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singularly

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sin·gu·lar·ly /ˈsɪŋɡjələli $ -lərli/ adverb formal  VERYin a way that is very noticeable or unusual 明显地;异常地 a singularly foolish plan 极为愚蠢的计划 He has singularly failed to live up to his promises. 他显然没有履行自己的诺言。
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singularlya singularly beautiful womanThese were singularly dry of any news.National Public Radio is singularly effective in promoting a national culture nationwide, reaching where no other institutions penetrate.Jeff Tweedy gave a singularly honest, heartfelt performance that carried him off the stage and into the crowd.But now that the truth is out on both sides, they are surely singularly out of place.George Luks was singularly qualified to introduce Margarett to the world of progressive art.That experience was to prove singularly rich in its diversity and in its legacy of Sussex church architecture.Although H-I did what it set out to do, it performed so singularly that people were perplexed by its success.In appearance he was singularly unprepossessing.
sin·gu·lar·ly adverbChineseSyllable
unusual Corpus very in way a that is noticeable or


singularly
singularly /ˈsɪŋɡjələli, ˈsɪŋɡjʊləli $ -lərli/ adverb formal
 Word Family: noun: single, singles, singleness, the singular, singularity; adverb: singly, singularly; adjective: single, singular
in a way that is very noticeable or unusual:
    a singularly foolish plan
    He has singularly failed to live up to his promises.


sin·gu·lar·lyBrE /ˈsɪŋɡjələli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/ 🔊 adverb (formal) very; in an unusual way 非常;特别;异常地singularly beautiful特别漂亮He chose a singularly inappropriate moment to make his request. 他选在一个极其不恰当的时刻提出要求。🔊🔊


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