1. You're speaking metaphorically, I hope. 我希望你是在打比方。
2. I'll leave you in Robin's capable hands— metaphorically speaking , of course! 我要把你放到罗宾能干的手中—当然,这只是打个比方。
3. Used metaphorically, the juxtaposed terms connote specific or essential traits of the being they refer to, introducing a mode of poetry as an almost habitual form of expression. 用比喻的方式,并列的术语隐含着它们所指称的存在的具体或本质的特征,引入了一种诗歌的模式作为习惯性的表达形式。
4. Metaphorically, that is. 这是隐喻(比喻)的说法。
5. Or I am speaking metaphorically-that might also help. 或者我换一种方式说,这也有帮助。