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gently + verb
She gently touched the baby's cheek.
她轻柔地摸了摸婴儿的脸颊。
温柔地；温和地
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温柔地；温和地
in a gentle, kind, or tender manner
She gently touched the baby's cheek.
她轻柔地摸了摸婴儿的脸颊。
以温和的方式。
In a manner characterized by gentleness
逐渐地
in a gradual manner
温柔地
in a gentle manner
轻轻地
with little weight or force
She gently placed the book on the table.
她轻轻地把书放在桌子上。
AI contextual example
He spoke gently to the frightened child.
他温和地对受惊的孩子说话。
AI contextual example
Please handle the glass gently.
请小心轻放玻璃杯。
AI contextual example
a gently sloping terrain
一块缓缓倾斜的地形。
WordNet
She gently touched the baby's cheek.
她轻柔地摸了摸婴儿的脸颊。
Please handle the glassware gently.
请轻拿轻放玻璃器皿。
此结构较少见，通常修饰动词。
The breeze was gently warm.
微风温暖而轻柔。
Not this
Please speak gentle.
Use this
Please speak gently.
中文学习者常将形容词'gentle'误用作副词修饰动词，但英语中副词形式为'gently'，修饰动词时需用副词。
Not this
She moved more gentle than before.
Use this
She moved more gently than before.
比较级结构中，修饰动词需用副词比较级'more gently'，而非形容词比较级'more gentle'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
温和地说
She spoke gently to the frightened child.
她温和地对受惊的孩子说话。
轻触
He touched her arm gently.
他轻轻地碰了碰她的手臂。
轻轻搅拌
Stir the mixture gently until it thickens.
轻轻搅拌混合物直到变稠。
轻轻抱住
Hold the baby gently in your arms.
轻轻地把婴儿抱在怀里。
轻轻折叠
Fold the fabric gently to avoid creases.
轻轻折叠布料以避免折痕。
轻拍
He patted the dog gently on the head.
他轻轻地拍了拍狗的头。
小心点；慢慢来
Gently does it – we don't want to break the glass.
小心点——我们不想打破玻璃。
温和地对待；宽厚处理
The judge went gently on the first-time offender.
法官对初犯者宽大处理。
循序渐进的方法
He took a gently gently approach to teaching the children.
他采用循序渐进的方法教孩子们。
划啊划，划小船，轻轻顺流而下。
She sang the lullaby gently, rocking the baby to sleep.
她轻轻地唱着摇篮曲，摇着宝宝入睡。
Use gently naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象轻抚小猫的动作，就是gently（轻柔地），像羽毛一样轻。
日常对话和文学作品，语域中性
All listed words share the spelling ending '-ly' but differ in stress and vowel quality. None rhyme with 'gently' (/ˈdʒɛntli/).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.