effectively
adverb uk/ɪˈfek.tɪv.li/ us/əˈfek.tɪv.li/
B2 有效地
in a way that is successful and achieves what you want
The tablets work more effectively if you take a hot drink after them. 服用这些药片后再喝杯热饮,药效会更好。
C2 实际上;事实上
used when you describe what the real result of a situation is
His wife left him when the children were small, so he effectively brought up the family himself. 在孩子还很小的时候妻子就离开了他,所以实际上是他一手把孩子们拉扯大的。
Effectively, we have to start again from scratch. 实际情况是,我们不得不重新从零开始。
- More examples
- The department needs three more computers in order to work most effectively.
- The older drugs didn't deal effectively with the malaria parasite.
- The troops had camouflaged themselves so effectively that the enemy didn't notice them approaching.
- She demonstrated the software very effectively.
- He might have to resign or he might be demoted, but either way, his career is effectively over.