decently

英

美

adv.  体面地; 合适地

BNC.18712 / COCA.22946

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 像样的;尚好的;过得去的
  Decentis used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.
  1. Nearby is a village with a decent pub...
     附近的村子里有一家还不错的酒馆。
  2. He didn't get a decent explanation...
     他没有得到一个像样的解释。
  3. The lack of a decent education did not defeat Rey.
     缺乏良好的教育并没有挡住雷伊。
• ADJ 合宜的;得体的;适当的;正当的
  Decentis used to describe something which is morally correct or acceptable.
  1. But, after a decent interval, trade relations began to return to normal...
     但是适当地间断一段时间后，贸易关系开始恢复正常。
  2. She watched his face, as the coffin was lowered into the ground. As soon as it was decent, he plunged through the crowd towards the cars.
     棺材慢慢放入墓穴时她一直注视着他的脸。礼仪许可的时间一到，他便挤过人群走向那些车子。
• ADJ-GRADED （人）正派的，正直的，规矩的
  Decentpeople are honest and behave in a way that most people approve of.
  1. The majority of people around here are decent people...
     这里的大多数人都很正派。
  2. The jury will see what a decent guy he is.
     陪审团将会认识到他是一个多么正派的人。
• PHRASE 做（不想做但）应该做的事
  If you say that someone shoulddo the decent thing, you mean that they should do something which they do not really want to do, but which you think they ought to do.
  1. He should do the decent thing and resign.
     他应该识时务地辞职。

英英释义

adv

• in the right manner
  1. please do your job properly!
  2. can't you carry me decent?
  Synonym:properlydecentin good orderrightthe right way
• in a decent manner
  1. they don't know how to dress decently

双语例句

• It's really time for me to leave and he walks me to my car, which thank heavens is decently clean, with no McDonald's Happy Meal figures on the front seat.
  我真的该走了，他陪我走到我的车边上，谢天谢地，我的车还算干净，不丢人，前座上没有麦当劳开心乐园餐娃娃。
• The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently but to live manfully.
  我们所渴望和珍视的勇气不是指怎样庄重地死去，而是怎么顶天立地的活着。
• Professionally, I am a decently busy photographer and yoga teacher.
  工作上，我是一个体面的摄影师和瑜伽教练。
• He have not body enough to cover his mind decently; his intellect be improperly exposed.
  他没有足够的肉体来大大方方地遮掩其精神；他的才智突出得不象样子。
• Do you know how to speak decently when you call someone?
  你知道汉语打电话时的礼貌用语吗？
• If it's a decently sized program, it's going to have a lot of functions and procedures.
  一个正常大小的程序往往都会有大量的函数和过程。
• To achieve a good first impression, we'd better dress properly, talk decently.
  为了留下一个好的第一印象，我们最好穿着合适，谈吐得体。
• They might decently submerge themselves until the misery and shame of this had in part at least been forgotten.
  他们也许可以相当体面地暂时销声匿迹，等到这次的不幸和羞辱至少部分地被人淡忘后再说。
• They only want the chance to live their lives decently.
  他们想要的无非是能有机会过上体面的生活。
• The children do not know how to behave themselves decently.
  小孩子不懂如何举止得体。