well
adverb /wel/
/wel/
(better
Idioms /ˈbetə(r)/
/ˈbetər/
, best /best/
/best/
)好;对;令人满意地 - They played well in the tournament.
他们在锦标赛中表现出色。 - The team work well together.
团队合作得很好。 - The kids all behaved well.
孩子们都很有礼貌。 - The conference was very well organized.
这次会议组织得很好。 - Well done! (= expressing admiration for what somebody has done)
干得好! - His campaign was not going well.
他的竞选活动进展得不顺利。 - These animals make very good pets if treated well (= with kindness).
这些动物若得到善待会成为很好的宠物。 - People spoke well of (= spoke with approval of) him.
人们对他的评价很高。 - She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered.
总的说来,她的反应还挺不错。 - They lived well (= in comfort and spending a lot of money) and were generous with their money.
他们生活优裕,花钱大方。 - She was determined to marry well (= marry somebody rich and/or with a high social position).
她决意嫁给有钱有势的人。
- It's important to value and treat employees well.
重视和善待员工很重要。 - The play has been well reviewed.
这部戏受到了好评。 - The performance is well served by excellent designs and lighting.
出色的设计和照明为演出提供了良好的服务。 - The product has been well received by consumers.
该产品深受消费者欢迎。 - She is well placed to explain the situation.
她很适合解释这种情况。 - Money spent on looking after your health is money very well spent.
花在照顾健康上的钱花得值。 - Tickets are selling well for the concert.
音乐会的票卖得很好。 - a well written essay
写得很好的文章 - His work is well represented in the museum.
他的作品在博物馆里有很好的展示。 - a well educated young woman
受过良好教育的年轻女性 - The dress fitted well.
这件衣服很合身。 - Goodnight! Sleep well!
晚安,睡个好觉。 - Students are responding well to the changes.
学生们对这些变化反应良好。 - These plants perform well in stony soil.
这些植物在石质土壤中生长良好。
Grammar Point wellwell- Compound adjectives beginning with well are generally written with no hyphen when they are used alone after a verb, but with a hyphen when they come before a noun:
以 well 开头的复合形容词单独用于动词后一般不用连字符,但用于名词前要用连字符: - She is well dressed.
她衣着入时。 - a well-dressed woman.
穿着考究的女人
- She is well dressed.
- The comparative and superlative forms are usually formed with better and best:
- better-known poets
较著名的诗人 - the best-dressed person in the room.
这屋里穿着最考究的人
- better-known poets
- They played well in the tournament.
完全地;彻底地;全部地 - Add the lemon juice and mix well.
加进柠檬汁并搅拌均匀。 - The surface must be well prepared before you start to paint.
一定要把表面打磨好再开始油漆。 - How well do you know Carla?
你对卡拉有多了解? - He's well able to take care of himself.
他完全能够自理。 - a well trained dog
训练有素的狗
- Add the lemon juice and mix well.
很;相当;大大地;远远地 - He was driving at well over the speed limit.
他当时开车的速度远远超过了限制。 - She is well aware of the dangers.
她很清楚危险。 - They are very well suited to each other.
他们非常般配。 - a well-loved tale
深受喜爱的故事 - The castle is well worth a visit.
这座城堡很值得参观。 - He liked her well enough (= to a reasonable degree) but he wasn't going to make a close friend of her.
他够喜欢她的,但并不打算和她结为密友。 - (British English, informal) I was well annoyed, I can tell you.
我跟你说吧,我那时气坏了。
- The party was planned well in advance.
聚会是提前计划好的。 - a well deserved reputation
当之无愧的名声 - She knew my family very well.
她很了解我的家人。 - a well thought-out plan
经过好好考虑的计画 - The process is already well underway.
这个过程已经开始了。 - a well equipped kitchen
设备齐全的厨房
- He was driving at well over the speed limit.
- can/could welleasily
容易地;轻松地 - She could well afford to pay for it herself.
