Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3081
Fully loadedsoftly
轻轻地；轻柔地
gently; with little weight or force
- 1.
In a soft manner; gently.
以柔和的方式；温柔地。
- 2.
with low volume
低声地；轻柔地
- 3.
Not loudly; nearly inaudibly.
不响亮地；几乎听不见地。
- 4.
in a manner that is pleasing to the senses
令人感觉愉悦地
- 5.
With subdued color; faded or misty with distance.
颜色柔和；因距离而褪色或朦胧。
- 6.
with little weight or force
轻轻地；不用力地
轻声地；低声地；柔和地；朦胧地；隐约地；以柔和的方式；温柔地。；低声地；轻柔地
In use
She spoke softly so she wouldn't wake the baby.
He closed the window softly and tiptoed out of the room.
The lamp glowed softly in the corner of the study.
speak softly but carry a big stick
the radio was playing softly
she smiled softly
verb + softly
动词后接softly表示动作轻柔地进行。
She spoke softly to the child.
她轻声对孩子说话。
softly + past participle
softly修饰过去分词，描述状态以柔和方式达成。
Connections
Collocations
- speak softly
- 轻声说话
- He spoke softly so as not to wake the baby.他轻声说话，以免吵醒婴儿。
- land softly
- 轻轻着陆
- The cat landed softly on its feet.猫轻轻用脚着地。
- touch softly
- 轻抚
- She touched his cheek softly.她轻抚他的脸颊。
- smile softly
- 温柔地微笑
- She smiled softly at the memory.她回忆起往事，温柔地微笑。
- whisper softly
- 轻声低语
- They whispered softly in the library.他们在图书馆里轻声低语。
- play softly
- 轻柔地演奏
Learner notes
Memory Tip
‘softly’听起来像‘soft’加‘ly’，想象轻轻踩在柔软的地毯上，没有声音。
Context & Register
常用于描述轻柔动作或低声音量；音乐术语中指柔和演奏。注册中性，日常与正式场合均适用。
Grammar Note
方式副词，通常置于动词后或句末，也可放在形容词前修饰形容词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -ly suffix but differ in stressed vowel and following consonants, so they do not rhyme with softly (stressed vowel /ɑ/ followed by /ftli/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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