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Book mango 418 Posted 6 years ago
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Sorely needed
Hello,
Wuhan’s new hospitals are sorely needed, but they won’t stop the spread of disease.
https://www.popsci.com/story/health/wuhan-hospital/
How can I interpret “sorely” here? Does it have a nuance of “pressingly”?
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book mango 418 Does it have a nuance of “pressingly”? No. "Sorely" and "needed" are a pair.
- book mango 418 Does it have a nuance of “pressingly”?
- No.
- "Sorely" and "needed" are a pair.
- It simply means "greatly needed".
- They have been needed for a long time now.
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book mango 418Does it have a nuance of “pressingly”?
No. "Sorely" and "needed" are a pair. It simply means "greatly needed". They have been needed for a long time now.
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