Memory Tip
把 beastly 联想为 beast（野兽）+ly，像野兽一样地行事，即‘野蛮地、残暴地’。
野蛮地；残暴地
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野蛮地；残暴地
in a beastly manner; savagely or brutally
The stray dog growled beastly when I came near.
当我走近时，那只流浪狗野兽般地咆哮。
以野兽般的方式
in a beastly manner
He behaved beastly at dinner, talking with his mouth full.
他晚餐时表现得很野蛮，嘴里含着饭说话。
AI contextual example
The manager treated his staff beastly, shouting at them all day long.
经理野蛮地对待员工，整天对他们大喊大叫。
AI contextual example
she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law
她对婆婆态度很粗暴。
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把 beastly 联想为 beast（野兽）+ly，像野兽一样地行事，即‘野蛮地、残暴地’。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal prose beastly 作副词时比较少见，多用于文学或正式书面语，表示“以野兽般的方式”；日常口语中通常不会这样用。
与 beastly 完全押韵的是 priestly（/ˈpriːstli/）。feast、least 与 beastly 中的 -east 拼写及 /iːst/ 音相同，但没有 -ly 结尾，因此不与 beastly 整词押韵。ghastly、mostly、honestly 都以 -stly 结尾，拼写相似，但重读元音不同（分别为 /ɑː/ /əʊ/ /ɒ/），读起来并不押韵。
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