Now a bottle is a physical object, but you could also use the phrase more metaphorically.

现瓶子是一个实体对象，但你也可以用这个短语作比喻。

Metaphorically speaking, " You're gonna need a bigger boat."

打个比方说，“你需要一艘更大船。”

That is both literally and metaphorically a positive feedback loop.

无论是从直观还是隐含角度看，这都是一个正反馈循环。

And a headache is, metaphorically, something that causes you a lot of problems.

" headache" 隐喻地指会给你带来很多问物。

What? ! I think metaphorically. But he was in the bathroom for a while.

什么？！我猜他可能只是打个比方。但他刚真了厕所好一会呢。

And metaphorically for industries ranging from steelmaking to pharmaceuticals, which use it in their processes.

就像，从钢铁业到制药业，这些业其生产过程中都要使用氧气。因此氧气世界市场很大。

He's just dancing on his own and there's something metaphorically that I love about that.

他就跳舞，这首歌里面有一些隐喻性东西我很喜欢。

Because they asked, metaphorically speaking, how many geometric shapes do you see on the screen?

打个比方 他们只会问 你屏幕上看到多少个几何图案?

You know, the soundtrack is the same, and I'm not speaking metaphorically here. I'm speaking literally.

配乐是一样，这并不是比喻。就是字面意思。

To see something clearly, either in reality or metaphorically, you need to put some light on it.

要想清楚地看到某些物，无论是现实还是隐喻，你需要对它有所了解。

A mountain is not only a very high hill - used metaphorically it means a large amount of something.

" mountain" 不仅仅是一座很高山，隐喻使用是指大量某物。

As Shari said, the criminals get you to, metaphorically, look over there whilst they rifle your pockets.

就像莎莉说，打个比方，罪犯让你看向别处，与此同时他们你口袋里翻找。

While, metaphorically, I encourage every woman to find her voice, I'm dismayed at how low it can go.

打个比喻，尽管我鼓励所有女士都能找到自己声音，但是我还是惊奇于它还能有多低。

I was speaking metaphorically, as I'm sure you were.

我这是比喻 我知道你也是。

Our sadness gets, to put it metaphorically, lost in the crowd.

打个比方，也就是说我们伤心将消失人海之中。

Back and forth is the physical movement, but you can also go back and forth more metaphorically.

反复可以是身体上运动，但你也可以用更隐喻方式说反复移动。

Oh, I'm sorry. I meant that metaphorically.

不好意思 我只是打个比方。

The acute change, very often, takes a lot of preparation, metaphorically speaking, You need a lot of strength to pick up the hammer and to have the power to put it down.

剧烈改变经常需要很多准备功夫，打个比方，你需要很多力气去挥大锤，还要有力气砸下去。