Examples of using Metaphorically in English and their translations into Vietnamese
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The body can be compared to a car, metaphorically.
In all cases it is used metaphorically with the meaning of pride.
At this point the Jews understood him to be speaking metaphorically.
To the world, metaphorically speaking, there is no such thing as a good person or a bad person;
Once ortwice in his life he had made the same trip metaphorically.
Metaphorically speaking, Moscow is distributing umbrellas to those who need them in rainy weather.
It turns out there is aback room that is kind of windowless, metaphorically speaking.
Koko is still in awe of nature, and metaphorically beckons to us to sit down next to her and contemplate the beauty of a waterfall.
The driver shouldbe at the centre of the sports car both physically and metaphorically.
Structural metaphor is the case“where one concept is metaphorically structured in terms of another” Lakoff& Johnson, 1980: p.
How does it really work? It turns out there is aback room that is kind of windowless, metaphorically speaking.
William James, a psychologist in the 1800s, once metaphorically used the idea of 10% of the brain being all that was used at one time.
Keys are so important in our lives” a key to the flat door,a key to the drawer, and metaphorically also a key to the heart.
Dan Kiley's metaphorically implies the shadow of Wendy is the fathers, mothers or relatives of those who are suffering from Peter Pan Syndrome.
Let it burn: Robin Fitzgerald of LosAngeles lights a slip of paper as a way of metaphorically destroying personal limitations.
It is anywhere you can kick your shoes off, metaphorically and physically, and rest your head safe in the knowledge you will be looked after.
Do not go off into the corner of a room and meditate for ten minutes,then come out of it and be a butcher- both metaphorically and actually.
The Greek god Apollo is the god of archery,also of plague and the sun, metaphorically perceived as shooting invisible arrows, Artemis the goddess of hunting.
Do you mean this literally or as a metaphor(like your employees andclients are taking advantage of you and metaphorically robbing you).
It can be used literally-- an observed series of actual collisions--or metaphorically-- causal linkages within systems such as global finance or politics.
The living spaces and the living room are thus made as one piece, separated from the street by nothing more than a door,both physically and metaphorically.
The message of the four seals is meant to be understood literally,not metaphorically or mystically- and meant to be taken seriously.
Metaphorically as a company and a product we are an emu, always striving for the best and aiming to constantly look ahead of what can be achieved down the track.
In this chapter Hayate and Athena share a kiss, in the form when theyfirst meet 10 years ago, metaphorically wrapping up all the feelings they have 10 years ago.
Ace, being the son of the Pirate King, can metaphorically be considered a prince, and was also mistakingly thought by the world at large to be the intended successor to Whitebeard himself.
It can be used literally(an observed series of actualcollisions such as a falling row of dominoes) or metaphorically(causal linkages within systems such as global finance).
They have been metaphorically defined as"the secretions of an organism", and are distinguished from documents that have been consciously written or created to communicate a particular message to posterity.
The fact that the smell oftobacco smoke stains the archives of the period, metaphorically of course, is a testament to the new ideas of personal space that were developing within it.
Within the heart of Sedna's message- metaphorically- is a bridge connecting legends from our past with possibilities for the future that empower the desire to create positive life stories in the present.
Since that time,humans have attempted to do the same- metaphorically, mystically, and scientifically- by fashioning raw materials into forms and figures that look like people.