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well TO A GREAT DEGREEweladvbetter, best extremely, completely, much or to a great degree完全地，充分地，足够地Knead the dough well, then divide it into four pieces.充分揉捏生面团，然后将它分成4块。He could well imagine how much his promise was going to cost him.他完全能想象他要为自己的诺言付出多大代价。I can't catch the bus--there are no buses after midnight, as you well know.我无法乘公共汽车----午夜后没有公共汽车，这你很清楚。(fml) I well remember the last time they visited us.我清楚记得他们最后一次拜访我们的情景。I knew her pretty (= very) well when I lived in Brighton.我住在布赖顿的时候对她非常了解。He plays the piano well enough (= to a satisfactory standard).他钢琴弹得够好。The party was well and truly (= completely) over when he arrived.当他到达的时候聚会已经彻底结束了。Well is used with some prepositions for emphasis.与一些介词同时使用，表示强调The results are well above/below/beyond what we expected.结果远远高于／低于／超出我们的预料。The child was standing well apart from the rest of the group.这个孩子离开小组的其他人远远地站着。Keep well away from the edge of the cliff.远远地离开悬崖边。They kept the crowd well behind the white line.他们使人群远远地停在白线后面。Stand well clear of the doors!远离房门！It cost well over ￡100.它要花100多英镑。The factory complex is well north/south/east/west of here.这个工厂的建筑群远离这里的北／南／东／西面。Well is used with a few adjectives for emphasis.与一些形容词同时使用，表示强调The police are well aware of the situation.警察对形势非常清楚。We were well pleased/satisfied with the progress we had made.我们对自己所取得的进步非常高兴／满意。The museum is well worth a visit.这个博物馆非常值得参观。Some machines look more like cheap, plastic toys--leave these well alone.一些机器看上去更像是廉价的塑料玩具----千万不要去碰它们。(Br and Aus) If you leave well alone (Am usually leave well enough alone) you do not change something which is not causing a problem.不画蛇添足，不干预，顺其自然Is telling her the right thing to do, or should I leave well alone?我是应该告诉她呢，还是不管？Only when they have solved this problem can surgeons be sure when it is worth operating and when it is best to leave well alone.只有解决了这个问题，外科医生才能肯定什么时候值得做手术，什么时候最好静观其变。They think they know what's best for everybody and will not leave well alone.他们认为自己知道怎样才对每一个人最有好处，而且不愿顺其自然。(Br slang) Well is used to mean very.很，非常We were well bored at the concert.我们在音乐会上非常无聊。They think they're well hard (= they think that they are very strong).他们认为自己非常健壮。(Br infml) If someone is well away they are completely involved in what they are doing.完全沉浸在自己所做的事中He was soon well away on (= talking a lot about) his favourite subject of steam train conservation.他很快就大谈特谈他最喜欢的话题: 蒸汽火车保养。After a few moments her head started to nod and she was soon well away (= sleeping).过了一会儿，她开始点头并很快睡着了。The noise from the pub was audible halfway down the street--they were well away (= drunk) already.酒吧里的声音在半条街上都听得到----他们已经喝醉了。(Br infml) They're well in with (Am in well with) (= have a good relationship, to their own advantage, with) a company that supplies catering equipment.他们与一家供应酒席承办设备的公司保持着良好关系。All very well or all well and good is used to show that something is good up to a point but you are not completely pleased about it.还好，还可以（用来表示对某物并不是完全满意）Electric heating is all very well until there's a power cut.电热器很有用，如果不停电的话。That's all well and good but I prefer to do things in a more organized way.那也还可以，但我更喜欢以一种更有秩序的方式做事。
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