totally
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tot·al·ly /ˈtəʊtl-i $ ˈtoʊ-/ ●●● S1 W2 adverb [+adj/adverb] COMPLETELYcompletely 完全地,彻底地 That’s a totally different matter. 那完全是两码事。 It’s like learning a totally new language. 这像是在学一门全新的语言。totally unacceptable/unnecessary/unsuitable etc Terrorism is totally unacceptable in a civilised world. 恐怖主义是文明社会绝不能容忍的。 I totally agree. 我完全同意。
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totally• I agree totally.• Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.• It was a strange action by some one totally convinced he was in the right.• The tunnels were never totally destroyed, nor were they ever emptied.• They are a totally different ball of wax.• Los Angeles is totally different from New York.• He totally ignored my advice.• All of the ice had totally melted.• It was totally out of the blue.• What you're saying is totally ridiculous.• Little wonder that, once, she'd been totally taken in.• Myers said that a two year prison sentence for rape was totally unacceptable and inadequate.totally different• They were from different worlds, totally different cultures, but they were brought together by fate, Marina believed.• He was, in fact, totally different from Keith.• They will have a totally different interpretation of family life and of the so-called moral nature of the matter.• Maybe it is just a totally different perspective so far away from home and being immersed in the local culture.• But in the performance it is a totally different thing.• The fuel cell car is a totally different vehicle.• We have thus one tale in two totally different versions.tot·al·ly adverbChineseSyllable
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tot‧al‧ly S1 W2 /ˈtəʊtl-i $ ˈtoʊ-/
adverb [+ adjective/adverb]
completely:
That’s a totally different matter.
It’s like learning a totally new language.
totally unacceptable/unnecessary/unsuitable etc
Terrorism is totally unacceptable in a civilised world.
I totally agree.
▪ completely to the greatest degree or in every way: That’s a completely different subject. | Bad weather had completely destroyed the crops.
▪totally/absolutely especially spoken completely: I’m totally exhausted. | He’s absolutely right.
▪entirely completely – used especially in negative sentences or after ‘almost’: I’m not entirely sure. | The community is almost entirely dependent on farming.
▪utterly completely – used especially to emphasize strongly disapproving words: It was utterly impossible to work in the house. | The whole thing is utterly absurd.
▪fully completely – used especially to show that you completely understand something or that you have all the information you need: He was fully aware of what was happening. | The disease is still not fully understood.
tot‧al‧ly S1 W2 /ˈtəʊtl-i $ ˈtoʊ-/
adverb [+ adjective/adverb]completely:
totally unacceptable/unnecessary/unsuitable etc
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