take sth literally

take sth literally
3. take sth literally
[+ word, phrase] 按照原义理解
- 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“踩上去”或者“把你的外衣扔上去”, 他们可能会按照字面意义理解你的意思, 从而产生灾难性后果。
- She sometimes takes literally such phrases as 'I nearly died of fright'. 她有时候按照原义理解诸如“我几乎吓死了”那样的短语。
[+ statement, story, instructions] 按照字面意义理解
- a man who took his instructions literally 按照字面意义理解他的指示的人
- The Bible's creation story is not to be taken literally. 《圣经》中的创世故事是不能按照字面意义理解的。
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