/ˈædvɜ:b ||; ˈædvɝb/noun [C] (grammar语法) a word that adds more information about place, time, manner, cause or degree to a verb, an adjective, a phrase or another adverb 副词: In ‘speak slowly’, ‘extremely funny’, ‘arrive late’ and ‘I know her well’, ‘slowly’, ‘extremely’, ‘late’ and ‘well’ are adverbs. 在 speak slowly、extremely funny、arrive late 和 I know her well 里，slowly、extremely、late 和 well 都是副词。 ➔adverbial /ædˈvɜ:biəl ||; ædˈvɝbɪəl/ adj ‘Very quickly indeed’ is an adverbial phrase. very quickly indeed 是个副词短语。