seriously; very much 严重地;非常 I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚,但还是没开口。 If you don't come to the reunion you'll be sorely missed. 你要是不来参加团聚,大家会非常想念你的。 Their patience was sorely tested as yet another delay to the scheduled service was announced. 他们的耐心受到了严峻的考验,因为预定的服务又一次被推迟了。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySorely is used with these adjectives:- disappointed
- lacking
- mistaken
- …
Word OriginOld English sārlīce (see sore, -ly).