单词 | gently |
释义 | gently (once / 134 pages) 1adv 2adv WORD FAMILY gentle: gentility, gentled, gentlely, gentleness, gentler, gentles, gentlest, gentling, gently, ungentle+/gentility: gentilities/gentleness: gentlenesses/ungentle: ungently USAGE EXAMPLESAnd, personally, I respond more to being gently inspired than harangued. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) On one, Hokies senior guard Seth Allen gently tossed in a layup after a fast break that got maroon-and-orange-clad fans on their feet. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) “Whangarei is gorgeous,” I said, and Bob gently corrected my pronunciation: In Maori, the “wh” is aspirated, almost approaching an “f” sound. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adv in a gentle manner he talked gently to the injured animal Syn mildly 2adv with little weight or force 2Syn lightly, softly adv in a gradual manner a gently sloping terrain |
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