Word · Frequency #13820
hotly
激烈地；愤怒地
in a fierce, intense, or angry way
- 1.
With great amounts of heat.
非常热地；高温地。
- 2.
In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently.
激烈地；强烈地；愤怒地。
热切地；热心地；暑热地；炎热地；非常热地；高温地。；激烈地；强烈地；愤怒地。；暑热地
In use
The two teams hotly competed for the championship.
The new proposal was hotly debated at the meeting.
She hotly denied breaking the vase.
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。
hotly deny sth
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。
Common mistakes
It was hotly today so we stayed inside.It was hot today so we stayed inside.
Connections
Collocations
- hotly debated
- 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。
- hotly contested
- 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。
- hotly denied
- 坚决否认的
- The minister hotly denied the accusations.部长坚决否认这些指控。
- hotly pursued
- 被紧追不舍的
- The suspect was hotly pursued by the police.嫌疑人被警方紧追不舍。
- hotly anticipated
- 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。
- hotly tipped
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.