This flashcard defines 'entirely' as an adverb meaning completely, fully, or totally. It emphasizes that something is done in every possible way, not just partially.
This flashcard defines 'entirely' as an adverb meaning completely, fully, or totally. It emphasizes that something is done in every possible way, not just partially.
[ADV 副词]完全地;完整地;全部地Entirely means completely and not just partly.
[ADV adj]
...an entirely new approach...
全新的方法
Fraud is an entirely different matter...
欺诈完全是另外一回事。
Their price depended almost entirely on their scarcity...
它们的价格几乎完全取决于它们的稀有程度。
I failed in my career as a writer of fiction entirely because of deficiencies in the education system.
我的小说作家生涯失败了,原因完全是因为教育体制的缺陷。
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[ADV 副词]非常;很;完全Entirely is also used to emphasize what you are saying.
[ADV with v]
[emphasis]
I agree entirely...
我完全同意。
Oh, the whole episode was entirely his fault.
天啊,整件事完全是他的错。
3
[ADV 副词](尤用于表示批评时)不是特别,并非完全 People sometimes use the expression not entirely to reduce the force of a strong statement, especially a critical one.
[not ADV]
[vagueness]
They are not entirely happy with his criticism of the president...
他对总统的批评并没有让他们特别高兴。
We shall see that this is not entirely true...
我们会明白这并非全是真的。
She claimed the unemployment figures were not entirely unexpected...
她声称失业率并非完全出乎意料。
This government is not entirely free of suspicion.
这个政府并非完全不受置疑。
Oxford
en·tire·ly★/ɪnˈtaɪəli; NAmEɪnˈtaɪərli/adverbin every way possible; completely 全部地;完整地;完全地◆I entirely agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。◆I'm not entirely happy about the proposal.我对这个建议并不十分满意。◆That's an entirely different matter.那完全是另一码事。◆The audience was almost entirely female.观众几乎全是女性。en·tire·ly/ɪnˈtaɪəli; NAmEɪnˈtaɪərli/
completely and in every possible way → partially: Our situation is entirely different. The ridge consists entirely of volcanic rock. Her reasons were not entirely clear.
WDF
entirely
[ɪnˈtaɪəli]
TEM4
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ADV2003
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Spoken:
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完全地(78%),全部地(22%)
adv.完全地,彻底地
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