gradually ['grædʒʊəli] 词频1

adv. 逐步地，渐渐地;按部就班地;日趋;冉冉;

💡 grad步+ ual...的 + ly...地→ gradual逐步的+ ly...地 → 逐步地

"The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their effectiveness."

近义：increasingly, progressively, seriatim, slowly, successively, consecutively 反义：clean, cold

often ['ɔf(tə)n] 词频1

adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;

💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的

"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."

近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes 反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes

quite [kwaɪt] 词频1

adv. 相当，很;非常;确实如此;

💡 教室非常（quite）安静（quiet）

"The scheme seems on the surface to be quite practical."

近义：long, mighty, moderately, much, perfectly, pretty 反义：incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly

swiftly [['swiftli]] 词频2

adv. 很快地, 即刻

近义：apace, hurriedly, lightly, quickly, rapidly, speedily 反义：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily