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Merrily Boiling Adv 副词   [Adv V Happening 英

英语单词 merrily
英美音标 英 ['merəli] 美 ['merəli]
中文释义 adv.欢乐地;愉快地
英语例句 (1) The child rattled away merrily.
(2) They sang and danced merrily and had a merry Christmas.
(3) The boy was whistling away merrily.
(4) The kettle was boiling away merrily on the fire.
中文例句 (1) 那孩子快活地喋喋不休地说着。
(2) 他们欢快地唱歌跳舞,度过了一个欢乐的圣诞节。
(3) 那男孩愉快地吹着口哨离开了。
(4) 壶水烧开了咕嘟咕嘟地滚泡。
柯林斯解释
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[ADV 副词]轻松愉快地,无忧无虑地(含有批评之意,指做某事时未考虑到事情的诸多问题) If you say that someone merrily does something, you are critical of the fact that they do it without realizing that there are a lot of problems which they have not thought about.
  [ADV with v]
  [disapproval]
  • There they were, merrily describing their 16-hour working days while simultaneously claiming to be happily married...

    他们一面高兴地描绘着每天16个小时的工作,一面又声称自己婚姻幸福。

  • Both NATO and the Community knew they could not go merrily on as before.

    北约与欧共体都明白他们不可能再像以前那样高枕无忧了。

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[ADV 副词]轻快地;欢快地;愉悦地 If you say that something is happening merrily, you mean that it is happening fairly quickly, and in a pleasant or satisfactory way.
  [ADV with v]
  • The ferry cut merrily through the water...

    渡船轻快地划过水面。

  • A pan of potatoes was boiling away merrily on the gas stove.

    一锅土豆在煤气炉上欢快地煮着。

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