highly

adverb

US /ˈhaɪli/

1
used before some adjectives to mean “very” or “very well”
Williams is a highly competitive player who hates losing.
I think it’s highly unlikely that the project will be finished on time.
a highly motivated salesman
She’s a highly educated young woman.
highly dangerous chemicals
highly paid (=earning a lot of money):
highly paid company directors
a highly paid job
Synonyms and related words
Very and very much
very
particularly
deeply
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with highly
▪ desirable, effective, likely, significant, successful, unlikely
2
used for saying that someone or something is considered to be very good or very important
She has often said how highly she values your friendship.
highly regarded/respected/valued:
a highly valued member of the staff
He is very highly regarded by his fellow musicians.
speak/think highly of:
Everyone we talked to spoke very highly of him.
someone comes highly recommended (=people have said good things about someone):
The new chef comes highly recommended by the food critics.
Synonyms and related words
Ways of emphasizing how good something is
highly
monumental
cool

单词	highly
释义	highly adverb UK /ˈhaɪli/ Other entries for this word highly-strung adjective highly/well capitalized phrase think highly/a lot of someone phrase DEFINITIONS2 1 used before some adjectives to mean ‘very’ or ‘very well’ Williams is a highly competitive player who hates losing. That now seems highly unlikely. a highly motivated salesman She’s a highly educated young woman. highly dangerous chemicals highly paid (=earning a lot of money): highly paid company directors a highly paid job Synonyms and related words Very and very much very particularly deeply Collocates Adjectives frequently used with highly ▪ desirable, effective, likely, significant, successful, unlikely 2 used for saying that someone or something is considered to be very good or very important She has often said how highly she values your friendship. highly regarded/respected/valued: a highly valued member of staff He is very highly regarded by his fellow musicians. speak/think highly of: Everyone we talked to spoke very highly of him. someone comes highly recommended (=people have said good things about someone): The new chef comes highly recommended by the food critics. Synonyms and related words Ways of emphasizing how good something is highly monumental cool highly adverb US /ˈhaɪli/ Other entries for this word highly-strung adjective highly/well capitalized phrase think highly/a lot of someone phrase DEFINITIONS2 1 used before some adjectives to mean “very” or “very well” Williams is a highly competitive player who hates losing. I think it’s highly unlikely that the project will be finished on time. a highly motivated salesman She’s a highly educated young woman. highly dangerous chemicals highly paid (=earning a lot of money): highly paid company directors a highly paid job Synonyms and related words Very and very much very particularly deeply Collocates Adjectives frequently used with highly ▪ desirable, effective, likely, significant, successful, unlikely 2 used for saying that someone or something is considered to be very good or very important She has often said how highly she values your friendship. highly regarded/respected/valued: a highly valued member of the staff He is very highly regarded by his fellow musicians. speak/think highly of: Everyone we talked to spoke very highly of him. someone comes highly recommended (=people have said good things about someone): The new chef comes highly recommended by the food critics. Synonyms and related words Ways of emphasizing how good something is highly monumental cool
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