Word · Frequency #15607
orally
口头；口头上
by speaking, not in writing
- 1.
By mouth.
口服。
- 2.
Spoken as opposed to written.
口头的,而非书面的。
口服；经口；口服。；口头的,而非书面的。；口头；口语
In use
Take this medicine orally twice a day after meals.
She presented her report orally instead of handing in a written document.
The final exam will be conducted orally, so you need to practice speaking.
state sth orally
orally 强调以说话方式表达，而非书面形式。
The committee asked her to state her complaints orally.
委员会要求她口头陈述自己的不满。
take a drug orally
指通过口腔服用药物的方式，与注射等方式相对。
This medicine should be taken orally twice a day.
这种药应每天口服两次。
respond orally to sth
口语中常用 respond orally 代替 say in words，语气更正式。
Students must respond orally to the questions in the interview.
学生在面试中必须口头回答问题。
Common mistakes
The medicine should be oral taken.The medicine should be taken orally.
修饰动词 taken 需要用副词 orally，而不是形容词 oral；orally 在此表示“经口服”这一方式。
She gave an orally report at the meeting.She gave an oral report at the meeting.
orally 是副词，不能修饰名词 report；修饰名词应用形容词 oral，表示“口头的”报告。
Connections
Collocations
- take orally
- 口服
- Take this medicine orally once a day.这种药每天口服一次。
- administer orally
- 口服给药
- The drug must be administered orally.这种药必须口服给药。
- present orally
- 口头陈述
- The findings will be presented orally at the conference.这些发现将在会议上口头陈述。
- communicate orally
- 口头交流
- Many cultures communicate orally rather than in writing.许多文化以口头而非书面方式交流。
- transmit orally
- 口头传播
- Stories are transmitted orally from generation to generation.故事代代口头相传。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
orally 里藏着 oral（口），说话用口是“口头地”，服药经口是“口服”，记住 oral 即口，加 ly 即副词。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medicine、communication orally 多用于正式或中性场合：医学中表示“口服”，交流中表示“口头地”；非正式口语中，by mouth 或 verbally 比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在美式读音中，与 orally（/ˈɔːrəli/）同音或押韵的常用词有 aurally /ˈɔːrəli/（同音）、morally /ˈmɔːrəli/、immorally /ˌɪˈmɔːrəli/。注意拼写相似的 verbally /ˈvɜːrbəli/、finally /ˈfaɪnəli/、actually /ˈæktʃuəli/ 并不押韵，-ally 的读音不可按拼写类推。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.