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Profusely means ‘in a very large amount’, with that same pouring-out feeling. This adverb is the form many students will actually hear. He was sweating profusely ( wet). The wound bled profusely. She apologized profusely (she said sorry again and again). He thanked them profusely. Though actually, you cannot put it on every verb. Eat profusely and study profusely sound wrong. It wants verbs where something can pour or overflow: sweat, bleed, apologize, thank, praise. It is a little formal, but the sweat and apology uses are common even in news and everyday stories.
大量地(最常說 sweat profusely、apologize profusely)
組成From profuse + -ly.
同家族的字
- profusethe adjective this adverb is built from
- profusionthe usual noun in the same family
- profusenessthe less common noun from profuse
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
profuselyadv/pɹəˈfjusli/
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In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner.
- The run left him sweating profusely.
- "Oh, I say! By Jove! What!" was his oration, after which he resumed his seat and perspired profusely.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。