| 单词 | highly |
| 释义 | highly (once / 111 pages) adv Highly means to a high degree, extremely. A highly dangerous substance is one to stay far away from. If you think very highly of yourself, you give yourself the thumbs up every time you walk by a mirror. Highly comes from the Old English word healice for basically, "honorably," but has also come to mean “very very.” A highly respected writer is one people look up to. A highly regarded politician will probably win an election. Highly also refers to anything that is intense or extreme. A highly flammable chemical can burst into flames easily. The -ly ending is highly common for an adverb. WORD FAMILYhigh: height, higher, highest, highly, highness, highs+/height: heights/highness: highnesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe truth remains that Cousins was a highly productive passer this season for a team with obvious flaws in other areas, particularly on defense. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) In 2015 he called Mr. Putin “a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond.” Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) But even if Roof is sentenced to death, it's highly unlikely he'd be executed any time soon. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adv to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect highly successful He spoke highly of her does not think highly of his writing Syn extremely 2adv in a high position or level or rank details known by only a few highly placed persons 3adv at a high rate or wage highly paid workers |
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