smoothly

Word family  noun smoothness smoothie adjective smooth verb smooth adverb smoothly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++smooth·ly /ˈsmuːðli/ ●○○ adverb  1  FLATin a steady way, without stopping and starting again 平稳地，顺畅地，顺利地 Traffic flowed smoothly. 路上交通畅通。2  SUCCEED IN DOING somethingif a planned event, piece of work etc goes smoothly, there are no problems to spoil it 顺利地〔进行〕 It’ll take about three hours if everything goes smoothly. 如果一切顺利的话，大约需要三小时。 Donna keeps the office running smoothly. 唐娜让办公室运转得很顺利。3  if you say something smoothly, you say it in a calm and confident way 〔说话〕平静地，镇静地；自信地 ‘All taken care of, ’ he said smoothly. “都搞定了。”他平静地说道。4  in a way that produces a smooth surface 平整地，均匀地 The jacket fit smoothly over her hips. 这件外套非常合身地罩着她的臀部。

Examples from the Corpus

smoothly• Practice the scales until you can play them smoothly.• So faster wage rises were needed if the system was to function smoothly.• This elicited squeals, laughter and elaborate pay-back schemes, all tolerated only as long as the work continued smoothly.• While past cease-fires and attempts at disarmament have failed, the current peace process has gone relatively smoothly.• With one-way streets, cars will move more smoothly and rapidly through the neighborhood.• A pianist neither acquires nor executes the behavior of playing a scale smoothly because of a prior intention of doing so.• Though the court view is rendered well and rotates smoothly, there is one minor flaw.• While most of the day went smoothly, there were moments of tension among some of the officers.• The train ran on smoothly towards Chancery Lane.running smoothly• But it's just to keep things running smoothly.• Tiny, energetic, imaginative, she drove advertising sales to ever-new heights and kept the business departments running smoothly.• Today Riboli, his wife Maddalena and their children keep the winery running smoothly.• Once the engine is running smoothly, a backfire can be dramatic.• My job as duty officer involves keeping Teesside Airport running smoothly at all times.• Like every other business, it needs good management to keep it running smoothly, especially during times of change.• Yes, things were running smoothly once more.• Backup power at bridge Backup power systems kept the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza running smoothly with no delays on the bridge.

smooth·ly adverbChineseSyllable  

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smoothly
smooth‧ly /ˈsmuːðli/ adverb1. in a steady way, without stopping and starting again:
    Traffic flowed smoothly.
2. if a planned event, piece of work etc goes smoothly, there are no problems to spoil it:
    It’ll take about three hours if everything goes smoothly.
    Donna keeps the office running smoothly.
3. if you say something smoothly, you say it in a calm and confident way:
    ‘All taken care of,’ he said smoothly.
4. in a way that produces a smooth surface:
    The jacket fit smoothly over her hips.

🔑 smooth·lyBrE /ˈsmuːðli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsmuːðli/ 🔊 adverb🔑 in an even way, without suddenly stopping and starting again 平稳地；连续而流畅地◆Traffic is now flowing smoothly again. 现在，交通又畅通了。🔊🔊◆The engine was running smoothly. 发动机在平稳运转。🔊🔊🔑 without problems or difficulties 顺利地◆The interview went smoothly. 面谈进展顺利。🔊🔊in a calm or confident way 平静地；自信地◆'Would you like to come this way?' he said smoothly. “你上这边来好吗？” 他平静地说。🔊🔊🔑 in a way that produces a smooth surface or mixture 平整地；平滑地；均匀地◆The colours blend smoothly together. 这些颜色可以均匀地配在一起。🔊🔊