You're speaking metaphorically, I hope.

我希望你是在打比方。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I'll leave you in Robin's capable hands— metaphorically speaking , of course!

我要把你放到罗宾能干的手中—当然，这只是打个比方。

《牛津词典》

Used metaphorically, the juxtaposed terms connote specific or essential traits of the being they refer to, introducing a mode of poetry as an almost habitual form of expression.

用比喻的方式，并列的术语隐含着它们所指称的存在的具体或本质的特征，引入了一种诗歌的模式作为习惯性的表达形式。

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"Dogs that are very bonded to their handlers can witness when, if you are looking into someone's eyes and 'the lights go out' metaphorically speaking.

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We sometimes put it: the soul is in the body, though talking about spatial locations here may be somewhat metaphorically intended.

我们有时认为,灵魂在身体内,在谈论空间地点时,也许会暗示着某种隐喻

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Put something on the road that metaphorically we can all follow.

把这个东西放在路上,我们都能够追随。

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But only metaphorically is America a family, its members bound by tendrils of intimacy and affection.

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We are in the middle of a knife fight between Washington and America, metaphorically.

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Using these terms metaphorically is just a joke, not to be taken seriously, argue some.

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