lamely ['lemli]  

lamely

lamely  ['lemli]

adv. 一瘸一拐地;不完全地 

The toaster was fed by a large stock of the stuff, yet as more and more bounced lamely off the phone, I began to fear its exhaustion. 这玩意儿面包机里还有很多,但当越来越多的面包软绵绵地从电话上弹开时,我开始为资源枯竭而担心了。
And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for other the greatest treasures of their house. 我的拙笔在这里向读者记叙了一个没有曲折、不足为奇的故事;那两个住在一间公寓的笨孩子,极不聪明地为了牺牲了 他们家里最宝贵的东西。

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  • adv. 一瘸一拐地;不完全地
  • 1. The toaster was fed by a large stock of the stuff, yet as more and more bounced lamely off the phone, I began to fear its exhaustion.

    这玩意儿面包机里还有很多,但当越来越多的面包软绵绵地从电话上弹开时,我开始为资源枯竭而担心了。

  • 2. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for other the greatest treasures of their house.

    我的拙笔在这里向读者记叙了一个没有曲折、不足为奇的故事;那两个住在一间公寓的笨孩子,极不聪明地为了牺牲了 他们家里最宝贵的东西。

  • 3. Last week, he lamely conceded that he would miss his own deadline but "would anticipate" the jail shutting in 2010.

    上周,他讪讪地承认将无法按照自己设定的最后期限关闭监狱,不过他“预计”在2010年可以做到。

  • lamely (adv.) 1590s, from lame (adj.) + -ly (2).
lame·ly / ˈleɪmli ; NAmE ˈleɪmli / adverb in a way that does not sound very confident, or that does not persuade other people (听起来)信心不足地,不具说服力地,站不住脚地 SYN feebly ‘I must have made a mistake,’ she said lamely. “我一定是弄错了。”她胆怯地说。 lame·ly / ˈleɪmli ; NAmE ˈleɪmli /
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