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strongly

/ˈstrɔŋli/
English Definition
adv. in a strong manner
中文释义
强烈地
Example Sentence

The committee strongly recommended that all students take at least one laboratory science course before graduation.

委员会强烈建议所有学生在毕业前至少选修一门实验室科学课程。

Synonyms
firmly vigorously powerfully
Antonyms
weakly gently
Seen in practice — from the Digital SAT question bank

The researcher concluded that the species differ in how strongly dry conditions increase their water loss.

From a Command of Evidence: Quantitative question · Information and Ideas

A longitudinal study tracking over a thousand children from kindergarten through high school found that early social skills, such as sharing and cooperating with peers, predicted later academic achievement more strongly than early reading or math scores did.

From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas

A shop owner claims that ice cream sales are strongly associated with hours of daylight, with more daylight linked to higher sales.

From a Command of Evidence: Quantitative question · Information and Ideas

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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “strongly”?

  1. A In a strong manner
  2. B Slowly over a period of time
  3. C In a way that is unfair or illegal
  4. D Again and again
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A — In a strong manner. “strongly” means in a strong manner.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “in a strong manner”?

  1. A strongly
  2. B gradually
  3. C wrongfully
  4. D repeatedly
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A — strongly. “strongly” means in a strong manner.

Common questions about “strongly”

What does “strongly” mean?

strongly — in a strong manner. In Chinese: 强烈地.

How do you pronounce “strongly”?

strongly is pronounced /ˈstrɔŋli/.

How is “strongly” used in a sentence?

The committee strongly recommended that all students take at least one laboratory science course before graduation. (委员会强烈建议所有学生在毕业前至少选修一门实验室科学课程。)

What are synonyms for “strongly”?

firmly, vigorously, powerfully — all close in meaning to strongly (in a strong manner).

What is the opposite of “strongly”?

weakly, gently — each the opposite of strongly (in a strong manner).

Is “strongly” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. strongly is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.

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