“in the figurative sense”例句

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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