1 essentially adv. 本質上，基本上
Ballet is essentially a middle-class interest.
芭蕾舞基本上是中產階級感興趣的東西。
Suicide rates have remained essentially unchanged.
自殺率基本上保持不變。
Essentially, we are talking about the cold war period.
我們基本上是在談論冷戰時期。
His analysis of urban use of agricultural land has been proved essentially correct.
他的城市對農用土地使用的分析已經被證明基本上正確。
2 literally /ˈlɪtərəlɪ/ 真地；確實地
We've got to get the economy under control or it will literally eat us up.
我們必須控制住經濟，否則它真地就會把我們困住。
Putting on an opera is a tremendous enterprise involving literally hundreds of people.
上演一臺話劇是一項巨大的事業，它確實要幾百個人參與。
Dad was literally blazing with anger.
爸爸簡直是火冒三丈。
3 nonchalantly /'nɑnʃələntli/ adv. 冷淡地，漠不關心地（in a composed and unconcerned manner）
I freaked out, flushed my cigarette down the toilet, gathered my composure, and nonchalantly walked out.
我嚇壞了，趕緊把煙扔到馬桶裡沖走，強裝鎮定，若無其事的走出去。
She raised her head and nonchalantly extended her hand, the palm up.
她抬起頭，若無其事的攤開手掌，掌心向上。
4 animatedly adv. 精力旺盛地；活生生地
They discussed the plan animatedly in the classroom yesterday afternoon.
他們昨天下午在教室裡熱烈討論這一計劃。
They looked quite sociable, chatting animatedly amongst themselves and exchanging business cards.
他們看上去善於交際，湊在一起相互交換名片、談笑風生。
5 awkwardly /'ɔ:kwə:dli/ adv. 笨拙地；無技巧地
It took out his cell phone and tapped awkwardly on the screen.
它拿出他的手機，笨拙地在屏幕上輕輕敲擊。
On land, platypuses move a bit more awkwardly.
鴨嘴獸在陸地上的行動有點笨拙。
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