emphatic

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em·phat·ic /ɪmˈfætɪk/ AWL adjectiveadj

1 EMPHASIZEexpressing an opinion, idea etc in a clear, strong way to show its importance 强调的；有力的；坚决的

an emphatic denial

断然否认

emphatic that

Wilde was emphatic that the event should go ahead.

怀尔德强调活动应该继续进行。

emphatic about

He was pretty emphatic about me leaving.

他坚决要我离开。

2. emphatic win/victory/defeat a win etc in which one team or player wins by a large amount 大胜/大败

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emphatic win/victory/defeat• It was an emphatic win and a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes.• Cardiff recorded two emphatic victories in 24 hours, winning 9-2 against Whitley Warriors and 13-2 at Billingham.• But Warrington achieved an emphatic win over Widnes with a highly disciplined performance.

—emphatically /-kli/ adverbadv

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emphatic• And about this Eliot is again uncharacteristically emphatic, as well as eloquent.• It has the emphatic clarity of black-figure incision but is capable of much more subtle modulation.• However, it has to be explained why this should be so, and what an emphatic effect is.• Dale's answer was an emphatic "No!"• That is the emphatic point; the tone of the book, its whole direction, is thereby established.• In a number of passages there are emphatic statements that he had come to fulfil the scriptures.• That critical need is obvious from abundant other evidence, but the Gulf War provides emphatic verification.• an emphatic victory• It was an emphatic win and a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes.

emphatic that• Only one was emphatic that he did not wish his son to take over and have the same hard life as himself.• It also was emphatic that I reported back to him alone.• Yet, Greene is emphatic that if there is any illegal dumping, it is negligible.• As usual, he is emphatic that the answer has nothing to do with the individuals who actually run the state.• Hammond Wilde was equally emphatic that the event should go ahead.• Waddell is most emphatic that the old man was neither blindfolded nor gagged.• They were, however, quite emphatic that there are large quantities of plant nutrients locked away in the soil structure.• But all the children I questioned afterwards were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience.

em·phat·ic adjectiveadj

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