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

• And can't you dress more decently?
  你能穿得更高雅一些吗？
• The struggle of a disabled man in Boston to survive, to live decently is our struggle.
  波士顿残疾人为生存、为过上体面生活的斗争就是我们的斗争。
• I explained that I had come to see everything carried on decently.
  我解释说我来看看一切是不是都搞得还像样。
• 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。
• It's really time for me to leave and he walks me to my car, which thank heavens is decently clean, with no McDonald's Happy Meal figures on the front seat.
  我真的该走了，他陪我走到我的车边上，谢天谢地，我的车还算干净，不丢人，前座上没有麦当劳开心乐园餐娃娃。
• Let all things be done decently and in order.
  凡事都要规规矩矩的按着次序行。
• In Maxton, he said, the farmers always treated their pigs decently.
  他说在马克斯顿农民对待猪的方式总是很体面的。
• It's really not so hard to act decently.
  表现得大方一点并不那么难。
• The man was decently dressed and talked very professionally. nevertheless, we penetrated his disguise.
  那个男人穿着高雅、谈吐专业，然而，我们看穿了他的伪装。
• If you're going to do it, do it decently.
  如果你要检查，那就像样点。