『再学新概念』冷淡地回答 如何说 (II-95)

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我可能这么说， answered dully
dully  adv.
; V7 k5 g+ \; R1 g1.   without liveliness
"she nodded her head dully"  
2.   without luster or shine
$ G; l* T* Y7 k  A"the light shone dully through the haze"; " unpolished buttons glinted dully"  
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drily  adv.
/ I5 ~1 }. B5 X8 V4 i in a dry laconic manner