英语语法分析

His career spanned some 50 years and encompassed both abstract and figurative painting.

他的艺术生涯跨越了大约五十个年头，抽象和形象油画两者都有所造诣。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The themes can be figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, and the techniques can be divided into figurative painting and freehand painting.

题材可分人物、山水、花鸟等，技法可分具象和写意。

I'm not being figurative or clever here.

我在这里并不是纸上谈兵或者自作聪明。