The CEO's comment about steering a sinking ship was figurative, not a warning of bankruptcy.

執行長說要駕駛一艘下沉的船，那只是比喻，並不是破產警告。

Please avoid figurative language in customer emails, since some clients read English as a second language.

客戶電子郵件中請避免使用比喻性的語言，因為有些客戶的英文是第二語言。

When the travel agent said the resort was paradise, she was speaking in figurative terms.

旅行社專員說那間度假村是天堂時，她是用比喻的說法。