要翻译 | figurative adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (language: not literal) (语言) | 比喻的 bǐ yù de | | He meant it in a figurative way when he said "Drop dead." | figurative adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (art: depicting figures) (艺术) | 有形象的 yǒu xíng xiàng de | | I like figurative art because you can tell what it's about. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: 复合形式: | figurative language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (non-literal expressions) | 比喻性说法 bǐ yù xìng shuō fǎ | | Metaphors and similes are examples of figurative language. |
Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: figurative [ 'fIgjur&tIv] adj [+ painting, style] 华(華)美的 huáměi de- in a figurative sense
用比喻意 yòng bǐyùyì
在这些条目还发现'figurative': 在英文解释里: allegorical - fig - idiomatic expression - kingdom - literal - literal meaning - metaphorical - nonrepresentational - unidiomatic |