| 单词 | practically |
| 释义 | practically (once / 200 pages) adv Practically means nearly, like being practically broke if you have three dollars left in the whole world. It also means done in a practical way – if you wear sneakers on a long walk, you’re dressed practically. There are two main senses of practically. If you have practically no free time, you have nearly no free time. If your hair is practically blonde, it is almost blonde. Also, this word can refer to the sense of practical as sensible and realistic. A smart worker will know how to get the job done practically (efficiently). A smart investor will invest money practically (wisely). Doing things practically is the opposite of being reckless and unrealistic. WORD FAMILYpractical: impractical, practicality, practically+/impracticability: impracticabilities/impracticable: impracticability, impracticableness, impracticably/impractical: impracticality, impractically/impracticality: impracticalities/practicability: practicabilities/practicable: impracticable, practicability, practicableness, practicably/practicality: practicalities/practice: practicable, practical, practiced, practices, practicing/practiced: unpracticed USAGE EXAMPLESReagan and his “dear friend, Margaret” agreed on practically everything. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) And, fellow Lion Dennis Boles marvels, customers from “practically every African country.” Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) “I practically live here,” said Ms. Raia, who struggled even to leave her house after a car crash left her disabled in the late 1990s. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1adv in a practical manner practically orientated institutions such as business schools a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely 2adv (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god Syn much 3adv almost; nearly practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train he was practically the only guest at the party there was practically no garden at all |
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