essentially

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es·sen·tial·ly /ɪˈsenʃəli/ S3 W3 adverbadv

BASICused when stating the most basic facts about something 本质上，根本上 SYN basically

Ballet is essentially a middle-class interest.

芭蕾舞基本上是中产阶级感兴趣的东西。

Suicide rates have remained essentially unchanged.

自杀率基本上保持不变。

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Essentially, we are talking about the cold war period.

我们基本上是在谈论冷战时期。

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essentially• Polk clearly states her belief that the world is essentially a good place.• I see art as essentially a luxury.• It was essentially confined to our division.• Essentially, "domicile" is just a legal term for the place where you live.• He listens politely, then makes plausible but essentially empty gestures.• But essentially I was moving away from dead ends more than being drawn toward children.• The whole argument might be presented as proceeding, essentially, in three main stages.• But much of what Congress is doing now is essentially meaningless.• Taking usage rate as a variable essentially means segmenting on the basis of volume purchased.• She's added a few characters and changed some names but essentially this is a true story.• What mechanism allows toadstools -- essentially very soft and squashy items -- to push through two inches of asphalt?

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