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Sorely I Miss Needed Side 英 Sɔːli] 美 Sɔːrli

英语单词 sorely
英美音标 英 ['sɔːli] 美 ['sɔːrli]
中文释义 adv.非常地;痛苦地;极度地
英语例句 (1) Their skills were sorely needed.
(2) I was sorely vexed.
(3) We are sorely in need of support.
中文例句 (1) 他们的技术是非常需要的
(2) 我受到痛苦的折磨。
(3) 我们极需支援。
vocabulary简明 When something happens or is felt sorely, it occurs in an intense way. If you sorely miss your best friend after he moves to Hong Kong, you miss him a whole lot.
vocabulary扩展 You can say that assistance is sorely needed if your car breaks down by the side of the road, and if your grandparents' old farm house is starting to sag and lean to one side after years of not being cared for, you can describe it as sorely neglected. The adverb sorely is a bit old fashioned, but it's great for emphasizing the large degree to which something is true.
柯林斯解释
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[ADV-GRADED 副词](用于强调情感或需要的强烈程度)很,非常 Sorely is used to emphasize that a feeling such as disappointment or need is very strong.
  [ADV adj/prep]
  [emphasis]
  • I for one was sorely disappointed.

    我本人就感到特别失望。

  • ...the potential to earn sorely needed money for Britain from overseas orders...

    通过海外订单为英国赚取其迫切需要的资金的可能性

  • National institutes in the east are sorely in need of renovation and modern equipment...

    位于东部的国家机构迫切需要革新和添置新设备。

  • He will be sorely missed.

    大家会非常想念他的。

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