(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech;
"figurative language"
consisting of or forming human or animal figures;
"a figural design"
"the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"
双语例句
1. He imprisoned her, in a figurative sense.
在比喻的意义上,他把她关在牢里了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. His career spanned some 50 years and encompassed both abstract and figurative painting.
他的职业生涯延续了大约50年，作品既有抽象画也有写实画。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Here the word is used in a figurative sense.
这里该字是在比喻的意义上使用的.
来自辞典例句
4. This figurative habit of his mind crippled his judgement.
他思想上的这种爱好比喻的习惯,削弱了他的判断能力.
来自辞典例句
5. The word here is used in its figurative sense.
此词在这儿取的是它的比喻意义.
来自辞典例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
The word here is used in its figurative sense. 此词在这儿取的是它的比喻意义。
He imprisoned her,in a figurative sense. 在比喻的意义上,他把她关在牢里了。
This has long been taken not only literally, but also in a figurative sense, for the Orient has been considered as the source of wisdom and illumination. 很久以来人们认为这种说法不但是真实的而且还有比喻的含义，因为东方一直被认为是智慧和启蒙的发源地。
Baptism is a figurative ceremony. 受洗礼是象征的礼节。
Work in recent years has taken the form of large-scale figurative, ceramic sculptures. 最近几年的创作主要是体形大且具象征性的陶瓷作品。
From a cave in southwestern Germany, archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known piece of figurative art. 在德国西南部的一个山洞里，考古学家们发现了一件年代久远的象征艺术作品。
