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I Word Inspiring 英 ɔːfli] 美 ɔːfli Adv.非常地;极端地;令人嫌恶地 Wake

英语单词 awfully
英美音标 英 ['ɔːfli] 美 ['ɔːfli]
中文释义 adv.非常地;极端地;令人嫌恶地
英语例句 (1) I am awfully sorry to wake you up.
(2) This tin-opener is awfully fiddly.
(3) It seems to me an awfully selfish way of looking at things.
(4) That man behaved awfully.
中文例句 (1) 非常抱歉,把你闹醒了。
(2) 这把罐头刀很不好使。
(3) 在我看来,这是极端可怕的自私自利的看法。
(4) 那汉子行为恶劣。
vocabulary简明 Use the adverb awfully to emphasize something, or to mean "very." You might say that you'd love to live in New York City, but it's awfully expensive.
vocabulary扩展 The word awfully is most often used for emphasis, as a way to say "extremely," "immensely," or "highly." Your newborn nephew might be awfully cute, or your surprise birthday party might be awfully fun. You can also use the word to mean "dreadfully" or "terribly," as in "My team played just awfully, so I wasn't surprised when they lost the game." The original meaning was "inspiring awe" or "inspiring reverence."

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