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单词 firmly
释义
firmly
adverb
uk
/ˈfɜːm.li/us
/ˈfɝːm.li/

firmlyadverb(NOT LOOSELY)

B2
in a way that will notbecomeloose:
坚固地；牢固地
Makesuretheropeis firmlyattachedbeforeattemptingtoclimbdown.在顺着绳子往下爬之前，确保绳子已系牢。
More examples
  • Carefullytightentheclampuntil it firmlysupportsthepipettein averticalposition.
  • Thetentpegsshould befixedfirmly inplace.
  • Thehookhad beenscrewedfirmly into thewall.
  • Thehandleneedsto beattachedmore firmly to thedoor.
  • Tighten theboltuntil theleverfitsfirmly against thepanel.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Safe and secure
  • airworthiness
  • airworthy
  • as safe as housesidiom
  • biosafety
  • bite
  • impregnable
  • in safe handsidiom
  • innocent
  • innocuous
  • innocuously
  • safe space
  • safeguard
  • safely
  • safeness
  • safety
  • seaworthy
  • someone/somethingwon't biteidiom
  • the coast is clearidiom
  • well kept
  • worthy
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firmlyadverb(STRONGLY)

B2
stronglyandtightly:
强而有力地
Heshookmyhandfirmly andclimbedinto thetaxi.他用力握了握我的手，然后钻进了出租车。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Safe and secure
  • airworthiness
  • airworthy
  • as safe as housesidiom
  • biosafety
  • bite
  • impregnable
  • in safe handsidiom
  • innocent
  • innocuous
  • innocuously
  • safe space
  • safeguard
  • safely
  • safeness
  • safety
  • seaworthy
  • someone/somethingwon't biteidiom
  • the coast is clearidiom
  • well kept
  • worthy
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firmlyadverb(FORCEFULLY)

forcefully:
坚决地
"You're not going to thepartyand that's that!" she said firmly.“你不能去参加聚会，就是这样！”她语气坚决地说。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Strong-willed
  • adamant
  • adamantine
  • adamantly
  • aggressive
  • aggressively
  • going
  • gutsy
  • hard-boiled
  • hard-headed
  • headstrong
  • purposeful
  • purposefully
  • pushy
  • recalcitrant
  • redoubtable
  • unbending
  • undaunted
  • unrelenting
  • unrelentingly
  • unyielding
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firmlyadverb(CERTAINLY)

B2
in a way that iscertainor notlikelytochange:
无疑地，确定地，肯定地
We are firmlycommittedtoreducingunemployment.我们坚决致力于减少失业人数。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Certainty
  • (as) clear as dayidiom
  • (as) sure as eggs is eggsidiom
  • and that's flat!idiom
  • assured
  • assuredly
  • decidedly
  • deffo
  • definite
  • definitely
  • definitive
  • nailsomethingon
  • nailed on
  • natch
  • not miss a beatidiom
  • not miss/skip a beatidiom
  • solidity
  • squarely
  • watertight
  • would
  • you can bet your lifeidiom
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(Definition offirmlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

firmly| American Dictionary

firmly
adverb
us
/ˈfɜrm·li/
in a way that will notmove, comeloose, orfallover:
Fastenyourseatbelt firmly.
in asolidorstrongway:
Heshookmyhandfirmly.
in acertainway, or in a way that isunlikelytochange:
Themayoris firmlycommittedtoreducingcrimein thecity.
(Definition offirmlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffirmly

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However, several genotypes clusteredfirmlyand varied only slightly genetically.
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Clearly, these voters appear to befirmlycommitted to sticking with their first preferences on this ballot.
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While a substantial majority of both mass and elite prefer democratic to authoritarian political values, these preferences are notfirmlycrystallized.
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Moreover, even if citizensfirmlysupport liberal democratic norms, they may believe that the actions of the current regime do not fulfil those norms.
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The focus of political change wasfirmlylocated within women themselves.
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They werefirmlylocated within a political system, and their relationships were necessarily dynamic.
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Governance of his own realm, however, wasfirmlyin his hands.
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Not all the chapters fit neatly into these categories, but the majority can be placedfirmlyin one or the other camp.
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The emphasis wasfirmlyplaced on prevention rather than reaction, and pointed to the need for partnership working and collaboration between health and educational professionals.
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Spilt fuel oil, however, had quickly migrated laterally across the permafrost surface, which in this case wasfirmlyice-cemented.
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His views have always been basedfirmlyon the facts and observations derived from a critical scientific method.
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The chapter nicely ties together the book's disparate threads and places themfirmlyin a wider context.
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A set of actors who were in control wasfirmlypositioned in the foreground.
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Simple notions of insider and outsider are veryfirmlynailed.
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Biting her lips and staringfirmlyat the finish line indicate her resilience.
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