literally

英 [ˈlɪtərəli]

美 [ˈlɪtərəli]

adv.  按字面; 字面上; (强调事实可能令人惊讶)真正地，确实地; (加强即使字面意义并不真实的词语)简直

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.3512 / COCA.2469

牛津词典

adv.

• 按字面；字面上
  in a literal way
  1. The word ‘planet’ literally means ‘wandering body’.
     planet一词字面上的意思是wandering body。
  2. 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
  1. 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
  1. I literally jumped out of my skin.
     我简直给吓了一大跳。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 简直（一些用词谨慎者认为此用法不正确）
  You can useliterallyto emphasize a statement. Some careful speakers of English think that this use is incorrect.
  1. 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。
  2. The views are literally breath-taking.
     景色美得简直让人窒息。
• ADV 确实地；真正地；不加夸张地
  You useliterallyto emphasize that what you are saying is true, even though it seems exaggerated or surprising.
  1. 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。
  2. I literally crawled to the car.
     我真的是爬到车那边去的。
• ADV 照字面地；直（译）地
  If a word or expression is translatedliterally, its most simple or basic meaning is translated.
  1. The word 'volk' translates literally as 'folk'...
     volk这个单词直译过来为folk（人们）。
  2. A stanza is, literally, a room.
     stanza（诗节）的原意为“房间”。
• PHRASE 照字面理解
  If youtakesomethingliterally, you think that a word or expression is being used with its most simple or basic meaning.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adv

• (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration
  1. our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War
• in a literal sense
  1. literally translated
  2. he said so literally

双语例句

• 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。
• In fact, literally hundreds of thousands of students have accomplished this task before you.
  事实上，数千百个学生已经完成这个任务了。
• I started by saying, literally: This is an atom; this is a molecule.
  我的第一堂课是这样开始的：这是一个原子；这是一个分子。
• I downloaded literally all the photos I could get my hands on.
  我下载的照片，我简直都可以得到我的双手上。
• I know everyone, almost literally, has a blog these days.
  如今，我认识的每个人，毫无意外的都有了博客。
• You're taking his words too literally.
  你这样来理解他的话就太机械了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The word 'volk' translates literally as 'folk'
  volk这个单词直译过来为folk（人们）。