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literally adv.照字面意义,逐字地 If your mom complains that your room is overflowing with clothes, she probably doesn't mean this literally. Your room might be messy and chaotic, but your clothes aren't actually piled so high that they're flowing into the hallway. Your mom is being figurative — she's exaggerating. Now, if your clothes really were piled up so high that they were flowing into the hallway, your mom would say, "Your room is literally overflowing with clothes!" ★★☆☆☆ 2004.2

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['litərəli] The adverb literally means "actually," and we use it when we want others to know we're serious, not exaggerating or being metaphorical. The humiliation continues. At university graduation ceremonies, the ABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are literally having a ZZZ. 1[ADV 副词]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.   [ADV with cl/group (not last in cl)]  [emphasis]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。The views are literally breath-taking.景色美得简直让人窒息。2[ADV 副词]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.   [ADV with cl/group (not last in cl)]  [emphasis]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。I literally crawled to the car.我真的是爬到车那边去的。3[ADV 副词]照字面地；直（译）地 If a word or expression is translated literally, its most simple or basic meaning is translated.   [ADV with v]The word 'volk' translates literally as 'folk'...volk这个单词直译过来为folk（人们）。A stanza is, literally, a room.stanza（诗节）的原意为“房间”。4[PHRASE 短语]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.   [V inflects]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。

英语单词	literally
英美音标	['litərəli]
中文释义	adv.照字面意义,逐字地
vocab简明	The adverb literally means "actually," and we use it when we want others to know we're serious, not exaggerating or being metaphorical.
vocab扩展	If your mom complains that your room is overflowing with clothes, she probably doesn't mean this literally. Your room might be messy and chaotic, but your clothes aren't actually piled so high that they're flowing into the hallway. Your mom is being figurative — she's exaggerating. Now, if your clothes really were piled up so high that they were flowing into the hallway, your mom would say, "Your room is literally overflowing with clothes!"
真题原句	The humiliation continues. At university graduation ceremonies, the ABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are *literally* having a ZZZ.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADV 副词]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. [ADV with cl/group (not last in cl)] [emphasis] 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。 The views are literally breath-taking. 景色美得简直让人窒息。 2 [ADV 副词]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. [ADV with cl/group (not last in cl)] [emphasis] 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。 I literally crawled to the car. 我真的是爬到车那边去的。 3 [ADV 副词]照字面地；直（译）地 If a word or expression is translated literally, its most simple or basic meaning is translated. [ADV with v] The word 'volk' translates literally as 'folk'... volk这个单词直译过来为folk（人们）。 A stanza is, literally, a room. stanza（诗节）的原意为“房间”。 4 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] 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。
来源	2004.2

Literally Mom Room Adv 副词 [Adv Word Overflowing