The flashcard defines "easily" as an adverb with multiple meanings: "very likely to happen or be true," "quickly or frequently," and "without problems or difficulty." Example sentences are provided for each meaning.
The flashcard defines "easily" as an adverb with multiple meanings: "very likely to happen or be true," "quickly or frequently," and "without problems or difficulty." Example sentences are provided for each meaning.
[ADV-GRADED 副词]很可能;多半 You use easily to emphasize that something is very likely to happen, or is very likely to be true.
[usu ADV before v]
[emphasis]
It could easily be another year before the economy starts to show some improvement.
很可能还要再等一年经济才会开始出现好转。
...an ancient barn that is easily the length of two tennis courts.
很可能有两个网球场那么长的一个古代畜棚
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[ADV-GRADED 副词]迅速地;频繁地 You use easily to say that something happens more quickly or more often than is usual or normal.
[ADV after v]
He had always cried very easily...
他总是动不动就哭鼻子。
They have nightmares, they startle easily.
他们做噩梦,经常从梦中惊醒。
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Oxford
eas·ily★/ˈiːzəli; NAmEˈiːzəli/adverb1★without problems or difficulty 容易地;轻易地;不费力地◆I can easily finish it tonight.我今晚能毫不费力地把它完成。◆The museum is easily accessible by car.开车可以方便地到达博物馆。2very probably; very likely 很可能;多半◆Are you sure you locked the gate? You could easily have forgotten.你肯定锁上大门了吗?你很可能是忘了。◆The situation might all too easilyhave become a disaster. 这形势本来是极有可能成为一场大灾难的。3~ the best, nicest, etc.without doubt; definitely 无疑;肯定◆It's easily the best play I've seen this year.这无疑是我今年看过的最好的一出戏。4quickly; more quickly than is usual 一会儿;不多久◆I get bored easily.我易生厌倦。◆He's easily distracted.他注意力很容易分散。eas·ily/ˈiːzəli; NAmEˈiːzəli/
LDC
easilyeas‧i‧ly /ˈiːzəli/ ●●●S2W1 adverb
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1without problems or difficulties: They won quite easily. We found the house easily enough.easily accessible/available etc The castle is easily accessible by road.easily understood/identified etc It’s easily recognised by its bright blue tail feathers.2could/can/might easily used to say that something is possible or is very likely to happen: The first signs of the disease can easily be overlooked. Gambling can all too easily become an addiction (=used to say that something bad is very possible).3easily the best/biggest etc definitely the best etc: She is easily the most intelligent person in the class.4in a relaxed way: His son grinned easily back at him.
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容易地(55%),无疑地(38%),很可能地(7%)
adv.容易地;无疑地
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