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figurative /fɪgərətɪv, name also fɪgjərətɪv/ adjective [usually before noun] ◆figurative language比喻的语言 opp literal figurative /fɪgərətɪv, name also fɪgjərətɪv/ adjective [usually before noun] ◆figurative language比喻的语言 opp literal figurative/ˈfɪgərətɪv ||; ˈfɪgjərətɪv/adj (abbr fig) (used about a word or an expression) not used with its exact meaning but used for giving an imaginative description or a special effect （指词或词组）比喻的: ◇‘he exploded with rage’ is a figurative use of the verb ‘to explode’. he exploded with rage这一句话里的动词explode是比喻用法。 ☞look at literal and metaphor. 参看literal及metaphor。 ➔figuratively adv fig·u·ra·tive /`fɪgjərətɪv; ˈfɪɡjrətɪv/adjusing words to mean something different from their ordinary meaning in order to emphasize an idea. for example 'a mountain of debt' is a figurative phrase meaning a very large amount of debt. 比喻的［如 a mountain of debt 是个比喻性片语，意思是积债如山］ |