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单词 finely
释义

finely

adverb

fine·​ly ˈfīn-lē How to pronounce finely (audio)
: in a fine manner: such as
a
: extremely well : excellently
plays the hero very finely New Yorker
b
: with close discrimination : precisely
c
: with delicacy or subtlety : sensitively
a leader finely attuned to the needs of the people
d
: minutely
finely ground meal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The company manufactures scales, finely tooled for symbolic intent: everything from precision instruments to a hulking contraption for weighing livestock, upon which Blanco invites female interns and visitors to step. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 This fits in with the fact that quantum systems are incredibly finely balanced systems easily collapsed by a stray electromagnetic field or even a change in temperature. Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2022 Perhaps those armchair travelers may have been no different from the toddler waiting at home for her spoon to arrive, and for the world to unfold through the magic of finely etched silver or nickel. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Add pork; cook, stirring and breaking up pork finely, until pork starts to brown in spots, about 5 minutes. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 This stability allowed the development of vaccines that are finely targeted for vulnerable regions of the virus’s spike protein. Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2021 In the best-case scenario, according to Bédat, your garments will then be chopped up finely in order to be respun into thread and make new textiles, usually in conjunction with virgin materials to improve the fabric’s quality. Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 Founder Stephanie Lundgren makes hers with black beans, finely chopped onion, carrot, celery, and red pepper, rice, and oat flour. Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 Pulse mint and parsley together until finely chopped. Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 13 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

finely

adverb

as in excellently

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • excellently
  • superbly
  • marvelously
  • fabulously
  • terrifically
  • impeccably
  • superlatively
  • superiorly
  • immaculately
  • grandly
  • ideally
  • faultlessly
  • flawlessly
  • perfectly
  • exceptionally
  • greatly
  • specially
  • pat
  • fancily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • imperfectly
  • badly
  • inadequately
  • insufficiently
  • defectively
  • incompletely
  • faultily
  • deficiently
  • atrociously
  • execrably
  • wretchedly
  • fallibly
  • amiss
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