candidly

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网络  坦白地; 率直地; 率直地, 坦白地; 坦率地

BNC.21140 / COCA.16893

英英释义

adv

• (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
  1. honestly, I don't believe it
  2. candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience
  3. frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn
  Synonym:honestlyfrankly

双语例句

• "He could do better," said grandma candidly.
  “他可以找一个更好的嘛，”老太太坦率地说。
• He rarely talks about his own life but when he does, he speaks candidly about a remarkable journey.
  潘继泽很少谈论自己的个人生活，不过当他真的打开话匣子的时候，他会坦率地讲述一段不同寻常的人生旅程。
• "Candidly, I think this election is about Senator Obama," he said.
  坦率地说，我认为这次选举的关键问题是，是否选奥巴马。
• President Bush and I discussed these problems candidly.
  我和布什总统开诚布公地讨论了这些问题。
• Hawking, who is confined to a wheelchair, also spoke candidly about his battle with ALS.
  坐在轮椅上的霍金还坦率地讲到他与ALS（肌萎缩侧索硬化症）做的斗争。
• He tends to speak candidly.
  他说话喜欢开门见山。
• Lenovo, for example, has had to encourage normally reticent Chinese workers to speak candidly in meetings with American colleagues.
  以联想为例，它通常会鼓励很含蓄的中国员工，鼓励他们在与美国同事的会议上可以畅所欲言。
• Candidly, paul, I was hoping you would pay at least half the bill.
  老实说，保罗，我希望你至少付一半的帐单。
• We were not talking to each other as openly and candidly as we should.
  我们没有像应该做到的那样进行公开、坦率的讨论。
• The president said simple exchanges can break down those walls. And, he started by speaking candidly with the young people in the room.
  总统说，简单的交流就能够推翻这样的壁垒。他一开始，就对这些年轻人进行了坦率的演讲。