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be hotly + past participle
hotly 常与 debate、contest、dispute 等过去分词连用，表示“激烈地”。
The new law was hotly debated in parliament.
这部新法律在议会中引起了激烈辩论。
激烈地；愤怒地
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激烈地；愤怒地
in a fierce, intense, or angry way
The new law was hotly debated in parliament.
这部新法律在议会中引起了激烈辩论。
非常热地；高温地。
With great amounts of heat.
激烈地；强烈地；愤怒地。
In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently.
The two teams hotly competed for the championship.
两支队伍为争夺冠军激烈地竞争。
The new proposal was hotly debated at the meeting.
新提案在会上被激烈地讨论。
She hotly denied breaking the vase.
她激烈地否认打碎了花瓶。
hotly 常与 debate、contest、dispute 等过去分词连用，表示“激烈地”。
The new law was hotly debated in parliament.
这部新法律在议会中引起了激烈辩论。
此结构也可写作 be hotly denied，如 The allegations were hotly denied.
The minister hotly denied the allegations.
部长激烈地否认了这些指控。
Not this
It was hotly today so we stayed inside.
Use this
It was hot today so we stayed inside.
hotly 是副词，意为“激烈地/愤怒地”，不是“热地”；描述天气温度时要使用形容词 hot，作表语。
Not this
The proposal was hot debated in the meeting.
Use this
The proposal was hotly debated in the meeting.
修饰过去分词 debated 作状语时，须用副词 hotly；形容词 hot 不能修饰动词性过去分词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
激烈辩论的；备受争议的
The proposal was hotly debated in parliament.
这项提案在议会中引起了激烈辩论。
激烈争夺的；竞争激烈的
The championship was hotly contested by two strong teams.
冠军头衔由两支强队激烈争夺。
坚决否认的
The minister hotly denied the accusations.
部长坚决否认这些指控。
被紧追不舍的
The suspect was hotly pursued by the police.
嫌疑人被警方紧追不舍。
热切期待的；备受期待的
The sequel is one of the most hotly anticipated films of the year.
这部续集是今年最受期待的电影之一。
被普遍看好的；有望获胜的
She is hotly tipped to win the election.
她被普遍看好赢得选举。
激烈争论的；引起激烈辩论的
The proposal was hotly debated during the meeting.
这项提案在会议期间引发了激烈辩论。
竞争激烈的；争议很大的
The final match was hotly contested by both teams.
那场决赛两队竞争非常激烈。
极力否认的
The accused hotly denied all the charges against him.
被告极力否认对他的所有指控。
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hotly 由 hot（热）加 ly 构成，联想天气热得冒火，说话也热辣激烈，记“激烈地/暑热地”。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式讨论与辩论、新闻报道与评论、严肃写作或演说 hotly 多用于正式或书面语境，表示‘激烈地’或‘热切地’，常出现在描述争论、否认、追赶等情境中；日常口语中较少单独使用，语气偏严肃。
hotly (/ˈhɒtli/) rhymes with motley (/ˈmɒtli/). The other listed -tly words do not rhyme: softly has an /f/ before /t/, costly has /s/ before /t/, and mostly and directly also have different vowel sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.