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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。Using metaphor, we say that computers have senses and a memory.打个比方，我们可以说计算机有感觉和记忆力。I am speaking figuratively, of course.当然，我只是打个比方。He has made it clear that his door, figuratively speaking, is open.他明确表示，打个比方，他的门是开着的。Of course I'm not. It was just a figure of speech.我当然不是，这不过是打个比方。Of course it wasn't meant as an insult. It was just a figure of speech.当然，这么说并不是要侮辱谁，只是打个比方。The ship may be heading for the metaphorical rocks unless a buyer can be found.打个比方，如果找不到买家，船可能就要触礁了。 |