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单词 controversially
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Definition of controversially in English:

controversially

adverb kɒntrəˈvəːʃəliˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəli

  • In a way that gives rise to controversy or public disagreement.

    the horse was controversially disqualified from first place
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He did everything to make the bureau head's job untenable, until the latter was controversially sacked.
    • Potential sales include the hospital, controversially closed last month.
    • The five trees were controversially felled by the district council in November 2001.
    • Controversially, the report recommended reviewing the committee's role in funding.
    • The controversially high entrance charge of $20 is for the museum.
    • The 2–3 final score was a big disappointment after conceding a controversially deflected early goal.
    • To put it controversially, psychoanalysis must lull the patient into a false sense of security.
    • He controversially vetoed this in order to fund military spending.
    • Less controversially, the wadi has been turned into a road (it always was a sort of thoroughfare).
    • The labor historian, controversially, also points to new rights-based principles that damaged trade unionism.

Definition of controversially in US English:

controversially

adverbˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəliˌkäntrəˈvərSHəlē

  • In a way that gives rise to controversy or public disagreement.

    the horse was controversially disqualified from first place
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He controversially vetoed this in order to fund military spending.
    • Controversially, the report recommended reviewing the committee's role in funding.
    • The controversially high entrance charge of $20 is for the museum.
    • Less controversially, the wadi has been turned into a road (it always was a sort of thoroughfare).
    • He did everything to make the bureau head's job untenable, until the latter was controversially sacked.
    • Potential sales include the hospital, controversially closed last month.
    • The 2–3 final score was a big disappointment after conceding a controversially deflected early goal.
    • The labor historian, controversially, also points to new rights-based principles that damaged trade unionism.
    • The five trees were controversially felled by the district council in November 2001.
    • To put it controversially, psychoanalysis must lull the patient into a false sense of security.
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