nat·u·ral·ly
adverb OPAL W
/ˈnætʃrəli/
/ˈnætʃrəli/
Word Family
Idioms - nature noun
- natural adjective (≠ unnatural)
- naturally adverb (≠ unnaturally)
- in a way that you would expect
自然地；当然地 - Naturally, I get upset when things go wrong.
事情出了错，我当然就会很烦。 - After a while, we naturally started talking about the children.
过了一会儿，我们自然而然地谈起了孩子。 - ‘Did you complain about the noise?’ ‘Naturally.’
“你投诉噪声了吗？”“那还用说。” - It was late, so naturally her mother was worried.
时间已经很晚了，妈妈自然担心。 - We heard a loud crash, so naturally we went outside to investigate.
我们听到一声巨响，所以很自然地走到外面去查看。
- Naturally, I get upset when things go wrong.
- without special help, treatment or action by somebody
天然地；自然而然地 - naturally occurring chemicals
天然存在的化学物质 - plants that grow naturally in poor soils
贫瘠土壤中自然生长的植物 - The enzyme is naturally present in garlic.
这种酶天然存在于大蒜中。
- naturally occurring chemicals
- as a normal, logical result of something
合理地；理所当然地；顺理成章地 - This leads naturally to my next point.
这必然引出我的下一个论点。 - The topic arose naturally in the conversation.
谈话中自然而然地就出现了这个话题。
- This leads naturally to my next point.
- in a way that shows or uses abilities or qualities that a person or an animal is born with
天生地；本能地 - to be naturally artistic
有艺术天赋 - a naturally gifted athlete
有天赋的运动员 - Most birds are naturally timid.
大多数鸟类天生胆怯。 - She was naturally gifted when it came to music.
她有音乐天赋。
- to be naturally artistic
- in a relaxed and normal way
自然地；大方地 - Just act naturally.
放自然点儿就行了。
- Just act naturally.
Idioms
come naturally (to somebody/something)
- if something comes naturally to you, you are able to do it very easily and very well
轻而易举 - Making money came naturally to him.
赚钱对他来说轻而易举。 - We were simply doing what came naturally.
我们只是在做自然而然的事。
- Making money came naturally to him.