adjective🔗Share比喻的，象征性的。 Of use as a metaphor, simile, or metonym, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig."The teacher used figurative language to explain the complex concept, saying that the student's mind was a blank slate. "老师用了比喻的说法来解释这个复杂的概念，说学生的头脑就像一张白纸。languagelinguisticsliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share比喻的，引申义的。 Metaphorically so called."The teacher's comment about the student's work being a "mountain of mistakes" was figurative; she didn't mean the student had literally created a mountain. "老师说学生的作业是“错误之山”，这只是比喻的说法；她并不是真的认为学生堆出了一个山。languagelinguisticsliteraturewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share比喻的，形象的 With many figures of speech."The teacher's speech was figurative, using many metaphors and similes to explain the complex ideas. "老师的演讲充满了比喻，他用了许多隐喻和明喻来解释那些复杂的概念，非常形象生动。languageliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share比喻的，象征性的。 Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative"The graduation ceremony was a figurative milestone, representing the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one. "毕业典礼是一个象征性的里程碑，代表着一个阶段的结束和一个新阶段的开始。languageliteraturestyleartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share具象的，写实的。 Representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art."The sculpture of the family dog was a figurative representation, clearly showing the dog's shape and form. "这尊家庭犬雕塑是具象的，清晰地展现了这只狗的形状和姿态。artstyleabstractChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
