entirely

英 [ɪnˈtaɪəli]

美 [ɪnˈtaɪərli]

adv.  全部地; 完整地; 完全地

TEM8

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

牛津词典

adv.

• 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

• ADV 完全地;完整地;全部地
  Entirelymeans 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。
• ADV 非常;很;完全
  Entirelyis 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。
• ADV （尤用于表示批评时）不是特别，并非完全
  People sometimes use the expressionnot entirelyto 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。

英英释义

adv

• 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
• 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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• Fraud is an entirely different matter
  欺诈完全是另外一回事。
• The face is entirely devoid of expression.
  脸上完全没有表情。
• Mother was entirely unused to such hard work.
  妈妈对这么艰苦的工作完全不习惯。
• 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。
• Oh, the whole episode was entirely his fault.
  天啊，整件事完全是他的错。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。