He imprisoned her, in a figurative sense.在比喻的意义上,他把她关在牢里了.His career spanned some 50 years and encompassed both abstract and figurative painting.他的职业生涯延续了大约50年，作品既有抽象画也有写实画。Here the word is used in a figurative sense.这里该...
My reasons were stated in writing and circulated to all committee members.我提出的几个理由以书面形式呈现，在所有委员会成员中传阅。The aims of the treaty are stated in its preamble.条约的宗旨已在序言中说明。The grounds for his action was never clearly stated.他从未...