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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

well

英  [wel]
    

[ADJ, ADV, EXCLAM, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词

  • better , best

    1. 健康的

    If you are well, you are healthy and not ill.

    双语例句

    例：

    I'm not very well today, I can't come in.

    我今天身体不太舒服，不能参加了。

    ADV. 副词

  • better , best

    1. 哦（用于将要说的话之前）

    You say well to indicate that you are about to say something.

    双语例句

    例：

    Well, it's a pleasure to meet you.

    哦,很高兴见到你。

    2. （用于说话停顿的前后，尤用于给自己考虑的时间）嗯

    You say well just before or after you pause, especially to give yourself time to think about what you are going to say.

    双语例句

    例：

    Look, I'm really sorry I woke you, and, well, I just wanted to tell you I was all right.

    你看，我真抱歉吵醒了你，嗯，我只是想告诉你我一切都很好。

    3. （用于更正刚说过的话）哦

    You say well when you are correcting something that you have just said.

    双语例句

    例：

    The comet is going to come back in 2061 and we are all going to be able to see it. Well, our offspring are, anyway.

    这颗彗星将于2061年返回，到时我们都可以看到它。哦，无论如何，我们的子孙是可以看到的。

    4. （用于表示对别人说过的话的怀疑）啊

    You say well to express your doubt about something that someone has said.

    双语例句

    例：

    'But finance is far more serious.'—'Well I don't know really.'

    “但是财政形势更加严峻了。” “啊，我真的不知道。”

    5. （标准或程度）出色地

    If you do something well, you do it to a high standard or to a great extent.

    双语例句

    例：

    It's important that we play well at home.

    打好主场比赛对我们很重要。

    例：

    He speaks English better than I do.

    他英语比我讲得好。

    6. 完全地

    If you do something well, you do it thoroughly and completely.

    近义词

    thoroughly

    双语例句

    例：

    Mix all the ingredients well.

    把所有的配料搅拌均匀。

    7. （评价）令人满意地

    If you speak or think well of someone, you say or think favourable things about them.

    双语例句

    例：

    'He speaks well of you.'—'I'm glad to hear that.'

    “他对你评价很高。” “很高兴听见这话。”

    8. （程度或标准）怎样

    You use well to ask or talk about the extent or standard of something.

    双语例句

    例：

    How well do you remember your mother, Franzi?

    关于你的母亲你还记得多少，弗兰齐？

    例：

    He wasn't dressed any better than me.

    他穿得并不比我好多少。

    9. （用于介词短语之前，表示强调）远远地 , 很久地

    You use well in front of a prepositional phrase to emphasize it. For example, if you say that one thing happened well before another, you mean that it happened a long time before it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight.

    富兰克林直到午夜过后很久才露面。

    例：

    a war in which well over a million people died.

    一场死亡人数远远超过一百万人的战争。

    10. （用于某些形容词之前，表示强调）很

    You use well before certain adjectives to emphasize them.

    双语例句

    例：

    She has a close group of friends who are very well aware of what she has suffered.

    她有一群密友，她们对她的遭遇了如指掌。

    11. 用于perfectly，jolly或damn等副词之后，强调观点或真相

    You use well after adverbs such as 'perfectly', 'jolly', or 'damn' in order to emphasize an opinion or the truth of what you are saying.

    双语例句

    例：

    You know perfectly well I can't be blamed for the failure of that mission.

    你非常清楚这次任务的失败不该怪我。

    12. （用于may, could等词的后面）很可能

    You use well after verbs such as 'may' and 'could' when you are saying what you think is likely to happen.

    双语例句

    例：

    Ours could well be the last generation for which filmgoing has a sense of magic.

    我们的后代很可能再也感受不到看电影的魔力。

    COMB. 复合词
  • 1. 用于过去分词之前，表示高水准或高程度

    Well is used in front of past participles to indicate that something is done to a high standard or to a great extent.

    双语例句

    例：

    Helen is a very well-known novelist in Australia.

    海伦是澳大利亚著名的小说家。

    例：

    People live longer nowadays, and they are better educated.

