sadly
adverb uk/ˈsæd.li/ us/ˈsæd.li/
(NOT HAPPY)
B2 伤心地，悲伤地
in an unhappy way
"He's gone away for six months," she said sadly. “他已经走了6个月了，”她伤心地说。
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- She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
- "I just miss him." she said sadly.
- "I want my Daddy back." he said, sadly.
- He shook his head sadly.
- Sadly, she didn't live that long.
(UNPLEASANT)
B2 令人遗憾地，令人伤心地
in a way that is not satisfactory
Sadly, the treatment doesn't work for all patients. 很遗憾，这种治疗并不是对所有的患者都有效。
If you think she'll let you do that, you're sadly (= completely) mistaken. 如果你认为她会让你那么做，你就大错特错了。
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- He is sadly lacking in social graces .
- Enthusiasm has been sadly lacking these past months at work.
- Sadly, the job wasn't suitable.
- Sadly, this didn't solve the problem.
- He had money but sadly no brains to speak of.