| 单词 | literally |
| 释义 | literally (lɪtərəli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB before verb, ADVERB adjective] B2 You can use literally to emphasize a statement. Some careful speakers of English think that this use is incorrect. [emphasis] We've got to get the economy under control or it will literally eat us up. The views are literally breath-taking. 2. adverb [ADVERB before verb] B2 You use literally to emphasize that what you are saying is true, even though it seems exaggerated or surprising. [emphasis] Putting on an opera is a tremendous enterprise involving literally hundreds of people. I literally crawled to the car. 3. adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 If a word or expression is translated literally, its most simple or basic meaning is translated. The word 'volk' translates literally as 'folk'. A stanza is, literally, a room. Synonyms: exactly, really, closely, actually 4. take sth literally phrase If you take something literally, you think that a word or expression is being used with its most simple or basic meaning. That was meant to be a joke, but he took it literally. Collocations: literally true Still, there are moments when you are rather glad that's not literally true. Times, Sunday Times It's not literally true that we climbed every one; some branched too high above the ground to reach. Times, Sunday Times All these clubs were in cellars, so when jazz was described as underground music it was literally true. Times, Sunday Times In the case of the grandmothers, this was literally true. Times, Sunday Times Literally true as bits of it disappear daily. Times, Sunday Times I don't mean literally - there are many ways of withdrawing in order to make others take more responsibility. Times, Sunday Times I mean literally; she resembles a canine. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes, this means literally taking out our ear buds. Christianity Today For me, that meant literally walking across the street and ringing a doorbell. Christianity Today Here many zeros may mean literally a lot of zeros, or as few as one zero but with a high multiplicity, or even many zeros all with high multiplicity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The extra m in the band's name makes it translate literally as ramming stone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only a bad translator would translate literally. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For a house to attain haute couture status - translated literally as 'high sewing' - it must adhere to several important requirements. Times, Sunday Times The word for 'enmity' revealingly translates literally as 'cousin-ness'. Times, Sunday Times The possessive kizungu (or chizungu) translated literally means of the aimless wanderers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 确实地 Japanese: 文字どおりに |
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