    如今，人们越来越长寿，受教育程度也大大提高了。

    CONVENTION. 习惯表达
  • 1. （用于等待别人回应，常表示不耐烦）嗯

    You say well to indicate that you are waiting for someone to say something and often to express your irritation with them.

    近义词

    so

    双语例句

    例：

    'Well?' asked Barry, 'What does it tell us?'

    “嗯？”巴里问道，“这到底说明什么呢？”

    例：

    'Well, why don't you ask me?' he said finally.

    “嗯，那你为什么不问我呢？”他最后说了一句。

    2. （表示高兴并常引出评价）好啊

    You use well to indicate that you are amused by something you have heard or seen, and often to introduce a comment on it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Well, well, well. How quickly things change.

    好啊，好啊，好啊。变化真快啊。

    3. （表示勉强接受）算了

    You say oh well to indicate that you accept a situation or that someone else should accept it, even though you or they are not very happy about it, because it is not too bad and cannot be changed.

    双语例句

    例：

    Oh well, it could be worse.

    哎，算了，情况本可能会更糟的。

    例：

    'I called her and she said no.'—'Oh well.'

    “我给她打过电话，但她拒绝了。” “唉，那就算了吧。”

    EXCLAM. 感叹词
  • 1. （用于表达惊讶或气愤）哎呀

    You say well to express your surprise or anger at something that someone has just said or done.

    双语例句

    例：

    She beamed at Patty. 'Well! That was a bit of unexpected excitement.'

    露出灿烂的笑容，“哎呀，那真是有些出人意料，令人兴奋哦。”

    NOUN. 名词

  • wells

    1. [C 可数名词] 水井

    A well is a hole in the ground from which a supply of water is extracted.

    双语例句

    例：

    I had to fetch water from the well.

    我得去从水井里打水。

    2. [C 可数名词] 油井

    A well is an oil well.

    双语例句

    例：

    About 650 wells are on fire.

    约650口油井起火。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • well up

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 涌出（同）well）

    Well up means the same as well.

    双语例句

    例：

    Tears welled up in Anni's eyes.

    安妮的眼里涌满了泪水。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • as well

    1. 也

    You use as well when mentioning something that happens in the same way as something else already mentioned, or that should be considered at the same time as that thing.

    近义词

    too

    双语例句

    例：

    It is most often diagnosed in women in their thirties and forties, although I've seen it in many younger women, as well.

    这种病多发于三四十岁女性的身上，不过我见过很多更年轻的女性也患有此症。

  • as well as

    1. 除了…外（还） , 和

    You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.

    双语例句

    例：

    The film will appeal to adults as well as children.

    这部电影除了将吸引儿童外，还会吸引成年人。

  • be just as well

    1. 幸好

    If you say that something that has happened is just as well, you mean that it is fortunate that it happened in the way it did.

    双语例句

    例：

    Blue asbestos is far less common in buildings, which is just as well because it's more dangerous than white asbestos.

    蓝色的石棉在建筑中并不常见，幸好是这样，因为它比白色石棉更危险。

  • might as well , may as well

    1. 简直就像…一样（常指不好的事情）

    If you say that something, usually something bad, might as well be true or may as well be true, you mean that the situation is the same or almost the same as if it were true.

    双语例句

    例：

    The couple might as well have been strangers.

    这对夫妇简直就像是陌路人。

    2. （做…）也无妨

    If you say that you might as well do something, or that you may as well do it, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly unwilling to do it.

    双语例句

    例：

    If I've got to go somewhere I may as well go to Tulsa.

    如果我必须去一个地方的话，我就去塔尔萨吧。

    例：

    Anyway, you're here; you might as well stay.

    反正你已经在这里了，那就安心留下来吧。

  • well and truly

    1. 彻底地

    If you say that something is well and truly finished, gone, or done, you are emphasizing that it is completely finished or gone, or thoroughly done.

    双语例句

    例：

    The war is well and truly over.

    战争彻底结束了。

    VERB. 动词

  • wells , welling , welled

    1. [I 不及物动词] （液体）涌出

    If liquids well, they come to the surface and form a pool.

    双语例句

    例：

    Tears welled in her eyes.

    她的眼里涌满了泪水。

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