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

• We shall see that this is not entirely true
  我们会明白这并非全是真的。
• 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。
• 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。
• This government is not entirely free of suspicion.
  这个政府并非完全不受置疑。
• Any mistakes are entirely down to us
  任何过错全是我们造成的。
• Oh, the whole episode was entirely his fault.
  天啊，整件事完全是他的错。
• Fraud is an entirely different matter
  欺诈完全是另外一回事。
• She claimed the unemployment figures were not entirely unexpected
  她声称失业率并非完全出乎意料。
• 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。
• The face is entirely devoid of expression.
  脸上完全没有表情。