terribly

英 ['terɪblɪ] 美 ['tɛrəbli]
  • adv. 非常;可怕地;极度地

英文词源


terribly (adv.)
"dreadfully, so as to cause terror, in a horrible manner," mid-15c., from terrible + -ly (2). In the sense of "extremely" it is first recorded 1833; in the sense of "extremely badly" it dates from 1930.

双语例句


1. Poor Dr Pegler got terribly behindhand with his appointments.
可怜的佩格勒博士大大落后于当初的约定。

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2. I think he misses her terribly. You might cheer him up.
我估计他是太想念她了。也许你可以让他打起点儿精神来。

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3. Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot.
即便是聪明人在面对难题时也未必就能表现得特别聪明。

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4. The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim.
行星躲过超新星爆发的几率总是十分渺茫。

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5. My son has suffered terribly. He has lost his best friend.
我儿子遭受了巨大痛苦,他失去了最要好的朋友。

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