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cleanly

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++clean·ly /ˈkliːnli/ adverb  1 FAST/QUICKBREAKquickly and smoothly with a single movement 干净利落地 The branch snapped cleanly in two. 树枝啪的一下断成两截。2 without producing dirt, pollution etc 干净地,清洁地 a fuel that burns cleanly without loss of power 一种燃烧起来既洁净又不损失能量的燃料
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cleanlyIt has a shorter, more abrupt mould-board, which breaks the furrow but does not bury rubbish so cleanly.The knife glinted and the keg fell away cleanly.She would concentrate on the job in hand instead, and get it done as quickly and cleanly as possible.A solid wood stem and mahogany floors and stiffeners complete the basic construction which has been particularly cleanly executed by West Custom.Susan Burling was a pretty girl, small and cleanly made.The two cleanly scrubbed grunts had made a final discovery: land mines last and last.The hollow- ground blade, made from chrome-plated carbon steel, will cut cleanly through branches of up to three-inches in diameter.
clean·ly adverbChineseSyllable
smoothly with and a Corpus movement quickly single


cleanly
cleanly /ˈkliːnli/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: cleaner, cleaning, cleanliness, clean, cleanser; verb: clean, cleanse; adverb: clean, cleanly; adjective: cleanunclean
1. quickly and smoothly with a single movement:
    The branch snapped cleanly in two.
2. without producing dirt, pollution etc:
    a fuel that burns cleanly without loss of power


clean·lyBrE /ˈkliːnli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkliːnli/ 🔊 adverbeasily and smoothly in one movement 干净利落地;利索地The boat moved cleanly through the water. 小船在水面上轻快地行进。🔊🔊in a clean way 清洁地;干净地fuel that burns cleanly环保型的燃料