literally
- adv.按字面;(加强即使字面意义并不真实的词语)简直;字面上;(强调事实可能令人惊讶)真正地，确实地
literal adj.按字面常用意义理解的 + -ly ...地
literallyadv.
按字面；字面上
in a literal way
The word ‘planet’ literally means ‘wandering body’.
planet一词字面上的意思是wandering body。
When I told you to ‘get lost’ I didn't expect to be taken literally .
我叫你“滚开”，并没让你按字面意思来理解呀。
（强调事实可能令人惊讶）真正地，确实地
used to emphasize the truth of sth that may seem surprising
There are literally hundreds of prizes to win.
真的有好几百份奖品可以领呀。
（加强即使字面意义并不真实的词语）简直
used to emphasize a word or phrase, even if it is not literally true
I literally jumped out of my skin.
我简直给吓了一大跳。
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ADV 简直（一些用词谨慎者认为此用法不正确）
You can use literally to emphasize a statement. Some careful speakers of English think that this use is incorrect.We've got to get the economy under control or it will literally eat us up...
我们必须设法控制经济，不然它非把我们吞噬了不可。
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ADV 确实地；真正地；不加夸张地
You use literally to emphasize that what you are saying is true, even though it seems exaggerated or surprising.Putting on an opera is a tremendous enterprise involving literally hundreds of people...
上演一台歌剧是一项浩大的工程，说要涉及数以百计的人真是一点都不夸张。
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ADV 照字面地；直（译）地
If a word or expression is translated literally, its most simple or basic meaning is translated.The word 'volk' translates literally as 'folk'...
volk这个单词直译过来为folk（人们）。
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PHRASE 照字面理解
If you take something literally, you think that a word or expression is being used with its most simple or basic meaning.If you tell a person to 'step on it' or 'throw on your coat,' they may take you literally, with disastrous consequences.
如果你告诉一个人step on it（“加速；加快”，字面意义“踩在上面”）或者throw on your coat（“赶快穿上外套”，字面意义“扔在你的外套上”），他们可能会按字面理解你的话，那就会引起灾难性的后果。
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When I told you to ' get lost ' I didn 't expect to be taken literally .
我叫你“滚开”，并没让你按字面意思来理解呀。
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If you tell a person to ' step on it ' or ' throw on your coat , ' they may take you literally , with disastrous consequences .
如果你告诉一个人steponit（“加速；加快”，字面意义“踩在上面”）或者throwonyourcoat（“赶快穿上外套”，字面意义“扔在你的外套上”），他们可能会按字面理解你的话，那就会引起灾难性的后果。
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I literally jumped out of my skin .
我简直给吓了一大跳。
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Greenfly can literally suck a plant dry .
蚜虫的确能把一株植物吸干。
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We 've got to get the economy under control or it will literally eat us up
我们必须设法控制经济，不然它非把我们吞噬了不可。
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Until next payday , I was literally without any money .
到下个发薪日前，我真的没有一点儿钱了。
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Putting on an opera is a tremendous enterprise involving literally hundreds of people
上演一台歌剧是一项浩大的工程，说要涉及数以百计的人真是一点都不夸张。
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We have literally altered the chemistry of our planet 's atmosphere
我们确实改变了地球大气层的化学构成。
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The event literally stopped the traffic
这一事件几乎让交通陷于停顿。
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I look back on it as the bloodiest ( though not literally ) winter of the war
我现在回想起来，觉得那是战时最血腥的（但并非字面意义上的）一个冬天。
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I saw five cop cars pull into the driveway . And I literally freaked
我看到5辆警车开进了我家的车道。我简直吓坏了。
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A stanza is , literally , a room .
stanza（诗节）的原意为“房间”。
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The word ' volk ' translates literally as ' folk '
volk这个单词直译过来为folk（人们）。
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I literally crawled to the car .
我真的是爬到车那边去的。
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Windsor Castle is quite literally an antique treasure trove
温莎城堡确实是名副其实的古物宝藏。
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The views are literally breath-taking .
景色美得简直让人窒息。
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You 're taking his words too literally .
你这样来理解他的话就太机械了。
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She literally had her heart in her mouth when she stole the watch .
当她偷手表的时候，真是提心吊胆。
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Your job is " literally killing you , " as The Washington Post put it .
如《华盛顿邮报》所说，工作是真会“要了你的命啊”。
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Because they 're literally rooted into the ground , they are unable to leave and go elsewhere .
因为树就是实实在在地植根于土地之中的，不能离开去其他地方。
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The type of farming I 'm aiming for is literally so that people can survive as it 's going to get more and more dry , Farrant says .
法兰特说道:“当变得越来越干旱时，我所追求的农业类型的确是为了让人们能够生存下去。”
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The word " culture " comes from the Latin " colere , " which literally means " to cultivate . "
“文化”一词源于拉丁语“colere”，字面意思是“培养”。
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And unearthing the past often means literally and studying the evidence .
通常，探寻往事在字面上即意味着——刨根究底。
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Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint .
有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。
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Literally " black dragon . " First introduced to the English language in 1852 as a dark , black tea .
Oolong乌龙茶字面意思是“黑龙。”首次是1852年作为红茶引入的。
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It is context and convention that determine whether a term will be interpreted literally or metaphorically .
对一个词的理解是按字面意思还是隐喻的意思要视乎上下文和习惯。
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He translated the passage literally .
他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
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But now it can also refer to distance that literally requires you to leave the couch but is near enough anyway . Example :
不过现在也可以指更远一些的需要离开沙发才能到达、但是也相当近的距离。
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After suffering a profound brain injury , Padgett started to see the world in a whole new light - literally with math and physics .
帕吉特的头部在那次抢劫中遭受重击，此后他眼中的世界完全变了样，他开始变得对数学和物理异常痴迷。
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Kris Jenner is owning her reputation as a momager -- literally .
克里斯·金娜真的是名副其实的妈咪经纪人。