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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- surely
['ʃuəlɪ]
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1.
adverb
(for emphasis) 想必
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2.
adverb
[frm]
(certainly) 肯定
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surely you don't mean that!
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你肯定不是这个意思！
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slowly but surely
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缓慢而稳步地
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- surely
['ʃυrlɪ]
['ʃuəlɪ]
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1.
adverb
确实，有把握地
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2.
adverb
谅必，无疑（常用于强调推断）
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surely you don't believe that!
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你当然不会相信那个的！
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3.
adverb
稳妥地；踏实地[主要用于短语slowly but surely踏踏实实地，稳扎稳打地]
Collins English-English Dictionary
- surely
['ʃυəlɪ]
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1.
adv
without doubt; assuredly
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things could surely not have been worse
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2.
adv
without fail; inexorably (esp in the phrase slowly but surely)
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3.
adv
[sentence modifier]
am I not right in thinking that?; I am sure that
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surely you don't mean it?
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4.
adv
[rare]
in a sure manner
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5.
adv
[Archaic]
safely; securely
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6.
adv
[sentence substitute]
[chiefly US and Canadian]
willingly; of course; yes
Examples
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"More surely" is the comparative of the adverb "surely".
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“more surely”是副词“surely”的比较级形式。
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"Most surely" is the superlative of the adverb "surely".
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“most surely”是副词“surely”的最高级。
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surely you don't mean that!
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你肯定不是这个意思！
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Most recent graduates are surely desperate for a job.
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大多数刚毕业的学生们都非常急于找到工作。
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The battered citizens will surely arise to form a new government.
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受尽欺压的民众必定会揭竿而起组织一个新政府。
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Surely it was a herald of things to come.
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无疑，这是即将到来的一系列事情的预兆。
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Surely this is a gift from the gods!
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可以肯定，这是意外之财。
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They had to hang together or they would surely fail.
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他们必须团结一致，否则肯定会失败。
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