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fundamentally

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fun·da·men·tal·ly /ˌfʌndəˈmentəli/ ●●○ AWL adverb  BASICin every way that is important or basic 根本上;基本上 The conclusions of the report are fundamentally wrong. 这份报告的结论从根本上来说就是错误的。 The political culture of the US is fundamentally different. 美国的政治文化迥然不同。
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fundamentallyBoth sides remain fundamentally divided on key issues.But this pastoral economy was fundamentally inelastic.More fundamentally, it was grounded in a deficit view of needs.In turn, however, the question of where population is growing - or declining - is fundamentally related to human welfare.Why are body plans so fundamentally similar?But fundamentally the workers are not empowered, because all these things can be denied at any time.That is a fundamentally undemocratic argument.Fundamentally, we have a good safety program.fundamentally wrongMy personal reaction to Tomlinson is that its conclusions about Barts and the other hospitals scheduled for closure are fundamentally wrong.
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fundamentally
fundamentally AC /ˌfʌndəˈmentəli/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: fundamentals; adverb: fundamentally; adjective: fundmental
in every way that is important or basic:
    The conclusions of the report are fundamentally wrong.
    The political culture of the US is fundamentally different.


fun·da·men·tal·ly AW BrE /ˌfʌndəˈmentəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfʌndəˈmentəli/ 🔊 adverbin every way that is important; completely 根本上;完全地The two approaches are fundamentally different. 这两种方法完全不同。🔊🔊By the 1960s the situation had changed fundamentally. 到 20 世纪 60 年代形势已发生了根本的变化。🔊🔊They remained fundamentally opposed to the plan. 他们依然从根本上反对这项计划。🔊🔊used when you are introducing a topic and stating sth important about it (引入话题时说)从根本上说,基本上 SYN basically Fundamentally, there are two different approaches to the problem. 从根本上说,这个问题有两种不同的处理方法。🔊🔊used when you are saying what is the most important thing about sb/sth (表示最重要的方面)根本上,基本上 SYN basically She is fundamentally a nice person, but she finds it difficult to communicate. 她基本上是个好人,但她觉得难以和人沟通。🔊🔊


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