merrily /ˈmɛrɪlɪ/

• 1.  

  ADV（副词） If you say that someone merrily does something, you are critical of the fact that they do it without realizing that there are a lot of problems which they have not thought about. 轻松地 (含有批评之意，指在做某事时没有考虑到该事有许多问题) [ADV with v] [表不满]

  例：

  There they were, merrily describing their 16-hour working days while claiming to be happily married.

  他们一边轻松地描绘着他们16个小时的工作日，还一边声称他们的婚姻幸福。

• 2.  

  ADV（副词） If you say that something is happening merrily, you mean that it is happening fairly quickly, and in a pleasant or satisfactory way. 轻快地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  The ferry cut merrily through the water.

  这只渡船轻快地划开水面航行。