sorely

/ˈsɔːli/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈɔrli] /ˈsɔːrli/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈɔrli] /ˈsȯr-lē How to pronounce sorely (audio)/ (ame, mw)

sorely — adverb

1. to a very high degree, often when talking about need, loss, disappointment, or d

1.副詞C1
釋義

to a very high degree, often when talking about need, loss, disappointment, or damage.

例句

The town sorely needs a bus route to the hospital.

sorely + need showing urgent lack

After Amira moved abroad, her grandparents sorely missed the Sunday visits.

sorely + miss showing strong sense of loss

同義詞
  • badly

    more everyday, especially in phrases like badly needed

  • greatly

    more neutral and broader, without the same negative pull

  • deeply

    best with feelings such as being disappointed or moved

反義詞
  • slightly

    to a small degree rather than strongly

  • barely

    hardly at all or only by a small amount

文法句型

sorely + need / miss

sorely + disappointed / tested / hit

用法筆記

Usually appears before verbs or participles such as need, miss, disappointed, tested, and hit. It is common in written English and often adds force to difficult or negative situations. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense strengthens degree, while sense 2 describes actual pain or grief.

常見錯誤

❌We miss sorely our teacher.
✅We sorely miss our teacher.
💡'Sorely' usually comes before the verb or participle it strengthens.

2. in a way that shows physical pain or deep distress.

2.副詞C2
釋義

in a way that shows physical pain or deep distress.

例句

Shanti winced sorely as the nurse cleaned the deep cut.

verb + sorely showing physical pain

Hugo's bruised shoulder throbbed sorely through the long bus ride.

同義詞
  • painfully

    the closest everyday choice for physical hurt or distress

  • agonizingly

    much stronger and more extreme

  • grievously

    formal and often used for severe injury or sorrow

反義詞

文法句型

verb + sorely

sorely + verb in older literary style

用法筆記

This sense is much more old-fashioned and literary than sense 1. It usually goes with verbs such as ache, sting, cry, or hurt, where the pain or distress itself is the point. Distinguish from sense 1: here sorely describes suffering, not just a strong degree.

常見錯誤

❌The bandage was sorely tight.
✅The bandage was painfully tight.
💡This sense usually modifies a hurting action or feeling, not an adjective after 'be'.