gaily

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gai·ly /ˈɡeɪli/ adverb  1  HAPPYin a happy way 快乐地，欢乐地 SYN cheerfully ‘Morning, Albert, ’ she called gaily. “早安，艾伯特。”她快乐地喊道。2  DON'T CAREin a way that shows you do not care about, or do not realize, the effects of your actions 轻率地，冒失地 They gaily went on talking after the film had started. 电影开演后他们继续毫无顾忌地说话。3  gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc CChaving bright cheerful colours 色彩鲜艳的/涂上艳丽油漆的/装饰花哨的等 gaily coloured tropical birds 色彩艳丽的热带鸟

Examples from the Corpus

gaily• Marge waved gaily at us.• Laughing gaily, he closed the door behind Converse.• Above me, the gaily painted signs of the taverns and food shops creaked in the wind and mocked my hunger.• She nodded her head vigorously and chattered gaily though I could only understand half of what she said.• He was surprised to hear himself say this almost gaily, with a certain enthusiasm.Origin gaily (1300-1400) → GAY1

gai·ly adverbChineseSyllable  

a Corpus happy in way

gaily
gai‧ly /ˈɡeɪli/ adverb1. in a happy way
   SYN  cheerfully:
    ‘Morning, Albert,’ she called gaily.
2. in a way that shows you do not care about, or do not realize, the effects of your actions:
    They gaily went on talking after the film had started.
3. gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc having bright cheerful colours:
    gaily coloured tropical birds

gailyBrE /ˈɡeɪli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡeɪli/ 🔊 adverbin a bright and attractive way 花哨地；艳丽地；华丽地◆a gaily decorated room装饰华丽的房间in a cheerful way 快乐地；欢乐地；喜气洋洋地◆gaily laughing children喜笑颜开的孩子◆She waved gaily to the little crowd. 她高兴地向这一小群人挥手。🔊🔊without thinking or caring about the effect of your actions on other people 欠思索地；毫无顾忌地；轻率地◆She gaily announced that she was leaving the next day. 她不假思索地宣布说她第二天要离开。🔊🔊  ➡  see also gaiety, gay adjective (4)