Well, we can use it metaphorically.

我们可以使用它的比喻意义。

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

打个比方，就是说我们的伤心将消失在人海之中。

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

现在瓶子是一个实对象，可以用这个短语作比喻。

So 'backtrack' is about going back metaphorically.

因此，backtrack 隐喻着后退。

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

打个比方说，“需要一艘更大的船。”

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

可以是身上的运动，可以用更隐喻的方式说移动。

And he says, metaphorically, states have grabbed the oars.

他还打了个比方说，各州已经抓住了船桨。

That is both literally and metaphorically a positive feedback loop.

无论是从直观还是隐含的角度看，这都是一个正馈循环。

You could take this literally and metaphorically, by the way.

顺便说一句，可以从字面上和隐喻上理解这一点。

Oil has always been a dirty business, both literally and metaphorically.

石油一直是一个肮脏的行业，无论是从字面上还是从比喻意义上看都是如此。

That's the literal meaning, but the phrase is usually used metaphorically.

这是字面上的意思，这个短语通常使用它的喻义。

Today, again, it seems like the world is on fire, literally and metaphorically.

今天，无论是从字面上还是隐喻上看，世界似乎同样深陷火海。

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。他刚真进了厕所好一会呢。

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，这些行业在其生产过程中都要使用氧气。因此氧气的世界市场很大。

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

配乐是一样的，这并不是比喻。就是字面意思。

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

" headache" 隐喻地指会给带来很多问题的事物。

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

打个比方 他们只会问 在屏幕上看到多少个几何图案?

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

他就在跳舞，这首歌里面有一些隐喻性的东西我很喜欢。

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

就像莎莉说的，打个比方，罪犯让看向别处，与此同时他们在口袋里翻找。

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事物，无论是现实还是隐喻，需要对它有所了解。