核心问题
副词 round 与副词 roundly 同义吗?
词典解答
副词 round 的常见词义是“围绕地”“在(到)各处”“大约”:
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The Earth turns round once in 24 hours. (LDCE) 地球二十四小时自转一圈。
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The house has trees all round. (CIDE) 房子的四面都有树。
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We'll be at your house round about (=at approximately) 10 o'clock. (CIDE) 我们将在 10 点左右到你家。
roundly 除作“圆圆地”“约略地”解之外,还作“严厉地”“彻底地”“完全地”:
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The home team were roundly (= completely) defeated. (CIDE) 主队被彻底打败了。
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We were roundly defeated. (LDCE) 我们完全被击败了。