她自己完全买得起。
- She could well afford to pay for it herself.
- can/could/may/might wellprobably
很可能 - You may well be right.
你很可能是对的。 - It may well be that the train is delayed.
火车很可能晚点了。
- You may well be right.
- can/could/may/might wellwith good reason
有充分理由;合理地 - I can't very well leave now.
我现在离开不太合适。 - I couldn't very well refuse to help them, could I?
我没有理由拒绝帮助他们,是不是? - ‘What are we doing here?’ ‘You may well ask (= I don't really know either).’
“我们在这儿干什么呢?” “你算问对了(我也不知道)。”
- I can't very well leave now.
词源adverb Old English wel(l), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wel and German wohl; probably also to the modal verb will.
Idioms
as well (as somebody/something)
- in addition to somebody/something; too
除…之外;也;还 - Are they coming as well?
他们也来吗? - They sell books as well as newspapers.
他们既卖报也卖书。 - She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer.
她不但是个摄影师而且还是个天才的音乐家。
Which Word? also / as well / tooalso / as well / too- Also is more formal than as well and too, and it usually comes before the main verb or after be:
also 比 as well 和 too 正式,通常置于主要动词之前或 be 之后: - I went to New York last year, and I also spent some time in Washington.
我去年去了纽约,还在华盛顿待了些时间。
- ‘I’m going home now.’ ‘I’ll come too.’.
“现在我要回家了。” “我也一起走。”
- I went to New York last year, and I also spent some time in Washington.
- When you want to add a second negative point in a negative sentence, use not…either:
在否定句中要增加一个否定成分可用 not ... either: - She hasn’t phoned and she hasn’t written either.
她没来过电话,也没有写信。
在肯定句中要增加一个否定成分可用 not ... as well/too: - You can have a burger, but you can’t have fries as well.
你可以吃汉堡包,但不可以同时又吃炸薯条。
- She hasn’t phoned and she hasn’t written either.
- Are they coming as well?
be doing well
- to be getting healthier after an illness; to be in good health after a birth
(病后)康复,恢复良好;(产后)平安,健康 - Mother and baby are doing well.
母子平安。
- Mother and baby are doing well.
be well on the way to something/doing something
- to have nearly achieved something and be going to achieve it soon
即将达到;将要成就 - She is well on the way to recovery.
她就要康复了。 - He is well on the way to establishing himself among the top ten players in the world.
他很快就会成为排名世界前十位的选手。
- She is well on the way to recovery.
be well out of something
- (British English, informal) to be lucky that you are not involved in something unpleasant or difficult to deal with
幸运地与…无关;幸亏没有卷入 - I don’t know exactly what’s been going on. I only know that you’re well out of it.
我不知道到底发生了什么。我只知道你已经没事了。
- I don’t know exactly what’s been going on. I only know that you’re well out of it.
be well up in something
- to know a lot about something
精通;熟悉 - He's well up in all the latest developments.
他对所有的最新发展情况都了如指掌。
- He's well up in all the latest developments.
bloody/fucking well
- (British English, taboo, slang) used to emphasize an angry statement or an order
(强调愤怒或命令) - You can bloody well keep your job—I don't want it!
你就继续干你那份臭工作吧,我才不稀罕呢! - ‘I’m not coming.’ ‘Yes, you bloody well are!’
“我不会来的。”“对,你当然不会来。” - You're fucking well coming whether you want to or not.
不管你想不想来,你他妈的也要给我过来。
- You can bloody well keep your job—I don't want it!
bloody well
- (British English, taboo, slang) used to emphasize an angry statement or an order
(强调愤怒或命令) - You can bloody well keep your job—I don't want it!
你就继续干你那份臭工作吧,我才不稀罕呢! - ‘I’m not coming.’ ‘Yes, you bloody well are!’
“我不会来的。”“对,你当然不会来。”
- You can bloody well keep your job—I don't want it!
do well
- to be successful
成功 - Jack is doing very well at school.
