gradually

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgraduallygrad‧u‧a‧lly /ˈɡrædʒuəli/ S3 W3 adverb SLOWslowly, over a long period of time OPP suddenly Jill gradually became aware of an awful smell. Gradually, my ankle got better.► see thesaurus at slowlyExamples from the Corpusgradually• As the weeks passed, I gradually accepted the idea of him leaving.• The climate is gradually becoming drier and warmer.• Some patients experience a slow decline in their health as the effectiveness of the drugs gradually decreases.• Most patients gradually develop a resistance to the drug.• She gradually got sicker and sicker.• The first dilemma has been discussed: the managers gradually learned that their subordinates varied extensively in skill and motivation.• It began to slide toward the gradually opening door.• These cost reductions occurred gradually over a six-year period.• Then gradually twitches of life manifested themselves and it is now as well as can be expected.

单词	gradually
释义	gradually From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgraduallygrad‧u‧a‧lly /ˈɡrædʒuəli/ ●●● S3 W3 adverb SLOWslowly, over a long period of time OPP suddenly Jill gradually became aware of an awful smell. Gradually, my ankle got better.► see thesaurus at slowlyExamples from the Corpusgradually• As the weeks passed, I gradually accepted the idea of him leaving.• The climate is gradually becoming drier and warmer.• Some patients experience a slow decline in their health as the effectiveness of the drugs gradually decreases.• Most patients gradually develop a resistance to the drug.• She gradually got sicker and sicker.• The first dilemma has been discussed: the managers gradually learned that their subordinates varied extensively in skill and motivation.• It began to slide toward the gradually opening door.• These cost reductions occurred gradually over a six-year period.• Then gradually twitches of life manifested themselves and it is now as well as can be expected.
随便看	be modelled on be modelled on something be mooted be more less so much so be more less too much so be more of something than something be more of than be more sinned against than sinning be more so so much so be more so too much so be more so/less so/too much so be more somebody’s style be more something than something be more style be more than be mortally wounded be mortally/fatally wounded be moved to do be much of a muchness be muffled (up) in something be muffled in be muffled up in be murder be murder on be murder on something