| 单词 | in the figurative sense |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔figurative〕He's my son, in the figurative sense of the word.用个比喻，他就像是我的儿子。朗文当代〔figurative〕Of course, she was using the term "massacre" in the figurative sense.当然，她是在用“屠杀”这个词的比喻义。剑桥高阶 |
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