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gently

美音:[´dʒentlı ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´dʒentlı ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
adv.轻轻地,逐渐地

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gently


/'dʒentlɪ; `dʒɛntlɪ/
adv
1 in a gentle(1a) manner 温和地; 慈祥地; 温柔地; 文雅地; 轻轻地
*handle sth gently 轻拿轻放某物
* speak to sb gently 对某人轻声细语地谈话
* The beach slopes gently to the sea. 沙滩缓缓伸展入海.
2 (idm 习语) easy/gently does it => easy2.

gently


adv
in a gentle way
 'You go back to bed now,' he said gently.
 She kissed me gently on the cheek.
 Gently cook the peppers for 10-15 minutes.
 Rain pattered gently on the roof above.
 The road curved gently upwards.
gently/gently does it!
BrE spoken used to tell someone to be careful when they are handling something, moving something etc
 Gently, Sammy, you don't want to break it.
1. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
    没过多久,噪音便彻底消失,快艇开始在水面上慢悠悠地漂流。

2. We gently woke him up and asked him to ferry us to the other side.
    我们轻轻地把他唤醒,请他把我们摆渡过溪。

3. The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank.
    盘子慢慢浮出水面,被轻轻地拽向运河岸边。

4. Then Columbus took the egg and struck its small end gently upon the table so as to break the shell a little.
    于是哥伦布拿起那只蛋,把尖的一头轻轻往桌上一磕,敲碎一点蛋壳,

5. The mother went to kneel at the side of the cradle, gently rocking it with one hand and patting the child with the other.
    孩子的母亲走过去跪在摇篮旁,一只手轻轻地摇着,另一只手拍着孩子。

6. He may gently reprimand an official or even suggest to parliament that a law be altered.
    他可以善意地批评某位官员,也可以甚至向议会提议修改某项法律。

7. Snow fell gently from gray clouds.
    白雪从灰蒙蒙的云层中轻轻地飘落。

8. Stop here, or gently pass!
    请停下脚步,或者悄悄走过!

9. My cousin gently nudged me out of the bedroom into the living room.
    我表姐轻轻地用肘推我,示意我从卧室走进客厅。

10. One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.
    你只能缓和而巧妙地让其他念头进入痉挛性僵持的头脑。

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