[ADV 副词]极其；非常Highly is used before some adjectives to mean 'very'.
[ADV adj]
Mr Singh was a highly successful salesman...
辛格先生是个非常成功的推销员。
It seems highly unlikely that she ever existed.
她好像压根就没存在过。
...the highly controversial nuclear energy programme.
备受争议的核能计划
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[ADV-GRADED 副词]身居高位；高级别地 You use highly to indicate that someone has an important position in an organization or set of people.
[ADV -ed]
...a highly placed government advisor.
高级政府顾问
...highly ranked soccer teams.
名列前茅的足球队
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[ADV-GRADED 副词]高水平地 If someone is highly paid, they receive a large salary.
[ADV -ed]
He was the most highly paid member of staff.
他是员工中薪酬最高的。
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[ADV-GRADED 副词]极为（赞许）；（评价）高的 If you think highly of something or someone, you think they are very good indeed.
[ADV after v]
Daphne and Michael thought highly of the school.
达夫妮和迈克尔对那所学校评价很高。
...one of the most highly regarded chefs in the French capital.
法国首都最受推崇的厨师之一
Oxford
high·ly★/ˈhaɪli; NAmEˈhaɪli/adverb1★very 很；非常◆highly successful/skilled/intelligent十分成功╱熟练╱聪明◆highly competitive/critical/sensitive非常有竞争力╱关键╱敏感◆It is highly unlikelythat she'll be late. 她不大可能会迟到。2★at or to a high standard, level or amount 高标准地；高级地；大量地◆highly trained/educated受过高级培训╱高等教育◆a highly paidjob 高薪工作3★with admiration or praise 钦佩地；赞赏地◆His teachers think very highly of him(= have a very good opinion of him).老师们很欣赏他。◆She speaks highly of you.她对你大加称赞。◆Her novels are very highly regarded.她的小说受到很高的评价。high·ly/ˈhaɪli; NAmEˈhaɪli/
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highlyhigh‧ly /ˈhaɪli/ ●●●S2W2 adverb
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1[+adjective, adverb] veryhighly successful/effective/efficient a highly successful politician Tom’s mother was highly critical of the school’s approach. highly competitive industries a highly desirable neighborhoodhighly unlikely/likely/improbable/probable It’s highly unlikely that the project will be finished on time. T.S. Eliot’s highly influential poem, ‘The Waste Land’ a highly controversial issue2[+adjective, adverb] to a high level or standardhighly skilled/trained/educated She is a highly educated woman. highly paid experts a highly developed economy3highly placed in an important or powerful position: a highly placed government official4highly strung especially British English, high-strung American English nervous and easily upset or excited: a highly strung child5if you think highly of someone or something, you think they are very good and you admire themthink/speak highly of somebody I’ve always thought very highly of Michael. a highly regarded author
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很(35%)，非常(34%)，高度地(26%)，赞许地(5%)
adv.高度地；非常；非常赞许地
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