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Merrily Adv Happening 英[ˈmerəli 美[ˈmɛrɪlɪ Adv.快乐地,愉快地,兴高采烈地 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 Critical

单词 merrily
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英[ˈmerəli] 美[ˈmɛrɪlɪ]
解释
adv.快乐地,愉快地,兴高采烈地;
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ADV
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.
例: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。
例: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。

ADV
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.
例:The ferry cut merrily through the water...渡船轻快地划过水面。
例: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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