单词	surely
释义	surelysure‧ly /ˈʃɔːli $ ˈʃʊrli/ ●●● S1 W2 adverb Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Surely Beverly would be willing to help. Surely he must have realized that the money was stolen. I thought surely you knew! Your car must be worth more than $500, surely! EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But surely Mr. Middlemass could do something. If a sign were needed that the Internet has become a real market, the arrival of tax avoidance is surely it. In historical perspective, we know that Chairman Khrushchev was surely right. Laertes would surely have killed him. This would surely encourage golfers to repair their own pitch marks and those left by others. Throwing money at the problem is surely not the way to convince people of sincerity. We must have overlooked it somehow, as it surely couldn't have been missed out altogether? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen something is definitely true► certainly/definitely use this to emphasize that something is definitely true. Definitely is more common in spoken English than certainly: · Incredible as they seem, these events certainly took place.· We don't know exactly when the house was built, but it's certainly over 200 years old. · I definitely posted the cheque last week, so it should have arrived by now.· "I think it would be a great opportunity." "Yeah, definitely."definitely/certainly not: · "She's not thinking of going back out with Simon again?" "No, definitely not." ► undoubtedly/unquestionably/without doubt/without a doubt use this to say that, in your opinion, something is definitely true about someone or something: · The years my parents spent in Kenya were undoubtedly the happiest of their lives.· Japan has unquestionably one of the most successful economies in the world.· Without a doubt, taxation is going to be the key issue in the President's campaign. ► there's no doubt/there's no question use this to say that, in your opinion, something definitely is true about someone or something: there's no doubt/there's no question that: · There's no doubt that he completely dominates her.· There is no question that Maridan had known all about the deal.· There was no doubt that, without the peacekeeping force, the civil war would have continued.there's no doubt/there's no question about it/about that: · You can see they're short of staff -- there's no doubt about it.· "We made some mistakes. No question about that," Glavine said. ► beyond a shadow of a doubt use this to say that, in your opinion, there is definitely no doubt at all that something is true: · The evidence proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this man was in the victim's apartment on the day of the murder. ► surely spoken say this when you want to emphasize that something must be true and you want the person you are talking to to agree with you: · Surely he must have realized that the money was stolen.· "I'm not sure how the heating system works." "Surely it can't be that complicated." · Your car must be worth more than $500, surely! ► be beyond dispute if something is beyond dispute it certainly happened or exists and no one thinks differently: · Her professionalism is beyond dispute.· That the reports were stolen is beyond dispute. What we need to know is who took them. happening or changing slowly► slow · She's making a slow recovery after her illness.· Rebuilding the country's economy is likely to be a long, slow process.· For the first few months that I was taking lessons, my progress was extremely slow. ► slowly · The situation is slowly improving.· Slowly prices began to fall.· Their relationship has developed slowly, but they now consider each other close friends. ► gradually slowly over a period of time: · The climate is gradually becoming drier and warmer.· As the weeks passed, I gradually accepted the idea of him leaving.· Most patients gradually develop a resistance to the drug. ► gradual happening, developing, or changing slowly over a long period of time: · I had noticed a gradual improvement in her written work.· The chart showed a gradual rise in his temperature over the previous eight hours.· Because the cell destruction is gradual, a victim's pancreas can function normally for years. ► little by little/bit by bit happening or done slowly in a series of small amounts or stages - use this especially about something that is gradually improving: · Little by little, Greg's health improved.· Bit by bit, the dogs got used to their new surroundings.· Then add the olive oil, little by little, beating continuously until the sauce thickens. ► slowly but surely if something, especially an improvement in something, happens slowly but surely , it happens slowly and steadily until it is completed: · Slowly but surely, the company is becoming successful again.· She's getting better, slowly but surely. ► by degrees happening, developing, or changing very slowly, through a series of small changes that may be difficult to notice: · By degrees, little children grow less dependent on their parents.· The storm intensified by degrees until the rain was pouring down. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► surely not And in any case, what Lucy may have done was surely not so dreadful and will be soon forgotten. I said surely not, they were only two. No, no, surely not. Not about the sight of me acting, thought Arthur; surely not. Such young skin, surely not ...? The postmodernists rejected this viewpoint, however, as excessive romanticism, but Peto would surely not have cared. This is surely not so much a knock-out punch, more of a gentle slap on the wrist. Throwing money at the problem is surely not the way to convince people of sincerity. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► slowly but surely Slowly but surely, the company is becoming successful again. He's slowly but surely making his way through college. She's getting better, slowly but surely. As regards the growth of the church, about a year after beginning to meet, slowly but surely we began to grow. But the others were moving, slowly but surely. Sheer tiredness relaxed her limbs, and slowly but surely the warmth sent her off to sleep. Solid, rock like, you don't move easily and you take things slowly but surely. The tangible, material aspect of this will come slowly but surely in the period between now and early November. Wendy says that slowly but surely our name is taking hold in this wide area. Yet slowly but surely they came back. 1[sentence adverb] used to show that you think something must be true, especially when people seem to be disagreeing with you:  You must have heard about the riots, surely? There must surely be some explanation. Surely we can’t just stand back and let this happen?2surely not spoken used to show you cannot believe that something is true:  ‘The chairman’s just handed in his resignation.’ ‘Surely not.’3formal certainly:  Such sinners will surely be punished.4American English old-fashioned used to say ‘yes’ to someone or to express agreement with them → slowly but surely at slowly(2)
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