literally
柯林斯词典
1. ADV You can use literally to emphasize an exaggeration. Some careful speakers of English think that this use is incorrect. 真地[强调]
We've got to get the economy under control or it will literally eat us up. 我们必须控制住经济,否则它真地就会把我们困住。
2. ADV You use literally to emphasize that what you are saying is true, even though it seems exaggerated or surprising. 确实地[强调]
Putting on an opera is a tremendous enterprise involving literally hundreds of people. 上演一台话剧是一项巨大的事业,它确实要几百个人参与。
3. ADV If a word or expression is translated literally, its most simple or basic meaning is translated. 字面上地
The word "volk" translates literally as "folk."
“”这个词照字面意思翻译为“”。
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literally /ˈlɪtərəlɪ/
剑桥词典
- using the real or original meaning of a word or phrase
- He literally flew across the room .
- I literally had a heart attack when I heard the news .
- They were literally over the moon at the news .
- She was literally tearing her hair out with grief .
- He was literally millions of miles ahead of the other runners . 返回 literally
确实地;名副其实地
They were responsible for literally millions of deaths . 他们的确对数百万人的死负有责任。
We live literally just round the corner from her. 我们住的地方离她那里真的只需要拐一个弯。
If you translate literally, you translate each word in a text separately , without looking at how the words are used together in a phrase or sentence .
逐字(翻译)地
Translations that are done too literally often don't flow well or don't sound natural . 太拘泥于字面意思的翻译往往会不太流畅或不太自然。
informal
used to emphasize what you are saying
(用于强调所说的话)确实,真正地
He missed that kick literally by miles . 他那一脚踢丢得确实相差好几英里远。
I was literally bowled over by the news . 我听到这个消息真的惊呆了。
informal
simply or just
只是,仅仅,就
Then you literally cut the sausage down the middle . 那么你就从香肠的中间切开吧。
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