frankly
adv
1 in a frank manner 坦率地; 坦白地; 直率地; 真诚地
Tell me frankly what's wrong. 老老实实告诉我出什麽事了.
2 speaking honestly; to be truthful 说实话; 诚实地
Frankly, I couldn't care less. 说真的, 我毫不在乎.
Quite frankly, I'm not surprised. 坦白地说, 我并不感到意外. =>Usage at hopeful 用法见hopeful.
We'll have to buy some more bricks. I don't think these will be enough.
我们需要买更多的砖。我认为这些不够。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
Other Indians were killed when police officers fiercely attacked their political marches.