Adverbs Flashcards

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remarkably

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extraordinarily

used for emphasizing how surprising or unusual something is
非凡;奇異;引人注目

It is a remarkably noisy and crowded city

Remarkably, she wasn’t hurt in the crash

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utterly

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entirely

completely or extremely
完全地,極度地
What an utterly stupid thing to do!
She was utterly devastated when her husband died

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globally

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across the whole world
環球地|全球地
The company has to be able to compete globally
Globally, rates of asthma have been rising for years

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habitually

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usual for someone or often repeated
通常地;習慣性地
There is something wrong with anyone who is so habitually rude
There were schools where more than half the students were habitually late

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inevitably

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in a way that cannot be avoided
不可避免地
Their arguments inevitably end in tears

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merely

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1.used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more
用於強調所說的即為所想表達的,僅僅,只,
不過是
I wasn’t complaining, I merely said that I was tired

2.used to emphasize that something is not large, important, or effective when compared to something else
(用於強調不大,不重要或效果不大)僅僅,只,不過
The medicine won’t cure her - it merely stops the pain

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sparingly

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in small amounts, or without wasting any
少量地;節約地
There wasn’t enough coal during the war, so we had to use it sparingly
She created a natural look, using makeup sparingly

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inherently

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in a way that exists as a natural or basic part of something
內在地;固有地,本質上地
There’s nothing inherently wrong with his ideas
She felt that the system was inherently unfair and unequal

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fundamentally

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in a basic and important way
根本性地,重大性地
Our new managing director has reorganized the company a little bit, but nothing has fundamentally changed/altered

I still believe that people are fundamentally good

I disagree fundamentally with what you’re saying

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paradoxically

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in a way that seems impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or characteristics
似乎互相抵觸地,看似互爲矛盾地
The big thing in video equipment is, paradoxically, sound
Paradoxically, the more fuel a star starts off with, the sooner it runs out.

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groggily

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in a weak way that shows you cannot think clearly or walk normally, usually because you have been asleep or are tired or ill:
昏昏沉沉地

He sat up groggily and rubbed his throbbing(悸動) head

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hastily

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said or done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought
仓促地,轻率地
“He looks good for his age. Not that 55 is old,” she added hastily

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conspiratorially

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in a way that shows that you and someone else share a secret:
陰謀地 ; 神秘兮兮地

She heard them whispering conspiratorially in the bedroom

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admittedly

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honestly , frankly

used when you are agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly
(尤用于不情愿地承认某事时)诚然,无可否认
Admittedly, I could have tried harder but I still don’t think all this criticism is fair

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unceremoniously

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in a way that is unceremonious (= rude, sudden, or informal)
粗鲁地;不拘礼节地;随意地
He was unceremoniously removed from the list of members, for gross misconduct
由于严重的不当行为,他被毫不客气地从成员名单中删除

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forlornly

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in a way that shows that you are alone and unhappy
孤苦伶仃地,孤苦无依地
She sat forlornly looking out to sea

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starkly

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very obviously and clearly
顯而易見地,十分明顯地
Her later sensual works contrast starkly with the harsh earlier paintings

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painstakingly

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in a way that shows you have taken a lot of care or made a lot of effort
精心地;悉心地,刻苦地
She painstakingly explained how the machine worked

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invariably

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always
总,老是,不變地
The train is invariably late