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

• The sound of footsteps gradually died away.
  脚步声渐渐消失了。
• The West has gradually relaxed its hostile attitude to this influential state
  西方对这个颇具影响力的国家的敌视态度已逐渐缓和。
• 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。
• He gradually relaxed his grip on the arms of the chair.
  他紧握椅子扶手的手逐渐松开了。
• 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。
• Only gradually are technologies being developed to mechanize the task
  使这项任务实现机械化的技术只能逐步发展。
• He has gradually acquiesced to the demands of the opposition
  他渐渐顺从了反对派的要求。
• Non-state firms gradually elbow aside the inefficient state-owned ones
  非国有企业逐渐挤掉了效率低下的国有企业。
• Their initial gush of sympathy gradually dried up.
  他们最初怀有的深切同情渐渐地消失了。
• The morning mist gradually thinned.
  朝雾渐渐地淡薄了。