gradually
adverb uk/ˈɡrædʒ.u.ə.li/ us/ˈɡrædʒ.u.ə.li/
B2 逐步地，逐渐地;平缓地
slowly over a period of time or a distance
Gradually, she realized that he wasn't telling her the truth. 她渐渐地意识到他不跟她说实话。
The bank slopes gradually down to the river. 河岸平缓地向下一直延伸到水边。
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- The sound of his footsteps gradually died away.
- The bank slopes gradually down to the river.
- The painful memories gradually receded in her mind.
- As the plot unfolds, you gradually realize that all your initial assumptions were wrong.
- Those who disagreed with the director's viewpoint were gradually edged out of the company.