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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- surely ['ʃυəlɪ]
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1.
adv
without doubt; assuredly
- 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
- 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
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1.
adv
without doubt; assuredly
Examples
- surely you don't believe that!
- 你当然不会相信那个的！ → surely
- surely you don't mean that!
- 你肯定不是这个意思！ → surely
- slowly but surely
- 缓慢而稳步地 → surely
- he must have reached the town by now, surely → must
- things could surely not have been worse → surely
- surely you don't mean it? → surely
- 这花布做裙子一定很好看。
- This piece of cotton print would surely make a very beautiful skirt. → 好看
- 难道我们交学费不够吗？ 应该有些长进了！
- Surely we've paid dearly for our mistakes and should have learnt something from them! → 交学费
- 与人民为敌的人总是要垮台的。
- Those who oppose the people will surely come to grief. → 垮台
- 这里肯定少了一个字。
- Surely, there's a word missing here. → 少
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