This figurative habit of his mind crippled his judgement.

I know we need to wean you from Harvard in a figurative sense.

虽然我们会把你们比作已经从哈佛断奶的孩子们,但我从没想到会这么彻底.

At the same time, all this diverse material is unified and made mysteriously figurative.

与此同时, 所有这些多种多样的质料都得到统一,获得了神秘的形象.

St. John's eyes, though clear enough a literal sense, a figurative one were difficult to fathom.

圣约翰的眼睛, 虽然就表面的意义来说,是够明净的, 可是就比喻的意义来说,却是难以探测的.

It is no less figurative than metaphor.

它的修辞性不比隐喻少.

This is a fine poem with many figurative expressions.

这是一首好诗,其中有很多比喻.

The word in the sentence is used figuratively or in a transferred sense.

这个词在句子中是转义.

Notice in this sentence the word is used figuratively a transferred sense.

注意在这个句子中这个词是转义.

The upfront work is the secret to a million-dollar business and figuratively.

这是渐渐变成拥有百万资产的大企业的秘密.

The word is used figuratively in the context.

这字在此上下文中做比喻用.

Employees will be, figuratively speaking, in the driver's seat.

打个比方,雇员将会坐在驾驶座上, 即取得主动权.

English speakers like to use the word neck figuratively.

英国人喜欢用“颈”字作比喻.

I know I'll spend time in Tennessee and mend some fences, literally and figuratively.

我也会在家乡田纳西州修补一下篱笆 -- 真实的和象征的篱笆.

Figuratively, he could not kiss the hand that smote him.

打个比方说, 他是不能认敌为友.

I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth.

我只依稀看见一个高个的模糊身影穿过了矮树丛。

the rotund figure of Mr Stevens

史蒂文斯先生圆胖的体形

A figure flashed past the window.

窗外有个人影儿一晃就不见了.

He loomed up a horrible figure.

他以一个恐怖的身影出现.

The figure 100 has two zeros in it.

数字100有两个零.

He skated a figure of 8 in the rink.

他在溜冰场上溜了个8字形.

The figure for last year was 55.

而去年的数字是55人.