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literally adv.逐字地；按照字面上地；不夸张地；正确地；简直 (1) 他一字一句地翻译这篇文章。(2) 成语通常不能照字面译成另一种语言。(3) 他简直是飞也似地跑进了房间。(4) 我简直给吓了一大跳。 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!"

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英 ['lɪtərəli] 美 ['lɪtərəli] (1) He translated this article literally.(2) Idioms usually cannot be translated literally in another language.(3) He literally flew into the room.(4) I literally jumped out of my skin. The adverb literally means "actually," and we use it when we want others to know we're serious, not exaggerating or being metaphorical. 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	英 ['lɪtərəli] 美 ['lɪtərəli]
中文释义	adv.逐字地；按照字面上地；不夸张地；正确地；简直
英语例句	(1) He translated this article literally. (2) Idioms usually cannot be translated literally in another language. (3) He literally flew into the room. (4) I literally jumped out of my skin.
中文例句	(1) 他一字一句地翻译这篇文章。 (2) 成语通常不能照字面译成另一种语言。 (3) 他简直是飞也似地跑进了房间。 (4) 我简直给吓了一大跳。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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!"
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。

Literally Translated Mom Room Adv 副词 [Adv Word