swimmingly

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swimmingly

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++swim·ming·ly /ˈswɪmɪŋli/ adverb old-fashioned go swimmingly old-fashioned DO WELLif something you plan goes swimmingly, it happens without problems 顺利地进行，一帆风顺

Examples from the Corpus

swimmingly• Somehow, this mix all works out swimmingly.• Everything had been going swimmingly only a moment before.• Things were going swimmingly, what with remarkably honest plumbers, electricians and carpenters fixing up my new home.

swim·ming·ly adverbChineseSyllable

plan it swimmingly, you something Corpus without if goes happens problems

swimmingly
swim‧ming‧ly /ˈswɪmɪŋli/

adverb old-fashioned

Word Family: noun: swim, swimmer, swimming; verb: swim; adverb: swimmingly

go swimmingly if something you plan goes swimmingly, it happens without problems

swim·ming·ly

BrE

/ˈswɪmɪŋli/

NAmE

/ˈswɪmɪŋli/

adverb

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informal

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without any problems or difficulties 顺利地；顺顺当当地

◆We hope everything will go swimmingly. 我们希望一切进展顺利。