It is context and convention that determine whether a term will be interpreted literally or metaphorically.
对一个词的理解按喻的要视乎上下文和习惯。
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Metaphorically speaking, " You're gonna need a bigger boat."
打个比方说,“你需要一艘更大的船。”
You know, the soundtrack is the same, and I'm not speaking metaphorically here. I'm speaking literally.
配乐是一样的,这并不是比喻。就是字面意思。
Our sadness gets, to put it metaphorically, lost in the crowd.
打个比方,也就是说我们的伤心将消失在人海之中。
Today, again, it seems like the world is on fire, literally and metaphorically.
今天,无论是从字面上还是隐喻上,乎同样深陷火海。
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。
But we also use this metaphorically to talk about removing someone from power.
但我们也把它用作比喻意义,用来谈论将某人赶下台。
That means 'going in the wrong direction', metaphorically, to reach those climate targets.
这意味着“走错了方向”,比喻意义上是说,在实现那些气候目标方面,我们走错了方向。
So, it might metaphorically make that sound — a groan.
所以,隐喻意义上它可能会发出那种声音——叹息。
So 'backtrack' is about going back metaphorically.
因此,backtrack 隐喻着后退。
That's the literal meaning, but the phrase is usually used metaphorically.
这是字面上的意思,但这个短语通常使用它的喻义。
We can use it metaphorically to talk about starting a new chapter in our lives.
我们可以用它来比喻来谈论开始我们生活的新篇章。
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。因此氧气的市场很大。
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。
That is both literally and metaphorically a positive feedback loop.
无论是从直观还是隐含的角度,这都是一个正反馈循环。
Because they asked, metaphorically speaking, how many geometric shapes do you see on the screen?
打个比方 他们只会问 你在屏幕上到多少个几何图案?
Oil has always been a dirty business, both literally and metaphorically.
石油一直是一个肮脏的行业,无论是从字面上还是从比喻意义上都是如此。
And he says, metaphorically, states have grabbed the oars.
他还打了个比方说,各州已经抓住了船桨。
What? ! I think metaphorically. But he was in the bathroom for a while.
什么?!我猜他可能只是打个比方。但他刚真进了厕所好一会呢。
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。
She was, literally and metaphorically, in perfect shape.
【metaphorical】她身材窈窕,身体健康。
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