figurative
US: /ˈfɪɡjɝətɪv/
UK: /fˈɪɡjʊɹˌeɪtɪv/
UK: /fˈɪɡjʊɹˌeɪtɪv/
English Vietnamese dictionary
figurative /'figjurətiv/
- tính từ
- bóng; bóng bảy
- in a figurative sense: theo nghĩa bóng
- a figurative style: lối văn bóng bảy
- a figurative writer: nhà văn bóng bảy, nhà văn hay dùng hình tượng
- biểu hiện, tượng trưng
- tạo hình, bằng tranh ảnh
- bóng; bóng bảy
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective [usually before noun]
1 (of language, words, phrases, etc.) used in a way that is different from the usual meaning, in order to create a particular mental image. For example, 'He exploded with rage' shows a figurative use of the verb 'explode'.
Compare: LITERAL, METAPHORICAL
2 (of paintings, art, etc.) showing people, animals and objects as they really look: a figurative artist / painter
Compare: ABSTRACT
figuratively adverb: She is, figuratively speaking, holding a gun to his head.
Concise English dictionary
'fɪgjərətɪv /-gjʊr-
adj.
+(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
+consisting of or forming human or animal figures
