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literally + verb / adjective
表示完全按照字面意思理解或执行。
The instructions were literally followed.
指示被逐字执行。
逐字地；按字面（意义）
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
逐字地；按字面（意义）
in a literal or word-for-word sense
The instructions were literally followed.
指示被逐字执行。
以字面方式；完全按字面意思。
In a literal manner; exactly as stated, word for word.
She literally translated the German sentence word by word.
她逐字翻译了那个德语句子。
There were literally hundreds of people waiting outside.
外面简直有几百个人在等着。
When I said I could eat a horse, I didn't mean it literally.
我说我能吃下一匹马，并不是字面上的意思。
表示完全按照字面意思理解或执行。
The instructions were literally followed.
指示被逐字执行。
在比喻表达前使用，强调并非夸张，而是真实发生。
He was literally flying through the air.
他简直是在空中飞。
作为句子副词，修饰整个句子，意为“确实，不夸张地说”。
Literally, I had no idea what to do.
说实话，我完全不知道该怎么办。
Not this
I literally forgot your name.
Use this
I actually forgot your name.
当表示‘实际上’时，应用‘actually’，而‘literally’强调字面真实或极端夸张，此处不符。
Not this
It literally took forever.
Use this
It virtually took forever.
‘literally’用于字面或强烈强调，而‘virtually’更合适表示‘几乎’，避免歧义。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
字面真实
What he said is literally true.
他说的话字面上是真的。
完全不可能
It's literally impossible to finish in one day.
一天内完成是完全不可能的。
从字面上说
Literally speaking, the sky is not blue.
从字面上说，天空不是蓝色的。
字面意思是
The word 'photograph' literally means 'light writing'.
“photograph”这个词字面意思是“光写”。
足足数百
There were literally hundreds of people at the concert.
音乐会上有足足数百人。
按字面理解
When he said he'd eat a horse, you shouldn't take it literally.
当他说他能吃下一匹马时，你不应该按字面理解。
严格来说
Literally speaking, that's not the correct usage of the term.
严格来说，那不是这个词的正确用法。
成千上万
There were literally thousands of people at the concert.
音乐会上真的有成千上万的人。
Use literally naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
根据发音'里特瑞里'，联想'里（面）字字精确'，帮助记忆'按照字面上地'或'不夸张地'。
该词有两种常见用法：一是表示字面意义，用于正式或学术文体；二是作为强调词放在比喻表达前，强调真实性，多用于非正式口语或网络用语。总体使用中性，但第二种用法在正式场合较少。
注意：在非正式口语中常被用作夸张语气的强调词，与字面含义不同
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.