单词 | metaphorically speaking |
释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔metaphorical〕The company has to be prepared, metaphorically speaking, to leap into the dark.打个比方,公司要准备好往黑暗处跳。麦克米伦高阶By leaving school without any qualifications, she has, metaphorically speaking, shot herself in the foot (= harmed her chances of success).她没有获得证书就离开了学校,这无异于朝自己脚上开枪,使自己寸步难行。剑桥国际 |
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