# figurative ##### 词义 - 英：/ˈfɪɡərətɪv/； 美：/ˈfɪɡjərətɪv/ - #词性/adj 形象的；比喻的 ##### 例句 - 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 no_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。 - 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。