| 单词 | quietly |
| 释义 | quietly quietly /ˈkwaɪət.li/ adverb B1 without making much noise: » I slipped quietly out of the back door.» He is a quietly spoken, thoughtful man.Thesaurus+: ↑Silence and quietF0 in a way that is not obvious to other people because you do not say much: » He is quietly confident that there will be no problems this time.Thesaurus+: ↑Not saying much , ↑Blunt and direct in speech and behaviour , ↑Not being friendly , ↑Digressing and being indirect or evasiveWord Builder:–Nouns: quiet, disquiet–Adjectives: quiet–Adverbs: quietly• • • Extra Examples:» He waited until his daughter was asleep, then tiptoed quietly out of the room.» The lecturer spoke so quietly that he was scarcely audible at the back of the hall.» She turned the door knob and quietly opened the door.» She had some music playing quietly in the background.» Everyone was working quietly when, all of a sudden, Andrew started shouting and swearing. |
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