?? 牛津釋義
well
n
1
(a) shaft dug in the ground, usu lined with brick or stone, for obtaining water from an underground source 井; 水井
dig/drive/sink a well 挖[鑿/掘]井
The villagers get their water from a well. 該村村民吃井水.
[attrib 作定語]
well water 井水.
(b) = oil well (oil).
2 enclosed space like the shaft of a well, eg one in a building from roof to basement that contains a staircase or lift 似井的空間(如建筑物中的樓梯或電梯通道).
3
(a) (dated except in place-names 舊,現(xiàn)僅用於地名) spring or fountain 泉
Tunbridge Wells 坦布里奇韋爾斯.
(b) ~ of sth (dated fml fig 舊, 文, 比喻) source of sth 某事物的源泉或來源
a well of information 信息的來源.
4 (Brit) (in a lawcourt) space in front of the judge where lawyers sit, separated from the rest of the court by a railing (法庭中的)律師席(位於法官對面, 有欄桿與其他部分相隔). well, v
1 [Ipr, Ip] ~ (out/up) flow or rise like water from a well (像泉水般)流出, 涌出, 噴出
Blood was welling(out) from the wound. 鮮血從傷口中流出.
Tears welled up in her eyes. 她淚盈於睫.
Anger was welling up in him. 他怒火中燒.
2 (phr v) well over overflow 流出; 泛濫.
well adj (compar better , superl best )
1 [usu pred 通常作表語]
in good health 健康
be, feel, get, look, etc well 身體好、 覺得身體好、 康復(fù)、 氣色好
Are you quite well? 你身體很 好吧?
Is she well enough to travel? 她身體康復(fù), 能夠旅行了嗎?
I'm better now, thank you. 我現(xiàn)在好些了, 多謝您關(guān)心.
He's not a well man. 他身體不好. =>Usage at healthy 用法見healthy.
2 [pred 作表語]
in a satisfactory state or position 滿意; 滿足
(saying 諺) All's well that ends well. 結(jié)局好就算一切都好.
We're very well where we are. 我們處境很好.
It seems that all is not well at home. 看來家中并非事事如意.
3 [pred 作表語]
advisable or desirable 可取; 相宜
It would be well to start early. 最好早點(diǎn)兒動(dòng)身.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) ,all very `well (for sb)... (infml ironic 口, 反語) (used to indicate that one is not happy, satisfied or in agreement with what sb has said or done 用以表示不悅、 不滿或不同意)
It's all very well (for `you) to suggest a skiing holiday, but I'm the one who will have to pay for it. 你提議假日滑雪倒是不錯(cuò), 可付錢的卻是我. ,all well and `good (infml 口) satisfactory (though other things may not be satisfactory) 好倒是好(但也有不如意處)
The job's done that's all well and good but what about the bonus we were promised? 工作完成了--好倒是好--但是答應(yīng)給我們的獎(jiǎng)金給不給? (just) as `well (to do sth) prudent or appropriate 倒也不錯(cuò); 也相宜
It would be (just) as well to phone and say we will be late. 還是打個(gè)電話說我們得遲到比較好.
well adv (compar better , superl best )
1 (usu placed after the v, and after the direct object if the v is transitive 通常置於動(dòng)詞之後, 若是及物動(dòng)詞則置於直接賓語之後)
(a) in a good, right or satisfactory manner 好; 對; 滿意地
The children behaved well/were well-behaved. 孩子都表現(xiàn)得很好.
She speaks English very well. 她英語說得很好.
The conference was organized very well. 大會(huì)組織得很好.
I can read well enough without glasses. 我不戴眼鏡也能看得很清楚.
Well done, played, run, etc! ie cries expressing admiration, congratulations, etc 干得、 演得、 跑得...好!
I hope everything is going well (ie is satisfactory) with you. 愿你事事如意.
Things didn't go well for us at first, but everything is fine now. 我們起初...
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[wel]n. 井, 泉水, 源泉, 好vt. 涌出vi. 涌出a. 健康的, 良好的, 適宜的, 恰當(dāng)?shù)腶d. 很好地, 適當(dāng)?shù)? 好意地, 很, 完全interj. 好啦【醫(yī)】 井, 水井, 佳適相關(guān)詞組: think well of sb speak well of sb be well with sb Well as I was saying... be well out of sth well out of It's all very well...but... just as well may as well as well as well as pretty well well and truly let well alone well and good well as a storm well as snow in harvest well as water into a ship well off well up in