杰克在学校里学习成绩斐然。
- Jack is doing very well at school.
do well by somebody
- to treat somebody generously
善待;慷慨对待
do well for yourself
- to become successful or rich
Topics Successb2成功;发家致富
do well out of somebody/something
- to make a profit or get money from somebody/something
获利于;从…中获取钱财
do well to do something
- to be sensible or wise to do something
做…明智(或聪明) - He would do well to concentrate more on his work.
他最好还是更加集中精力在工作上。 - You did well to sell when the price was high.
你在价钱高的时候出售,真明智。
- He would do well to concentrate more on his work.
fucking well
- (especially British English, taboo, slang) used to emphasize an angry statement or an order
(强调愤怒或命令) - You're fucking well coming whether you want to or not.
不管你想不想来,你他妈的也要给我过来。
- You're fucking well coming whether you want to or not.
jolly well
- (old-fashioned, British English, informal) used to emphasize a statement when you are annoyed about something
(生气时用以加强语气)当然,无疑,必然 - If you don't come now, you can jolly well walk home!
你要是还不来,那就步行回家吧!
- If you don't come now, you can jolly well walk home!
know something as well as I do
- used to criticize somebody by saying that they should realize or understand something
(用以批评)其实完全明白,哪会不知道,知道得很清楚 - You know as well as I do that you're being unreasonable.
其实你完全明白你是在故意胡搅蛮缠。
- You know as well as I do that you're being unreasonable.
know full well
- to be very aware of a fact and unable to deny or ignore it
非常清楚;不可否认;不可忽视 - He knew full well what she thought of it.
他非常清楚她对此事的看法。
- He knew full well what she thought of it.
leave/let well alone (British English)
(North American English let well enough alone)
- to not get involved in something that you have no connection with
不管闲事;事不关己高高挂起 - When it comes to other people's arguments, it's better to leave well alone.
遇到别人争论时,最好别插嘴。
- When it comes to other people's arguments, it's better to leave well alone.
(you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as (for) a lamb
- (saying) if you are going to be punished for doing something wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing
与其偷羊羔被绞死,不如偷只羊;一不做,二不休
may/might (just) as well do something
- used to say that something seems the best thing to do in the situation that you are in, although you may not really want to do it
做…倒也无妨;只好做(某事) - If no one else wants it, we might as well give it to him.
如果没人要这个,我们不妨给他吧。
- If no one else wants it, we might as well give it to him.
- used to say that there is no real difference between two things that you might do
(表示不肯定)哦 - If you are going to have sugar, you may as well have a bar of chocolate.
如果你想吃糖,不妨吃一块巧克力。
- If you are going to have sugar, you may as well have a bar of chocolate.
mean well
- to have good intentions, although their effect may not be good
本意是好的;出于好心
pretty much/well
(British English also pretty nearly)
(North American English also pretty near)
- (informal) almost; almost completely
几乎;差不多 - One dog looks pretty much like another to me.
在我看来,狗长得都差不多。 - He goes out pretty well every night.
他几乎每晚都外出。 - The first stage is pretty near finished.
第一阶段已经接近完成。
- One dog looks pretty much like another to me.
well and truly
- (informal) completely
完全;彻底 - By that time we were well and truly lost.
那时候我们已经完全迷路了。
- By that time we were well and truly lost.
well away (British English, informal)
- having made good progress
有很大进步;大有进展 - If we got Terry to do that, we'd be well away.
假若我们让特里干这事,我们就会有很大成绩。
- If we got Terry to do that, we'd be well away.
- drunk or in a deep sleep
酒醉;沉睡
well in (with somebody)
- (informal) to be good friends with somebody, especially somebody important
是某人(尤指要人)的好友 - She seems to be well in with all the right people.
她似乎和所有大人物都关系很好。
- She seems to be well in with all the right people.