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1. 壹副adverb

   unexpectedly

   中表示结果出乎意料，没有想到biǎoshì jiéguǒ chūhū yìliào, méiyǒu xiǎngdào

   • tājìnggǎnshuōzhèyàngdehuà!

     他竟敢说这样的话！🔊

     He actually dares to say such things!

   ▾+ 1 more example for this meaning

   • zhègemǎnliǎnzhìqìdexiǎonǚháigānggāngwǔsuì，shuízhīdàotājìngshìzhèfúhuòjiǎngzuòpǐndezuòzhě。

     这个满脸稚气的小女孩刚刚五岁，谁知道她竟是这幅获奖作品的作者。🔊

     This cherubic little girl is only five years old — who would have guessed she was the one who created this award-winning piece.

2. 貳副adverb

   actually

   中表示出乎意料的事实；意想不到地biǎoshì chūhūyìliào de shìshí; yìxiǎng bu dào de

   • tājìnggǎnshuōzhèyàngdehuà!

     他竟敢说这样的话！🔊

     He actually dared to say such things!

3. 參副adverb

   indeed

   中表示出乎意料或事实确实如此biǎoshì chūhū yìliào huò shìshí quèshí rúcǐ

4. 肆副adverb

   to go so far as to

   中表示出乎意料；竟然发生了biǎoshì chūhūyìliào; jìngránfāshēngle

   • tājìnggǎnshuōzhèyàngdehuà!

     他竟敢说这样的话！🔊

     He dares to say such things!