Word · Frequency #8443
vastly
非常，极大地
核心释义
to a very great extent or degree
- 1.
极大地,以广阔的方式
Greatly, in a vast manner.
极大地,以广阔的方式；广大地；许多；巨大
用法In use
The new software has vastly improved our productivity.
用法提示：vastly 修饰 improved，表示改进的程度很大。
The two plans are vastly different in cost.
用法提示：vastly 修饰 different，强调差异的程度。
The company's profits have vastly increased this year.
用法提示：vastly 修饰 increased，表示增长幅度很大。
vastly + adjective
The two approaches are vastly different.
这两种方法大为不同。
vastly + past participle
“vastly improved”常用于描述改进程度。
The software has been vastly improved.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- vastly different
- 非常不同
- Their opinions are vastly different.他们的观点非常不同。
- vastly improved
- 大大改善
- The new system is vastly improved.新系统大大改善了。
- vastly superior
- 优越得多
- This model is vastly superior to the old one.这个型号比旧的好得多。
- vastly important
- 极为重要
- This issue is vastly important for our future.这个问题对我们的未来极为重要。
- vastly exceed
- 远远超过
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记‘vast（广大的）+ ly’，变成副词‘极大地’。想象无边大海（vast ocean）让人‘vastly’震撼。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：comparisons、descriptions of scale or degree 通常用于正式或书面语境，强调程度极大，多与比较或描述巨大差异、改进等搭配。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
ghastly and lastly rhyme with vastly (same /stli/ sound with /ɑː/ vowel). Mostly, costly, beastly, ghostly have the same '-stly' spelling but different vowel sounds: /oʊ/, /ɒ/, /iː/, /oʊ/ respectively. Pay attention to vowel differences.
用法优先级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.