awfully

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awfully — 副詞

1. used to make a description much stronger, often with extra feeling in what is sa

1.副詞B2
釋義

很；非常

用來加強形容詞或副詞語氣

used to make a description much stronger, often with extra feeling in what is said.

例句

The soup was awfully hot, so Mina waited before taking a sip.

湯非常燙，所以 Mina 先等一下才喝。

be awfully + adjective

Grandpa looked awfully tired after walking home in the heavy rain.

Grandpa 冒著大雨走回家後，看起來很累。

awfully + adjective with personal feeling

常見搭配
  • awfully hot
  • awfully tired
  • awfully fast
  • awfully sorry
  • awfully quickly
同義詞
  • very

    the most neutral everyday intensifier

  • really

    common in speech and often slightly more conversational

  • extremely

    stronger and often a little more formal

  • terribly

    another emotional intensifier, often with a slightly old-fashioned tone

反義詞
  • slightly

    shows a small degree, not a strong one

  • somewhat

    weaker and more moderate in tone

文法句型

awfully + adjective

awfully + adverb

be awfully + adjective

用法筆記

Usually placed directly before the adjective or adverb it strengthens, as in 'awfully kind' or 'awfully slowly'. Distinguish from sense 2 BADLY, which describes how something is done or how an event goes.

常見錯誤

It was awfully a long meeting.
It was an awfully long meeting.
awfully should sit next to the adjective it strengthens.
Nina is awfully teacher.
Nina is an awfully good teacher.
this sense cannot modify a noun by itself.

2. in a very bad or unpleasant way.

2.副詞B2
釋義

很糟；糟透

以很差或令人不快的方式

in a very bad or unpleasant way.

例句

The team played awfully and lost three easy points before halftime.

那支球隊打得很糟，上半場結束前就丟了三個輕鬆得分機會。

verb + awfully for poor performance

Luca sang awfully at practice, so the band stopped early.

Luca 排練時唱得糟透了，所以樂團提早停下來。

awfully after an action verb

常見搭配
  • play awfully
  • sing awfully
  • handle awfully
  • end awfully
同義詞
  • badly

    the plain everyday choice

  • poorly

    slightly softer in tone than badly

  • terribly

    strong and emotional, often close in force to awfully

反義詞
  • well

    shows that the action is done successfully

  • smoothly

    stresses that something happens without problems

文法句型

verb + awfully

play awfully

end awfully

用法筆記

Most often follows action verbs such as play, sing, or handle. Distinguish from sense 1 GREATLY, where awfully simply strengthens an adjective or another adverb.

常見錯誤

The soup tasted awfully after the milk went bad.
The soup tasted awful after the milk went bad.
after linking verbs like taste, use the adjective awful, not the adverb awfully.
The singer was awfully on stage.
The singer sang awfully on stage.
this sense usually modifies an action, not be.

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