单词 | absolutely |
释义 | absolutely (once / 113 pages) adv When something is absolute, it's total and complete. When something is absolutely the case, it's going to be that way — no ifs, ands, or buts. When you want to be certain that there is no doubt about what you mean, then you say that it's absolutely that way. For example, there is absolutely nothing you can do that will make George Clooney invite you to his house on Lake Como. The moon is absolutely not made of green cheese. When I said that I would absolutely not go to that wedding, I wasn't kidding, and I didn't go. Absolutely can also be an interjection, a statement of emotion, as in, "Am I sure I'm up to it? Absolutely!" WORD FAMILYabsolute: absolutely, absoluteness, absolutes, absolutism+/absolutism: absolutisms, absolutist, absolutistic/absolutist: absolutists/absolutistic: absolutistically USAGE EXAMPLES“Her energy and her drive are something we were absolutely looking for to complement the existing management here,” Harvey said of Fischer. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “I absolutely refuse to live my life being defined only by my job.” Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) “But if we think Trump will create bad conditions and that’ll be enough for Democrats to win, we are absolutely wrong.” Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1adv totally and definitely; without question we are absolutely opposed to the idea he forced himself to lie absolutely still iron is absolutely necessary 2adv completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers an absolutely magnificent painting Syn dead, perfectly, utterly |
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