Well, we can use it metaphorically.

我们可以使用它的比喻意义。

Our sadness gets, to put it metaphorically, lost in the crowd.

打比方，也就说我们的伤心将消失在人海之中。

Now a bottle is a physical object, but you could also use the phrase more metaphorically.

现在瓶子一实对象，但你也可以用这语作比喻。

So 'backtrack' is about going back metaphorically.

因此，backtrack 隐喻着后退。

Metaphorically speaking, " You're gonna need a bigger boat."

打比方说，“你需要一艘更大的船。”

Back and forth is the physical movement, but you can also go back and forth more metaphorically.

反复可以身上的运动，但你也可以用更隐喻的方式说反复移动。

And he says, metaphorically, states have grabbed the oars.

他还打了比方说，各州已经抓住了船桨。

That is both literally and metaphorically a positive feedback loop.

从直观还隐含的角度看，这都一正反馈循环。

You could take this literally and metaphorically, by the way.

顺便说一句，你可以从字面上和隐喻上理解这一点。

Oil has always been a dirty business, both literally and metaphorically.

石油一直一肮脏的行业，从字面上还从比喻意义上看都如此。

That's the literal meaning, but the phrase is usually used metaphorically.

这字面上的意思，但这语通常使用它的喻义。

Today, again, it seems like the world is on fire, literally and metaphorically.

今天，从字面上还隐喻上看，世界似乎同样深陷火海。

What? ! I think metaphorically. But he was in the bathroom for a while.

什么？！我猜他可能只打比方。但他刚真进了厕所好一会呢。

And metaphorically for industries ranging from steelmaking to pharmaceuticals, which use it in their processes.

就像，从钢铁业到制药业，这些行业在其生产过程中都要使用氧气。因此氧气的世界市场很大。

You know, the soundtrack is the same, and I'm not speaking metaphorically here. I'm speaking literally.

配乐一样的，这并不比喻。就字面意思。

And a headache is, metaphorically, something that causes you a lot of problems.

" headache" 隐喻地指会给你带来很多问题的事物。

Because they asked, metaphorically speaking, how many geometric shapes do you see on the screen?

打比方 他们只会问 你在屏幕上看到多少几何图案?

He's just dancing on his own and there's something metaphorically that I love about that.

他就在跳舞，这首歌里面有一些隐喻性的东西我很喜欢。

As Shari said, the criminals get you to, metaphorically, look over there whilst they rifle your pockets.

就像莎莉说的，打比方，罪犯让你看向别处，与此同时他们在你口袋里翻找。

To see something clearly, either in reality or metaphorically, you need to put some light on it.

要想清楚地看到某些事物，现实还隐喻，你需要对它有所了解。