1 ADV [ADVERB adjective] [ADVERB with verb] 完全地;完整地;全部地 Entirely means completely and not just partly. 完全地;完整地;全部地
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...an entirely new approach.
全新的方法
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Fraud is an entirely different matter.
欺诈完全是另外一回事。
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Their price depended almost entirely on their scarcity.
它们的价格几乎完全取决于它们的稀有程度。
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I failed in my career as a writer of fiction entirely because of deficiencies in the education system.
我的小说作家生涯失败了,原因完全是因为教育体制的缺陷。
2 ADV [ADVERB with verb] 非常;很;完全 Entirely is also used to emphasize what you are saying. 非常;很;完全 [emphasis]
SYN only, exclusively, solely
3 ADV [not ADV, ADVERB group] (尤用于表示批评时)不是特别,并非完全 People sometimes use the expression not entirely to reduce the force of a strong statement, especially a critical one. (尤用于表示批评时)不是特别,并非完全 [vagueness]
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They are not entirely happy with his criticism of the president.
他对总统的批评并没有让他们特别高兴。
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We shall see that this is not entirely true.
我们会明白这并非全是真的。
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She claimed the unemployment figures were not entirely unexpected.
她声称失业率并非完全出乎意料。
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This government is not entirely free of suspicion.
这个政府并非完全不受置疑。
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