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我指的不是字面意义上的“小”人。

I am not referring to ' small ' people in the literal sense of the word .

“大地测量学”的字面意义是“划分地球”。

The literal meaning of ' geodesy ' is ' dividing the earth ' .

他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。

They insist on sticking to the letter of the law .

要依照法律的精神实质，而不是字面意思。

Obey the spirit , not the letter of the law .

我叫你“滚开”，并没让你按字面意思来理解呀。

When I told you to ' get lost ' I didn 't expect to be taken literally .

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。

If you tell a person to ' step on it ' or ' throw on your coat , ' they may take you literally , with disastrous consequences .

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。

I look back on it as the bloodiest ( though not literally ) winter of the war

她拿不准他是不是在讽刺她，便干脆按字面去理解这个问题。

She couldn 't tell if he was being snide , so she took the question straight .

字面的意思我懂了，但是可以说我并不能理解这个问题。

I 'd understood the words , but I didn 't , as it were , understand the question .

“文化”一词源于拉丁语“colere”，字面意思是“培养”。

The word " culture " comes from the Latin " colere , " which literally means " to cultivate . "

LoseFace丢面子字面的意思是“丢脸、耻辱”，发音为tulien。据说这个词汇是在1876引进西方的。

The literal translation is " humiliation in Chinese . The word is said to have been introduced to English speakers in 1876 .

Monitorshopping（字面意思为“浏览器购物”）是“只逛不买”（windowshopping）的另一种形式，只不过你闲逛的地方不再是实体商店，而是购物网站，即“只浏览不购物”。

Monitor shopping is another form of window shopping , except that instead of wandering in stores , all you have to do is to log onto a shopping website .

əˈhiːtəʊ]。伊利诺伊Illinois并非这座城市本来的名字，而是来自该原始单词的法语发音。该词源于美洲土著语中的“iliniwok”或“illiniwek”，字面意思是“最好的人”。

The word Illinois is derived7 from the Native American word ' iliniwok ' or ' illiniwek ' , which literally8 means ' best people ' .

英文中回笼觉是unprotectedsleep，字面上理解是无保护的睡眠，指的是冒着耽误工作、上课或办事的风险关掉闹钟继续睡觉。

Unprotected sleep is going back to sleep after turning off your alarm clock , risking not waking up for a job , class , or other daily task .

Oolong乌龙茶字面意思是“黑龙。”首次是1852年作为红茶引入的。

Literally " black dragon . " First introduced to the English language in 1852 as a dark , black tea .

Barbequestopper（字面意思为“使烧烤活动中断的事情”）是一个澳大利亚俚语，指波及范围很广、对当下有深远影响且颇具争议性的话题讨论，即“热门话题”。

Barbeque stopper , Australian slang , refers to a topic of constant and widespread conversation which is controversial and of contemporary significance .

在中文里的读音为：zhōngguó，字面意思是“中间的国家。”最初使用这个词汇的人是意大利探险家马可波罗。

In Chinese , the name is pronounced zh ō ng gu ó and literally means " the middle country . " The name was first used by the Italian explorer , Marco Polo .

通常，探寻往事在字面上即意味着——刨根究底。

And unearthing the past often means literally and studying the evidence .

字面意思：这一定会很有趣！

That 'll be fun / Fun !

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。

It is context and convention that determine whether a term will be interpreted literally or metaphorically .

字面意思：将某物装进袋中。例如杂物或食物。例句：

Bag it : Literally1 , to put or take something in a bag , such as groceries or a meal .

Zenware是一款能够屏蔽电脑上各类容易让人分神的窗口和软件、以便让用户更加专注于手头工作的软件，字面意思为“禅宗软件”，业界一般称为“极简软件”。

Zenware is a software designed to block visual distractions on a computer so that it is easier to concentrate on what you are doing .

上班时打盹在英国是不被接受的行为，但在日本，不管是在国会开会时瞌睡，还是在商务会议中小睡，人们都不会大惊小怪，这被称为“日本眯”，字面意思是“现在就睡一会儿”。

Napping at work isn 't acceptable in the UK , but in Japan dozing1 anywhere from Parliament to business meetings is allowed . It 's called inemuri , which literally2 means " to be asleep while present " .

在汉语里，“私享家”和“思想家”的发音完全相同。“私享家”从字面上来说指的是“独自享乐的人”，其实指的是那些追求健康、轻松享乐，又保持独立生活方式的人。

The word " si xiang jia " is a homonym1 with " thinker " in Chinese and means literally2 a " person of private enjoyment3 . " But it actually refers to people who pursue health , leisure and an independent lifestyle .

Unit从字面上看是指单元，但是和中国的单元房意义完全不同。

The meaning of unit is far from what it is in China .

将句中提到的单词“eternity，time，space，end，place”按照字面意思进行拆分，即可得到谜底：“TheletterE”。

The beginning of eternity , The end of time and space .

“toeatnofish”和“toplaythegame”按字面上理解为“不吃鱼”和“玩游戏”，这种理解让人云里雾里。

He eats no fish and plays the game .

（born（生来的）的字面意思）用来指已婚妇女未婚时的姓或者娘家的姓。

( meaning literally ` born ' ) used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman .

按照字面的意思，CDS的买方与其他人互换了违约风险。

Literally , the buyer swaps the risk of default with someone else .

从字面上理解，mumistheword的意思是“沉默是唯一的话语”，其引申意义为“要保守秘密，不要说出去”。

If you tell someone that mum is the word , you ask he or she to keep something secret .