softly
🇬🇧 UK/'sɒftli/🇺🇸 US
A2
Definitions
adv.
In a gentle, quiet, or subdued manner; not loudly.
轻柔地;温和地;低声地
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishsoftlyother
=softly
Common Collocations
- 1.speak softly轻声说话
- 2.tread softly轻步走路
- 3.softly lit灯光柔和
- 4.sing softly轻声歌唱
Example Sentences
- 1.
She spoke softly so as not to wake the sleeping baby.
- 2.
The wind blew softly through the open window on that warm evening.
- 3.
He softly knocked on the door before entering the meeting room.