urely
adv
1 without doubt; certainly 無疑; 當(dāng)然
He will surely fail. 他必定失敗.
This will surely cause problems. 這肯定會出問題的.
2 (used to show that the speaker is (almost) certain of what he is saying, or to express surprise at sth 用以表示說話者對所說的內(nèi)容(幾乎)確信無疑, 或表示對某事物感到驚奇)
This is surely her best play. 這無疑是她最好的劇作.
Surely I've met you before somewhere. 我一定在什麼地方和你見過面.
Surely they won't refuse? 難道他們不拒絕嗎?
Surely you're not going to eat that! 好家伙, 你不至於吃那種東西吧!
He has refused to help? Surely not! 他已拒絕給予援助了嗎? 決不可能!
`That's his wife.' `His sister, surely?' `那是他的妻子.'`是他妹妹吧?'
3 (infml 口 esp US) of course; yes 當(dāng)然; 可以
`Can I borrow your car?' `Surely.' `我用一下你的汽車可以嗎?'`當(dāng)然可以.'
4 (idm 習(xí)語) slowly but surely => slowly (slow1).