But that is the figurative you, not the literal you.

但是个是比喻的，不是字面的。

These phrasal verbs have so many different meanings, and idiomatic meanings, figurative meanings.

词短语有许多不同的意义，如习语意义、比喻意义。

" the sweet temper" is a figurative expression, but " sweet coffee" is not.

“甜美的性情”是一种比喻式的表达, 但“甜咖啡”不是。

Both are okay, but I like the figurative stuff.

两种写法都说得过去，但我比较喜欢比喻的语言。

Portraiture or figurative art has no place in the official documents of such a state.

此后，帝国的方文献上再也没有出现任何人像或写实艺术。

And so after a while it developed a figurative use.

过了一段时间之后，个词发展成为了一种比喻用法。

This could be an actual mess or a figurative one.

可能是真正的混乱，也可能含有比喻意义。

I'm sorry, I meant the figurative road. I see how that would be misleading.

抱歉，个“路”是比喻。我知道会误导。

You could argue that it's really just another kind of figurative language.

可以把它想成是另外—种比喻。

But, it also has a figurative meaning, for when someone is very upset, hurt feelings.

但是个短语还有一个比喻意义，意思是某人非常沮丧。

The Zen simile is only one potential pitfall of figurative language.

上文个禅语般的比喻令人百思不得其解，只是作比喻容易遭遇的陷阱之一。

The age of the paintings makes them the earliest known figurative art made by modern humans.

画的年代使它们成为已知最早的由现代人制作的具象艺术。

They were the first figurative art made by both our kids somewhere between the ages of 2 and 3.

它们是我们两个孩子在2至3岁之间创作的第一批具象艺术。

At 22 and 12 kilometers wide, however, its inner moon Phobos and outer moon Deimos are figurative small potatoes.

在22公里和12公里宽处，火星内部卫星火卫一和外部卫星火卫二像生形象的两颗小土豆。

So, this also links to the figurative sense.

因此， 也与比喻意义有关。

And he's" —I scanned my notes—" figurative.

他是”——我扫描了我的笔记——“比喻。

" Further" can be for physical distances or figurative distances.

“更远”可以表示物理距离或比喻距离。

I don't know that I would trust it for situations that require metaphorical language that don't catch the figurative meaning.

我觉得像是会用到比喻性表达的场合，应该也不妥，它不太能捕捉到字词里的抽象含义。

So much for my figurative self.

我的比喻自我就么多了。

It's not really a literal phrase, it's more figurative.

它不是真正的字面短语， 它更具有象征意义。