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单词 gently
释义
gently
adverb
uk
/ˈdʒent.li/us
/ˈdʒent.li/
B2
calmly,kindly, orsoftly:
文静地；和蔼地；温柔地
Heliftedthebabygently out ofitscrib.他轻轻地把宝宝从婴儿床里抱出来。
tosmile/laugh/blowgently温柔地微笑／轻声笑／轻轻地吹
withoutforceorstrength:
轻轻地；轻柔地
Thedoorclosedgently.门轻轻地关上了。
slightlyorgradually:
渐渐地；平缓地
gentlyrollinghills和缓起伏的丘陵
More examples
  • Push theclutchin, put thecarintogear,revtheengineand then gentlylettheclutchout.
  • Theroadslopesgentlydownwardsfor amileor two.
  • Useyourfingertipsto gentlyflattenthepastry.
  • Theteachergentlyreprovedtheboysfor notpayingattention.
  • When it'sicy,brakegently.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Tender & gentle
  • fly
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  • great-hearted
  • meek
  • meekly
  • mild
  • mild-mannered
  • mildness
  • non-critical
  • soft
  • soft-hearted
  • softly
  • tender
  • tender-hearted
  • tenderly
  • tenderness
  • TLC
  • wouldn't hurt a flyidiom
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Moving gently on foot
Slow and moving slowly
Words meaning small pieces and amounts

Idiom

gently does it!
(Definition ofgentlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgently

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The editors preface each of the sections with clear and instructive commentary,gentlyintroducing the issues and pointing out areas of difficulty and intractability.
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Vials were rockedgentlyduring the invasion assay.
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An icy wind in this placegentlyglazes your ear, a mix of wistful long ing and dy ing gasp.
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The overlying glass slide was then placedgentlyback on top of the chamber, which was then returned to the incubator.
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Such features can make the pseudocleft into a highly allusive vehicle forgentlyprefacing the declination component.
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Even the mere sound of that languagegentlytouched and stirred the inner cord of my heart.
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Stratigraphic models depict continental margin sedimentation in ever greater numbers, but studies of their real sedimentary sequences have, with exceptions,gentlyslipped into the background.
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Doublure incurved, narrow,gentlydecreasing in size anteriorly, and bearing at least two low terrace ridges.
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The area is characterized by a flat togentlyrolling landscape with altitudes ranging from 900 to 1200 m asl.
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Agentlyjerky toccata follows, as flute and strings chuck phrases at each other.
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The contents of the litterbags were thengentlybrushed clean, and weighed.
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The topography wasgentlyrolling, with thick peat extending in the lower parts and white sandy soils dominating in the upper parts.
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Topography in the study area wasgentlyundulating at an elevation of about 120 m asl.
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Onegentlyrestrained the cat in the sternal position at the center of a circular table.
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The aspirated cytoplasm and the spermatozoon were thengentlyejected into the cytoplasm and the needle was withdrawn.
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