gently

英 ['dʒentli] 美 ['dʒentli]

• adv. 轻轻地；温柔地，文雅地，有礼貌地；和缓地；高贵地

英英释义

Adverb:

1. in a gradual manner;

   "a gently sloping terrain"
   

2. in a gentle manner;

   "he talked gently to the injured animal"
   

3. with little weight or force;

   "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. He rotates the handle gently.
   他轻轻地转动手柄。
2. The waves gently lap against the shore.
   海浪轻轻地拍打着海岸。
3. She caressed his hair very gently.
   她温柔地抚摸他的头发。
4. She held the bird gently in her palm.
   她将鸟儿温柔地捧在她的手掌心。
5. The sun gently glistened through the leaves.
   阳光穿过树叶的缝隙,温柔地照射在地面上。
6. The land dips gently to the south.
   地面缓缓向南倾斜。

经典引文

• A valley..tilted up gently towards the west.

  出自： J. Buchan

• Tom laid his hammer gently on the floor.

  出自： J. Steinbeck

词汇搭配

• gently sloping surface 缓斜面,缓坡面...
• gently inclined seam 缓倾斜煤层
• gently rolling topography 平缓起伏地形...
• let someone down gently 婉言拒绝某人...

近反义词

【近义词】

• lightly 轻轻地
• softly 柔和地
• mildly 柔和地
• quietly 安静地
• smoothly 平滑地
• soothingly 安慰地(缓和地...
• tenderly 温柔地
• moderately 适度地
• slightly 些微地
• gradually 逐渐地

【反义词】

• rudely 无礼地
• pushily 粗鲁地
• crassly 粗鲁地
• robustly 要用体力地
• impolitely 不礼貌地
• blunderingly 浮躁地