dryly
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dry·ly, drily /ˈdraɪli/ adverb EMOTIONALif you say something dryly, you say something that is amusing but you appear to be completely serious 〔说话〕冷面滑稽地 ‘I hear you’re a hero, ’ Philip said dryly. “我听说你是个英雄。” 菲利普面无表情地幽默了一句。
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dryly• "If you're lucky, " said Harrison dryly, "they'll only hang you."• Theo answered dryly to the effect that it was not so wonderful for his finances.• I must apologise for returning somewhat dryly to the procedural point that has been raised during the debate.dry·ly adverbChineseSyllable
if something dryly, something say you Corpus that say you
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, drily /ˈdraɪli/ adverb
if you say something dryly, you say something that is amusing but you appear to be completely serious:
‘I hear you’re a hero,’ Philip said dryly.
dry‧ly
, drily /ˈdraɪli/ adverbif you say something dryly, you say something that is amusing but you appear to be completely serious: