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unhappily

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·hap·pi·ly /ʌnˈhæpəli/ adverb  1 SAD/UNHAPPYin a way that shows you are not happy 不高兴地 ‘I’m not sure what to do, ’ Seb admitted unhappily. 我不知道该怎么办。赛博不高兴地承认道。2 [sentence adverb] old-fashionedPITY/IT'S A PITY used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not true 不幸地,令人遗憾地 SYN unfortunately Unhappily, she was not able to complete the course. 可惜的是,她未能完成这门课程。
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unhappily"I don't know, " Bill answered unhappily.It all goes merrily or unhappily along whether you stick around to watch or not.Rolling on to her back, she stared unhappily at too many clouds that raced each other across the low sky.Picture Marilyn Monroe, unhappily being all things to innumerable men.Being unhappily employed may cost you in the long run far more than your paycheck is worth today.Then, unhappily, Mrs. Dennis died on 24 February 1983.Unhappily, she was not able to complete the class.The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily.But first, unhappily, there was the revolution.
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unhappily
unhappily /ʌnˈhæpəli, ʌnˈhæpɪli/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: happinessunhappiness; adverb: happilyunhappily; adjective: happyunhappy
1. in a way that shows you are not happy:
    ‘I’m not sure what to do,’ Seb admitted unhappily.
2. [sentence adverb] old-fashioned used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not true
   SYN  unfortunately:
    Unhappily, she was not able to complete the course.


un·hap·pilyBrE /ʌnˈhæpɪli/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈhæpɪli/ 🔊 adverbin an unhappy way 难过地;怏怏不乐地He sighed unhappily. 他难过地叹息了一声。🔊🔊used to say that a particular situation or fact makes you sad or disappointed 遗憾地;不幸地;可惜地 SYN unfortunately Unhappily, such good luck is rare. 遗憾的是,这样的好运太少了。🔊🔊His wife, unhappily, died five years ago. 他的妻子不幸于五年前去世了。🔊🔊 OPP happily