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源自拉丁语 'gradus'(步骤)+ 后缀 '-ally',字面意思为'一步一步地'。
❶ 表示某事以缓慢、渐进的方式发生或变化,强调过程而非突然性,常用于描述自然变化或人为调整。
“The sky gradually turned from blue to pink as the sun set.”
(随着太阳落山,天空逐渐从蓝色变成了粉红色。)
“She gradually improved her English by practicing every day.”
(通过每天练习,她的英语水平逐渐提高了。)
gradually increase — 指数量或程度缓慢而稳定地上升,常用于描述温度、音量或训练强度的提升过程。
“The teacher gradually increased the difficulty of the exercises.”
(老师逐步提高了练习的难度。)