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grossly + adj
grossly常与负面形容词连用，表示程度极深。
The decision was grossly unfair.
这个决定极其不公平。
非常；很；极其
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非常；很；极其
to a very large or extreme degree; extremely
The decision was grossly unfair.
这个决定极其不公平。
大大地；程度很大,尤其是明显可感的。
Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable.
严重地,严厉地或冒犯地。
To a serious, severe, or offensive degree.
The report was grossly inaccurate and misled many readers.
这份报告极其不准确，误导了许多读者。
She felt that the punishment was grossly unfair to the students.
她觉得这种惩罚对学生极不公平。
The company's profits were grossly overstated in the article.
公司利润在那篇文章中被严重夸大了。
grossly常与负面形容词连用，表示程度极深。
The decision was grossly unfair.
这个决定极其不公平。
修饰过去分词，表示严重程度。
He was grossly mistaken.
他大错特错了。
修饰行为动词，表示夸张或粗劣的方式。
They grossly exaggerated the problem.
他们严重夸大了问题。
Not this
He made a grossly mistake.
Use this
He made a gross mistake.
错误地将副词“grossly”用作形容词。“grossly”是副词，不能直接修饰名词；应使用形容词“gross”修饰名词“mistake”。
Not this
The view was grossly beautiful.
Use this
The view was extremely beautiful.
误用“grossly”与积极意义的形容词搭配。“grossly”通常带有负面或过度含义，不用于描述正面的特性如“beautiful”；应使用“extremely”或“very”。
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严重夸大的
The media's portrayal of the incident was grossly exaggerated.
媒体对该事件的描述严重夸大。
极其不公平的
The court's decision was grossly unfair to the defendant.
法院的判决对被告极其不公平。
严重不足的
The funding for education is grossly inadequate.
教育经费严重不足。
报酬过高的
The CEO was grossly overpaid compared to the average worker.
与普通工人相比，这位CEO的报酬过高。
严重疏忽的
The doctor was found guilty of grossly negligent conduct.
那名医生被判犯有严重疏忽行为。
严重误导的
The advertisement was grossly misleading to consumers.
该广告严重误导消费者。
严重夸大
The media's report of the incident was grossly exaggerated.
媒体对这一事件的报道严重夸大了。
极不公平
The referee's decision was grossly unfair to the home team.
裁判的决定对主队极不公平。
严重疏忽
The doctor was found guilty of being grossly negligent in his treatment.
该医生被认定在治疗中严重疏忽。
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gross（总的/粗俗）→grossly（非常/粗），联想总量极大和粗糙行为。
语域：neutral 常见场景：批评、法律、评价 词义偏向'非常、很'，常用于正式或书面语境，表示程度严重（常带贬义）。语域标记为中性，实际使用在正式与非正式中均有分布，但以正式批评最为典型。
None of these words rhyme with grossly because their stressed vowel and following sounds differ. All share the -ly ending but have distinct pronunciations.
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