uncomfortably
UK/ʌn'kʌmf(ə)təb(ə)li/US/ʌnˈkʌmftəbli/
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Definitions
adv.
In a way that causes discomfort or unease
不舒适地；令人不安地
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
comforttogether, with
+
-ablystrong, force
=uncomfortably
Adverb of uncomfortable: in an uncomfortable way, often intensifying (uncomfortably close, uncomfortably aware).
Common Collocations
- 1.uncomfortably close近得令人不安
- 2.uncomfortably aware不安地意识到
- 3.uncomfortably hot热得难受
Example Sentences
- 1.
The car stopped uncomfortably close to the edge of the cliff.