gradually

英 [ˈɡrædʒuəli]

美 [ˈɡrædʒuəli]

adv.  逐渐地; 逐步地; 渐进地

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Oxford 3000 / BNC.2325 / COCA.2961

牛津词典

adv.

• 逐渐地；逐步地；渐进地
  slowly, over a long period of time
  1. The weather gradually improved.
     天气逐渐好转。
  2. Gradually, the children began to understand.
     孩子们渐渐开始明白。

柯林斯词典

• ADV-GRADED 逐渐地；逐步地
  If something changes or is donegradually, it changes or is done in small stages over a long period of time, rather than suddenly.
  1. Electricity lines to 30,000 homes were gradually being restored yesterday...
     昨天，3万户家庭逐渐恢复了供电。
  2. Gradually we learned to cope.
     我们逐渐学会了应对。

英英释义

adv

• in a gradual manner
  1. the snake moved gradually toward its victim
  Synonym:bit by bitstep by step

双语例句

• I gradually got rather disillusioned with the whole setup of the university.
  渐渐地，我对大学的整个体制感到相当失望。
• The sound of footsteps gradually died away.
  脚步声渐渐消失了。
• In the union office, the mood gradually changed from resignation to rage
  在工会办公室，情绪慢慢从顺从转变成愤怒。
• The morning mist gradually thinned.
  朝雾渐渐地淡薄了。
• We have been gradually bled for twelve years
  我们被一点一滴地压榨了12年。
• Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished
  没有了创始人的斗志与指引，公司逐渐走向没落。
• The fertiliser releases nutrients gradually as bacteria decompose it.
  随着细菌的分解，肥料逐渐释放出各种营养成分。
• I was gradually being brought face to face with the fact that I had very little success.
  我渐渐开始面对这个事实，那就是我几乎一事无成。
• Optimism was gradually taking the place of pessimism
  乐观情绪逐渐取代了悲观主义。
• He wrote out his rage and bewilderment, which gradually became a form of catharsis leading to understanding.
  他把自己的愤怒和迷惘写了下来，这渐渐成了一种理解问题的宣泄方式。