terribly
UK/'terәbli/US
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Definitions
adv.
(intensifier) very; extremely
（加强语气）非常，极其
adv.
In a very bad or unpleasant way
糟糕地，差劲地
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedAdverb of terrible, drifted furthest from fear: as an intensifier 'terribly' just means 'very' ('terribly sorry,' 'terribly kind'). It keeps the 'badly' sense too ('it went terribly wrong').
Root terrere still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.terribly sorry非常抱歉
- 2.go terribly wrong严重出错
- 3.terribly upset极度沮丧
Example Sentences
- 1.
I'm terribly sorry for the delay.
- 2.
The plan went terribly wrong.