literally

adv.

1. 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。
2. （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。
3. （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。

1. ADV 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.
   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。
2. ADV 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.
   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。
3. ADV 照字面地；直（译）地
   If a word or expression is translated literally, 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”。
4. PHRASE 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.
   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。

1. We have literally altered the chemistry of our planet's atmosphere
   我们确实改变了地球大气层的化学构成。
2. 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。
3. The views are literally breath-taking.
   景色美得简直让人窒息。
4. 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。
5. I literally crawled to the car.
   我真的是爬到车那边去的。
6. The word 'volk' translates literally as 'folk'
   volk这个单词直译过来为folk（人们）。
7. A stanza is, literally, a room.
   stanza（诗节）的原意为“房间”。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. The event literally stopped the traffic
    这一事件几乎让交通陷于停顿。
11. I look back on it as the bloodiest ( though not literally) winter of the war
    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。
12. Windsor Castle is quite literally an antique treasure trove
    温莎城堡确实是名副其实的古物宝藏。
13. 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。
14. You're taking his words too literally.
    你这样来理解他的话就太机械了。
15. Literally wind and water.
    字面意思是：风和水。
16. 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。
17. You can literally talk to my subconscious.
    你可以同我的潜意识交谈。
18. I literally, driving myself to suicide. I failed.
    我疯狂的撞车，想要自杀。但我失败了。
19. I was literally dumbfounded when we received it.
    当我们收到设计构图时，我完完全全地惊呆了。
20. 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。
21. It's literally me and my teacher
    确切的我和我的老师
22. Literally, because I had too much beer that day.
    我真的觉得恶心了，因为我当天喝了太多啤酒。
23. 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。
24. Literally and figuratively, LeBron was head-and-shoulders above his friends.
    从字面上和形象，勒布朗是头部和肩膀上面他的朋友们。
25. 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。
26. I literally worried that I had received a defective, incomplete kit!
    i字面上担心我收到了有缺陷的，不完整的套件！
27. Literally translate: Losing you, my joys and sorrows lose their meanings.
    没有了你，我的欢喜与悲伤也没有了意义。
28. And literally thousands of people are what he thought.
    和字面上成千上万的人就是他想。
29. It literally changed the way I see things;
    这真正地改变了我看待事物的方式；

adv

1. (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration
   1. our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War

2. in a literal sense
   1. literally translated
   2. he said so literally