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heavily + verb
修饰动词，表示动作程度重。
It rained heavily all night.
整夜下着大雨。
很大程度上；大大地
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很大程度上；大大地
to a considerable degree; very much
It rained heavily all night.
整夜下着大雨。
有很大重量地
With a great weight.
在很大程度上
to a considerable degree
在很大程度上
To a considerable degree, to a great extent.
以沉重的脚步
in a heavy-footed manner
The storm heavily damaged the coastal town.
暴风雨严重损坏了沿海城镇。
AI contextual example
She relies heavily on her phone for directions.
她严重依赖手机导航。
AI contextual example
The city is heavily dependent on summer tourism.
这座城市严重依赖夏季旅游业。
AI contextual example
he relied heavily on others' data
他在很大程度上依赖他人的数据。
WordNet
修饰动词，表示动作程度重。
It rained heavily all night.
整夜下着大雨。
用于被动结构，表示程度严重。
The city was heavily bombed during the war.
该城市在战争中遭到猛烈轰炸。
修饰形容词，表示程度深。
She is heavily pregnant.
她身孕很重。
Not this
It rained very heavy yesterday.
Use this
It rained very heavily yesterday.
heavy是形容词，不能修饰动词，应使用副词heavily。
Not this
He heavily smokes.
Use this
He smokes heavily.
副词heavily通常放在动词之后，而不是动词之前。
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深受影响
His writing style was heavily influenced by Hemingway.
他的写作风格深受海明威的影响。
严重依赖
The local economy is heavily dependent on tourism.
当地经济严重依赖旅游业。
深度参与
She has been heavily involved in community service.
她一直深度参与社区服务。
全副武装
The soldiers were heavily armed and ready for battle.
士兵们全副武装，准备战斗。
人口密集
The city is heavily populated with over 10 million people.
这个城市人口密集，超过1000万。
严重损坏
The building was heavily damaged in the earthquake.
这座建筑在地震中严重损坏。
沉重地压在某人身上；使某人焦虑
The responsibilities of the new job weigh heavily on her.
新工作的责任沉重地压在她身上。
酗酒；大量饮酒
He used to drink heavily after the accident.
那次事故后他曾经酗酒。
怀孕后期；大腹便便
She was heavily pregnant and could barely walk.
她怀孕后期，几乎走不动路。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
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heavily = heavy + ly，想象重物沉重压下，后果严重。
语域：mixed 常见场景：rain、traffic、dependence、damage、weight heavily 作为副词，通常用于描述程度或强度，在多种场合都很常见，例如天气（下雨很大）、交通（拥堵严重）、依赖（严重依赖）或物理重量（重压）等。
作程度/方式副词，不修饰名词，也不用介词搭配来表达其自身含义。
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