entirely

英 [ɪnˈtaɪəli] 美 [ɪnˈtaɪərli]

adv.  全部地; 完整地; 完全地

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1367 / COCA.1858



牛津词典

adv.

  1. 全部地;完整地;完全地
    in every way possible; completely
    1. I entirely agree with you.
      我完全同意你的看法。
    2. I'm not entirely happy about the proposal.
      我对这个建议并不十分满意。
    3. That's an entirely different matter.
      那完全是另一码事。
    4. The audience was almost entirely female.
      观众几乎全是女性。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADV 完全地;完整地;全部地
    Entirely means completely and not just partly.
    1. ...an entirely new approach...
      全新的方法
    2. Fraud is an entirely different matter...
      欺诈完全是另外一回事。
    3. Their price depended almost entirely on their scarcity...
      它们的价格几乎完全取决于它们的稀有程度。
    4. I failed in my career as a writer of fiction entirely because of deficiencies in the education system.
      我的小说作家生涯失败了,原因完全是因为教育体制的缺陷。
  2. ADV 非常;很;完全
    Entirely is also used to emphasize what you are saying.
    1. I agree entirely...
      我完全同意。
    2. Oh, the whole episode was entirely his fault.
      天啊,整件事完全是他的错。
  3. ADV (尤用于表示批评时)不是特别,并非完全
    People sometimes use the expression not entirely to reduce the force of a strong statement, especially a critical one.
    1. They are not entirely happy with his criticism of the president...
      他对总统的批评并没有让他们特别高兴。
    2. We shall see that this is not entirely true...
      我们会明白这并非全是真的。
    3. She claimed the unemployment figures were not entirely unexpected...
      她声称失业率并非完全出乎意料。
    4. This government is not entirely free of suspicion.
      这个政府并非完全不受置疑。

双语例句

  1. The unexpectedness of my father's death meant that his affairs were not entirely in order.
    家父的猝然离世留下了尚未完全安排妥当的身后事。
  2. Although not ideal, this attitude is not entirely destructive.
    这种态度虽然不够理想,但还不至于消极透顶。
  3. In a brief statement, he concentrated entirely on international affairs
    他作了一个简短的声明,集中阐述了在国际事务方面的立场。
  4. He is not entirely clear on how he will go about it
    他还没完全搞清楚该如何处理这件事。
  5. This isn't an entirely new car, but a new derivative of the Citroen XM.
    这不是一款全新的车,而是雪铁龙XM系列的派生车型。
  6. Any mistakes are entirely down to us
    任何过错全是我们造成的。
  7. Fraud is an entirely different matter
    欺诈完全是另外一回事。
  8. Their price depended almost entirely on their scarcity
    它们的价格几乎完全取决于它们的稀有程度。
  9. I failed in my career as a writer of fiction entirely because of deficiencies in the education system.
    我的小说作家生涯失败了,原因完全是因为教育体制的缺陷。
  10. I agree entirely
    我完全同意。
  11. Oh, the whole episode was entirely his fault.
    天啊,整件事完全是他的错。
  12. They are not entirely happy with his criticism of the president
    他对总统的批评并没有让他们特别高兴。
  13. We shall see that this is not entirely true
    我们会明白这并非全是真的。
  14. She claimed the unemployment figures were not entirely unexpected
    她声称失业率并非完全出乎意料。
  15. This government is not entirely free of suspicion.
    这个政府并非完全不受置疑。
  16. I cannot entirely exclude the possibility that some form of pressure was applied to the neck.
    我不能完全排除颈部受到某种压迫的可能性。
  17. The face is entirely devoid of expression.
    脸上完全没有表情。
  18. He hacked away at the story, eliminating one character entirely.
    他大幅缩短了这篇故事,将其中一个人物彻底砍掉了。
  19. Some of his ideas about democracy are entirely his own.
    他关于民主的一些观点完全是他自己的创见。
  20. We are all entirely responsible for our actions, and for our reactions.
    我们都对自己的行为和反应负全责。
  21. The result was entirely predictable.
    这个结果完全在预料之中。
  22. She was a wonderful companion and her generosity to me was entirely selfless
    她是一个极好的伴侣,她对我慷慨大方,一心只为我着想。
  23. This, I am sorry to say, is almost entirely wishful thinking.
    我很遗憾,这几乎完全是一厢情愿的想法。
  24. She lived entirely by spiritual values, in a world of poetry and imagination.
    她追求精神上的满足,完全生活在一个诗歌和想象的世界里。
  25. My line of work is entirely unrelated to politics
    我的职业与政治完全无关。
  26. Mother was entirely unused to such hard work.
    妈妈对这么艰苦的工作完全不习惯。
  27. The doctor's verdict was that he was entirely healthy
    医生的结论是他完全健康。
  28. It's entirely my fault.
    全怪我。
  29. These meetings are carried on entirely in Esperanto.
    这些会议全用世界语进行。
  30. His life was entirely given up to the educational work.
    他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

英英释义

adv

  1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
    1. he was wholly convinced
    2. entirely satisfied with the meal
    3. it was completely different from what we expected
    4. was completely at fault
    5. a totally new situation
    6. the directions were all wrong
    7. it was not altogether her fault
    8. an altogether new approach
    9. a whole new idea

    Synonym:    whollycompletelytotallyallaltogetherwhole

  2. without any others being included or involved
    1. was entirely to blame
    2. a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children
    3. he works for Mr. Smith exclusively
    4. did it solely for money
    5. the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone
    6. a privilege granted only to him

    Synonym:    exclusivelysolelyaloneonly