英语词汇“neatly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adv

Doing something neatly means doing it in a tidy or orderly way. When you make your bed neatly, you tuck in the sheets and fold back the comforter.

You can put your hair in a sloppy ponytail, or you can pull it back neatly. And while your closet might be full of messy piles of shirts and sweaters, the ones you see at a clothing store are folded neatly in piles. Neatly comes from neat, which originally meant "free from dirt," and later gained the meaning "tidy." The Latin root is nitidus, "gleaming."

WORD FAMILY

neat: neaten, neater, neatest, neatly, neatness+/neatness: neatnesses

USAGE EXAMPLES

It may be impossible to draw a single thread through every performance to neatly cinch together a great actress’s legacy.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

That value won’t fit neatly and numerically into any traditional asset or liability column, but it will fit on your emotional balance sheet.

New York Times(Jul 30, 2015)

Mr. Baker imbues the character with a tormented single-mindedness that neatly defines his predicament.

New York Times(Dec 29, 2016)

adv with neatness

she put the slippers under the bed neatly

单词	neatly
释义	neatly (once / 621 pages) adv Doing something neatly means doing it in a tidy or orderly way. When you make your bed neatly, you tuck in the sheets and fold back the comforter. You can put your hair in a sloppy ponytail, or you can pull it back neatly. And while your closet might be full of messy piles of shirts and sweaters, the ones you see at a clothing store are folded neatly in piles. Neatly comes from neat, which originally meant "free from dirt," and later gained the meaning "tidy." The Latin root is nitidus, "gleaming." WORD FAMILY neat: neaten, neater, neatest, neatly, neatness+/neatness: neatnesses USAGE EXAMPLES It may be impossible to draw a single thread through every performance to neatly cinch together a great actress’s legacy. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) That value won’t fit neatly and numerically into any traditional asset or liability column, but it will fit on your emotional balance sheet. New York Times(Jul 30, 2015) Mr. Baker imbues the character with a tormented single-mindedness that neatly defines his predicament. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) adv with neatness she put the slippers under the bed neatly
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