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| 1 | used before some adjectives to mean ‘very’ or ‘very well’ 极；非常 |
| Williams is a highly competitive player who hates losing. 威廉斯是个争强好胜的运动员。 |
| That now seems highly unlikely. 现在看来那件事的可能性极小。 |
| a highly motivated salesman 积极性非常高的推销员 |
| She’ s a highly educated young woman. 她是个受过高等教育的青年女性。 |
| highly dangerous chemicals 极危险的化学制品 |
| highly paid (=earning a lot of money) highly paid company directors 薪酬丰厚的 |
| a highly paid job 高薪职位 |
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| 2 | used for saying that someone or something is considered to be very good or very important 极为称颂地；极为珍贵地 |
| She has often said how highly she values your friendship. 她常说她极为珍视你们的友谊。 |
| highly regarded/respected/valued a highly valued member of staff 极受尊重的员工 |
| He is very highly regarded by his fellow musicians. 他受到其音乐同行的极度尊敬。 |
| speak/think highly of Everyone we talked to spoke very highly of him. 我们找来谈话的每一个人都对他称赞不已。 |
| sb comes highly recommended (=people have said good things about someone) The new chef comes highly recommended by the food critics. 某人极受称赞（或推崇） |
| Words frequently used with highly | | highly 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | desirable, effective, likely, significant, successful, unlikely, | 1 | | | |
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