| 词组 | actually |
| 释义 | actually You use actually when you are saying what the truth is about something, in contrast to other things that might have been said or thought. This load had actually been dispatched three months previously. Actually, I didn't come here just to help you with the party. 'Mr Hooper is a schoolteacher.' ---'A university lecturer, actually.' You also use actually when you are mentioning something that is very surprising. You put actually in front of the surprising part of what you are saying. I was actually cruel sometimes. The real value of oil has actually been falling in the last two years. ◊ WARNING You do not use actually to emphasize that something is happening now, rather than in the past or future. Instead you use presently, at present, or right now. See entries at ↑ |
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