overly

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adv. 过度地, 极度地

词形变化

more overly 比较级 most overly 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.

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  2. 2.

    Having a sense of superiority, haughty.

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  3. 3.

    Excessive; too great.

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adv. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To an excessive degree.

    过于

    过分

    过度地

    极度地

    太

    Parents can be overly protective of their children.

  2. 2.

    To a high degree; very.

    I'm not overly enthusiastic about meeting him.

  3. 3.

    Superficially.

    废旧

    1566, Thomas Blundeville, The Fower Chiefyst Offices Belongyng to Horsemanshippe, London, “The true Arte of Paring, and shooyng all maner of Houes together […] ,” Chapter 5, […] let him not touche the quarters nor the heeles at al, vnlesse it be to make the seat of the shoe playne, & let that be done so superficially or ouerly as maye be, so shall the houes remayne alwayes strong.

    1678, George Mackenzie, The Laws and Customes of Scotland, in Matters Criminal, Edinburgh, Part 1, “Some Crimes punished amongst the Romans, which are not directly in use with us,” p. 347, […] I resolved here to touch overly even those crimes which are little considered among us, not only that we might thereby know the genius of that wise Nation; but that we may consider how far it were fit to renew amongst us these excellent Laws.

  4. 4.

    With a sense of superiority, haughtily.

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  5. 5.

    Carelessly, without due attention.

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词汇关系

副词

同义词 3

too excessively to a fault

词源

From over + -ly (adjectival suffix).

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