gently
- IPA[ˈdʒɛntli]
英式
- with a mild, kind, or tender manner;with lightness of action or effect; softly
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副詞
- 1. with a mild, kind, or tender manner she gently broke the news to her mum a gently humorous account
- 2. with lightness of action or effect; softly gently pat your skin dry palm trees swayed gently in the breeze
- ▪ with only gradual inclines a gently undulating landscape the lawn slopes gently to the river
- (of a person) having the qualities attributed to noble birth; courteous and chivalrous
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a person) having the qualities attributed to noble birth; courteous and chivalrous
Oxford American Dictionary
- seek to give someone bad news in a way that avoids causing them too much distress
Oxford American Dictionary
- seek to give someone bad news in a way that avoids causing them too much distress
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈjen(t)lē]
美式
- with a mild, kind, or tender manner: she gently broke the news to her mom a gently humorous account
Oxford American Dictionary