decently

英

美

adv.  体面地; 合适地

BNC.18712 / COCA.22946

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 像样的;尚好的;过得去的
  Decentis used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.
  1. Nearby is a village with a decent pub...
     附近的村子里有一家还不错的酒馆。
  2. He didn't get a decent explanation...
     他没有得到一个像样的解释。
  3. The lack of a decent education did not defeat Rey.
     缺乏良好的教育并没有挡住雷伊。
• ADJ 合宜的;得体的;适当的;正当的
  Decentis used to describe something which is morally correct or acceptable.
  1. But, after a decent interval, trade relations began to return to normal...
     但是适当地间断一段时间后，贸易关系开始恢复正常。
  2. She watched his face, as the coffin was lowered into the ground. As soon as it was decent, he plunged through the crowd towards the cars.
     棺材慢慢放入墓穴时她一直注视着他的脸。礼仪许可的时间一到，他便挤过人群走向那些车子。
• ADJ-GRADED （人）正派的，正直的，规矩的
  Decentpeople are honest and behave in a way that most people approve of.
  1. The majority of people around here are decent people...
     这里的大多数人都很正派。
  2. The jury will see what a decent guy he is.
     陪审团将会认识到他是一个多么正派的人。
• PHRASE 做（不想做但）应该做的事
  If you say that someone shoulddo the decent thing, you mean that they should do something which they do not really want to do, but which you think they ought to do.
  1. He should do the decent thing and resign.
     他应该识时务地辞职。

英英释义

adv

• in the right manner
  1. please do your job properly!
  2. can't you carry me decent?
  Synonym:properlydecentin good orderrightthe right way
• in a decent manner
  1. they don't know how to dress decently

双语例句

• The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently but to live manfully.
  我们所渴望和珍视的勇气不是指怎样庄重地死去，而是怎么顶天立地的活着。
• To achieve a good first impression, we'd better dress properly, talk decently.
  为了留下一个好的第一印象，我们最好穿着合适，谈吐得体。
• The children do not know how to behave themselves decently.
  小孩子不懂如何举止得体。
• Dress up decently, most get ready before the favour, expression must have self-confidence.
  得体的妆扮，最好事前预备好，表现得有自信。
• People dressed themselves decently and flocked to the square for the celebration.
  人们穿着体面的衣服，成群结队地去广场参加庆祝会。
• Let all things be done decently and in order.
  凡事都要规规矩矩的按着次序行。
• They waited until Miss Emily was decently in the ground before they opened it.
  他们等到爱米丽小姐安葬之后，才设法去开门。
• And it needs to provide services that are responsive and financially fair, while treating people decently.
  所提供的服务必须有针对性和经济上的公平性，同时要尊重人的尊严。
• He was now decently clothed in a "sport shirt," open at the neck, sneakers, and duck trousers of a nebulous hue.
  他现在衣服整齐一些了，穿着一件敞领的运动衫、一双运动鞋和一条颜色不清不楚的帆布裤。
• They only want the chance to live their lives decently.
  他们想要的无非是能有机会过上体面的生活。