1. I saw that she was, both literally and figuratively, up against a wall. 我都看到她,既是事实上也是比喻地,面临一道墙。
2. She is, figuratively speaking, holding a gun to his head. 打个比方说,她正拿枪对着他的脑袋。
3. It is figuratively and literally otherworldly in its aims. 它的目的无论是从比喻还是从字面上理解,都是超凡脱俗的。
4. Dependence on long-distance trade also meant that the great empires of the Middle East were built both literally and figuratively on shifting sand. 对长途贸易的依赖也意味着,伟大的中东帝国无论是实际上还是象征意义上,都是建立在流沙之上的。