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purportedly

/pə(ɹ)ˈpɔː(ɹ).təd.li/

Meanings
adverb

据说，据称。

Supposedly, putatively or reputedly

Examples :

"The celebrity, purportedly vacationing in Hawaii, was actually spotted in New York. "
据说那位名人正在夏威夷度假，但实际上有人在纽约见到了他。
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Related Words

Illustration celebrity

celebrity noun

/sɪˈlɛbɹɪti/

仪式，典礼。

"The graduation ceremony was a significant celebrity for all the students. "

毕业典礼对所有学生来说都是一个重要的仪式。

Illustration reputedly

reputedly adverb

/ˈrɛpətɪdli/ /rɪˈpjuːtɪdli/

据说，据称.

"The old mansion was reputedly haunted, but few were willing to go and investigate."

据说那座老宅闹鬼，但很少有人愿意去调查。

Illustration york

york verb

/jɔː(ɹ)k/

投出腰斩球，以腰斩球击倒。

"The fast bowler tried to york the tail-ender to finish the innings quickly. "

这位快投手试图用腰斩球击倒对方的末位击球手，以便尽快结束这局。

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

新的事物，新东西

"Out with the old, in with the new."

旧的过去，新的到来。

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

影响力，门路

"His parents got him an in with the company."

他父母帮他找了关系进了那家公司。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

或者，或。

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

他可能会得癌症，或者被公共汽车撞到，或者天知道还会发生什么。

Illustration actually

actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

实际上， 事实上。

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."

实际上，那件事和我一点关系都没有。

Illustration supposedly

supposedly adverb

/səˈpoʊzɪdli/ /səˈpoʊzədli/

据说，据称.

"According to your testimony, you were supposedly at home watching TV when the murder occurred."

根据你的证词，案发时你 якобы 应该 在家看电视。

Illustration vacationing

vacationing verb

/veɪˈkeɪʃənɪŋ/ /vəˈkeɪʃənɪŋ/

度假，休假

"This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico."

今年，我们打算去墨西哥度假。

Illustration spotted

spotted verb

/ˈspɒtɨd/ /ˈspɑtɪ̈d/

发现，认出，注意到

"Try to spot the differences between these two pictures."

试着找出这两张图之间的不同之处。