1·They were all very similar. All cut from the same cloth, so to speak.
他们都十分相像。可以说就跟一块布上剪下来似的。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·We can talk about Union Hill while I get this business over with. Kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.
我们可以谈谈尤宁山，同时我把这件事干完。可以说是一举两得吧。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·The same applies to the deliberate amateur who is, so to speak, a professional in training.
同样的道理也适用于有意为之的业余人士，他们可以说是训练中的专业人士。
4·I ought not to tell you but I will, since you're in the family, so to speak.
我不该告诉你，但我会告诉你，因为说来你也是这个家庭的一员。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·She wanted to live onshore and find love so bad that she made a "deal" with a "devil" and "sells" her beautiful voice, or "soul" so to speak.
她想到岸上生活，并渴望寻找真爱，于是她和一个“魔鬼”做了一笔“交易”，“出卖”了自己美妙的声音，或者干脆说就是“灵魂”。
6·I think I destroyed Solomon, so to speak.
我觉得，可以说是我毁了所罗门。
7·I'm killing two birds at once, so to speak.
可以这么说，我这是一举两得。
8·Jeanne hadn't had, so to speak, a real childhood.
可以说，珍妮没有真正的童年。
9·The nerve endings can only whisper, so to speak.
这样的话，打个比喻，神经末端就像只能窃窃私语而非正常说话。
10·May: Oh, you want my chocolate cakes, so to speak!
阿美：哦，也就是说，你想要我的巧克力蛋糕。