highly

adv.

1. 很；非常
   very
   1. highly successful/skilled/intelligent
      十分成功 / 熟练 / 聪明
   2. highly competitive/critical/sensitive
      非常有竞争力 / 关键 / 敏感
   3. It is highly unlikely that she'll be late.
      她迟到的可能性极小。
2. 高标准地；高级地；大量地
   at or to a high standard, level or amount
   1. highly trained/educated
      受过高级培训 / 高等教育
   2. a highly paid job
      高薪工作
3. 钦佩地；赞赏地
   with admiration or praise
   1. His teachers think very highly of him (= have a very good opinion of him) .
      老师们很欣赏他。
   2. She speaks highly of you .
      她对你大加称赞。
   3. Her novels are very highly regarded.
      她的小说受到很高的评价。

1. ADV 极其;非常
   Highly is used before some adjectives to mean 'very'.
   1. Mr Singh was a highly successful salesman...
      辛格先生是个非常成功的推销员。
   2. It seems highly unlikely that she ever existed.
      她好像压根就没存在过。
   3. ...the highly controversial nuclear energy programme.
      备受争议的核能计划
2. ADV-GRADED 身居高位;高级别地
   You use highly to indicate that someone has an important position in an organization or set of people.
   1. ...a highly placed government advisor.
      高级政府顾问
   2. ...highly ranked soccer teams.
      名列前茅的足球队
3. ADV-GRADED 高水平地
   If someone is highly paid, they receive a large salary.
   1. He was the most highly paid member of staff.
      他是员工中薪酬最高的。
4. ADV-GRADED 极为（赞许）;（评价）高的
   If you think highly of something or someone, you think they are very good indeed.
   1. Daphne and Michael thought highly of the school.
      达夫妮和迈克尔对那所学校评价很高。
   2. ...one of the most highly regarded chefs in the French capital.
      法国首都最受推崇的厨师之一

1. Societies need to develop highly adaptive behavioural rules for survival.
   社会需要发展具有高度适应性的生存行为规则。
2. Japan is a highly competitive market system
   日本实行竞争激烈的市场体制。
3. Sodium and sulphur are highly corrosive.
   钠和硫磺腐蚀性很强。
4. He is highly regarded, but his youth might count against him.
   人们对他的评价很高，但他年纪轻轻这一点也许会对他不利。
5. Their healthy image disguises the fact that they are highly processed foods
   它们看上去有益健康，实则掩盖了其为精加工食品这一事实。
6. Many of these recipes are highly flavoured.
   这些菜谱中很多都添加了极浓的调味料。
7. His previous fusions of jazz, pop and African melodies have proved highly successful.
   事实证明他先前融合了爵士乐、流行乐和非洲旋律的作品非常成功。
8. I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge
   据我所知，他在报道中毫不留情地批评了初审法官。
9. I've just seen a play that I can highly recommend
   我刚看了一场话剧，我强烈推荐。
10. Mr Singh was a highly successful salesman
    辛格先生是个非常成功的推销员。
11. It seems highly unlikely that she ever existed.
    她好像压根就没存在过。
12. He was the most highly paid member of staff.
    他是员工中薪酬最高的。
13. Daphne and Michael thought highly of the school.
    达夫妮和迈克尔对那所学校评价很高。
14. Such measures would be highly impracticable and almost impossible to apply.
    这样的措施非常不切实际，几乎不可能付诸实施。
15. His lyrics are highly literate. He even quotes Voltaire.
    他的歌词体现了高度的文化修养。他甚至还引用了伏尔泰。
16. I am working with mostly highly motivated people
    和我共事的人大多积极性极高。
17. I don't like your tone young woman, in fact I find it highly objectionable
    小姑娘，我不喜欢你说话的口气，实际上我觉得这让人非常不快。
18. Training makes workers highly productive
    培训提高了工人们的生产力。
19. He is highly respected for his novels and plays
    他的小说和剧本使他非常受人敬重。
20. Wall Street analysts have been highly critical of the company's seeming inability to control costs
    华尔街的分析家们对该公司似乎无力控制成本一事一直都严厉指责。
21. The center is staffed with highly trained physicians
    该中心配备了训练有素的医生。
22. It remains a highly unstable and strife-torn country.
    这仍是一个动荡不安、冲突不断的国家。
23. Even in a highly skilled workforce some people will be more capable and thus better paid than others.
    就算是在技术高度熟练的劳动者中，也会有人能力更强，因此，薪水也就更高。
24. We should not yet abandon this option for the disposal of highly radioactive waste.
    我们还不能放弃选择这种方式来处理高辐射废料。
25. Such initiative is highly commendable.
    这种积极性是很可贵的。
26. The boss seems to think highly of you.
    上司似乎很器重你。
27. You praise him too highly.
    你们把他捧得太高了。
28. I picked up some highly useful old books.
    我偶然得到了几本极为有用的旧书。
29. This instrument is highly sensitive.
    这架仪器很灵敏。
30. This medicine is highly efficacious.
    这药很灵验。

adv

1. in a high position or level or rank
   1. details known by only a few highly placed persons

2. to a high degree or extent
   1. highly successful
   2. He spoke highly of her
   3. does not think highly of his writing
   4. extremely interesting

   Synonym:    extremely

3. at a high rate or wage
   1. highly paid workers