FORM/USE: MODIFYING ADJECTIVES, EMPHASIS
EGP #435 | C1 | MODALITY / adjectives Can modify adjectives with adverbs, often for emphasis. Lexical range: N/A
董事会对连续三季度下滑的销售数据深感忧虑。
The board was ___deeply ___concerned about the falling sales figures for the third straight quarter.
公司根本没有应急预案,这一点看得让人心痛般清楚。
It had become ___painfully ___obvious that the company had no emergency plan in place.
这份提案不经过大幅修改就通过的可能性非常低。
It is ___highly ___unlikely that the proposal will pass without major revisions.
说没人注意到这个错误,这种解释完全荒谬。
The suggestion that no one noticed the error was ___utterly ___ridiculous.
尽管经济低迷,当地的小型商户表现出了惊人的韧性。
Local small businesses proved ___remarkably ___resilient despite the economic downturn.