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firmly

/furm-lee/US // ˈfɜrm li //

坚定地,坚定不移地,坚定的,坚定不移的

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Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a manner or position that is secure and solid: Make sure the grab bar is installed properly and remains firmly attached to the wall.The well-being of humankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.
    • : in a calm, assertive, or authoritative voice or manner: As a teacher I learned how to speak firmly and loudly without being harsh.
    • : in a resolute or unwavering manner: When people firmly believe something essential to their worldview, they construct supporting beliefs in order to avoid having that worldview collapse.
    • : in a fixed way; steadily: To keep your eyes firmly focused on the road, make sure you have a pair of good sunglasses handy in case the sun becomes dazzling.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adv.with determination

Examples

  • Earlier this week, Autodesk announced its purchase of Spacemaker, a Norwegian firm that develops AI-supported software for urban development.

  • The firm did not immediately respond to request for comment.

  • After pushback from Facebook and other firms, however, Apple delayed implementation of the new policy and launched iOS 14 in September without enabling it.

  • Matthew Erasquin, a founding partner of the firm Consumer Litigation Associates, is charged in Alexandria federal court with sex trafficking six minors.

  • Morash suggests cutting a small crosshatch into the trimmed ends before steaming or blanching so that their firm cores cook more quickly.

  • This is, more or less, the position of political conservatives, who have come down firmly on the side of the fracking industry.

  • An older and firmly round fellow with a trim beard leaned his head back and fought off tears.

  • “Hollywood dilutes material to a level I have no interest in, or intention following,” Wiseman says firmly.

  • “I firmly and wholeheartedly reject the allegations,” Hawking said from a Cambridge Hospital.

  • I moved to Washington in 1988 with the folk etymology of lobbyist firmly in mind.

  • The cigar stump held firmly between his teeth, he stood on the rug before the hearth, facing the door.

  • It was locked there so firmly that a score of men had to labor for hours next day ere it could be cleared.

  • There was an opinion in some quarters that we had done all we could, but I resolved firmly to make one more attempt.

  • The fibre can be separated with great facility, though firmly attached at one end to the parent rock.

  • His strong hands would firmly retain whatever they wished to hold.