gaily

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gai·ly /ˈɡeɪli/ adverbadv

1 HAPPYin a happy way 快乐地，欢乐地 SYN cheerfully

‘Morning, Albert, ’ she called gaily.

“早安，艾伯特。”她快乐地喊道。

2 DON'T CAREin a way that shows you do not care about, or do not realize, the effects of your actions 轻率地，冒失地

They gaily went on talking after the film had started.

电影开演后他们继续毫无顾忌地说话。

3 gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc CChaving bright cheerful colours 色彩鲜艳的/涂上艳丽油漆的/装饰花哨的等

gaily coloured tropical birds

色彩艳丽的热带鸟

Examples from the Corpus

gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc• It took up half a block of Tollemarche Avenue and was gaily painted in red and white.• Above me, the gaily painted signs of the taverns and food shops creaked in the wind and mocked my hunger.• The gaily painted striped poles of the merry-go-round figure in almost every work.

Examples from the Corpus

gaily• Marge waved gaily at us.• Laughing gaily, he closed the door behind Converse.• Above me, the gaily painted signs of the taverns and food shops creaked in the wind and mocked my hunger.• She nodded her head vigorously and chattered gaily though I could only understand half of what she said.• He was surprised to hear himself say this almost gaily, with a certain enthusiasm.

Origin gaily

(1300-1400) → GAY1

gai·ly adverbadv

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