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metaphorical

美音:[´metə´fɔ:rıkəl ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.隐喻性的,比喻性的

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metaphorical为短语/超纲词汇

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metaphorical


/,metə'fɒrɪkl; [US] -'fɔ:r-; ,mɛtə`fɔrɪkl/
adj of or like a metaphor; containing metaphors 隐喻的
*a metaphorical expression, phrase, etc 隐喻的说法、短语等. Cf 参看 figurative, literal 1a.

metaphorical


adj
a metaphorical use of a word is not concerned with real objects or physical events, but with ideas or events of a non-physical kind
 The word has a metaphorical as well as a literal meaning.
used to show that you are using a metaphor
 his need to escape from the metaphorical chains that held him
>metaphorically [-kli/