But, also figuratively when practical effects are impractical.

但，形象地说，实际效果很不实际。

The silk screen technique has the effect of flattening her face, both figuratively and emotionally.

丝网技术有压扁她的脸的效果，在象征和情感都是如此。

The stone was ground down over centuries. We also use it figuratively.

这块岩石受到了几百年的磨损。我们也使用他的比喻意义。

It was literally and figuratively a pain.

这在字面上和比喻上都是一种痛苦。

Compared to now, the days of the Robber Barons were the Wild West – both figuratively and literally.

与现在相比，强盗贵族的时代就像是蛮荒的西部——无论是从形象上还是从字面上来说都是如此。

Compared to now, the days of the Robber Barons were the Wild West — both figuratively and literally.

与现在相比，强盗贵族的时代就像是蛮荒的西部——无论是从形象上还是从字面上来说都是如此。

You can also use it figuratively: I'd like to head towards a solution to this problem.

我想研究出这个问题的解决方案。

So there is a lot riding on Odysseus-both figuratively and practically.

所以奥德修斯号肩负着很大的责任，既有象征意义，也有实际意义。

But figuratively or idiomatically, it means I don't like it, right?

但形象地或习惯地说，这句话的意思是“我不喜欢”。

Oh yeah! She wrote the book on th subject – literally and figuratively.

哦，对了！ 她不仅非常熟悉，还真的写了本关于这个主题的书。