well
adverb
uk/wel/us/wel/better|bestwelladverb(IN A GOOD WAY)
A1
in a good way, to a high orsatisfactorystandard:
很好地，令人满意地Thedocumentarypresentedbothsidesof theproblemvery well.这部纪录片很好地展示了问题的两个方面。
Theconcertwasadvertisedwell enough butticketsaleswerepoor.这场音乐会的宣传搞得很不错，但是票房却不好。
a well-cutsuit剪裁合身的西服
a well-paidjob薪酬优厚的工作
Herpointswere wellput(=expressedin a good orintelligentway).她的观点表达得很巧妙。
Hispointabout the need toreducewastewas welltaken(= it wasacceptedas a goodcriticism).他关于有必要减少浪费的观点得到了认同。
They took twohourstodiscusstheplansandconsideredittimewellspent(= it had been ausefuldiscussion).他们花了两个小时讨论这些计划，并且认为时间花得很值。
I can't do itaswellasMarie can.我无法做得像玛丽那样好。
- Ithinkshecopedvery well under thecircumstances.
- Yourpaintinghas come out really well.
- Thetyreson mycardon'tcopevery well onwetroads.
- We're getting onquitewell with thedecorating.
- Mygolfwasterribletoday - I just didn'tstriketheballwell.
Good, better and best
- all is wellidiom
- at the best of timesidiom
- be the last word insomethingidiom
- better
- better stillphrase
- burnished
- gold standard
- good
- high-quality
- knocksomethinginto a cocked hatidiom
- leavesomeone/somethingin the dustidiom
- milesidiom
- next-best
- second
- sound
- super good
- topper
- unsurpassed
- upyourgameidiom
- uplift
welladverb(TO A GREAT DEGREE)
A2
very much, to agreatdegree, orcompletely:
非常；充分地；完全地Knead thedoughwell, thendivideit into fourpieces.充分揉捏面团，然后将它分成4块。
He could wellimaginehow much hispromisewas going tocosthim.他完全能想象出他要为自己的诺言付出多大的代价。
I can'tcatchthebus- there are nobusesaftermidnight, as you wellknow.我没法坐公共汽车——午夜过后就没有公共汽车了，你很清楚这一点。
Heplaysthepianowellenough(= to asatisfactorystandard).他钢琴弹得非常好。
C1
used toemphasizesomeprepositions:
（用于强调某些介词）Theresultsare wellabove/belowwhat weexpected.结果比我们预想的要好／差得多。
Keep wellaway fromtheedgeof thecliff.离悬崖边远远的。
Itcostwellover£100.它的价格远远高于100英镑。
Stand wellclearof thedoors!离门远点！
B2
used toemphasizesomeadjectives:
（用于强调某些形容词）Thepoliceare wellawareof thesituation.警方非常清楚形势。
Themuseumis wellworthavisit.那家博物馆很值得参观。
Somemachineslookmore likecheap,plastictoys-leavethese wellalone.有些机器看着更像那种廉价的塑料玩具——千万别去碰它们。
UKslang
very:
非常Thefilmwas wellgood.那部电影非常不错。
Watch out for those two - they're wellhard(=strongandwillingto useviolence).小心那两个人——他们都不好惹。
- She's wellawareof herstrengthsand weaknesses as anartist.
- Theschemewas wellthoughtout.
- Theinstructionson thefireworkssaid "Light thebluetouchpaper, andstandwellclear."
- Tickets aresellingwell for the group'supcomingconcerttour.
- Shemanagedtocompleteher lastfilmwell withinbudget.
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- rank
- raving
- serious
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
welladverb(REASONABLY)
B2
with goodreason:
有理由地；理由充分地She might well be the bestpersontoask.问她可能最合适。
Ican't verywell(= it would not beacceptableto)refusetheirgenerousoffer.我没有理由拒绝他们慷慨的提议。
- This might well beourlastchancetoseeeach other beforeChristmas.
- You might wellwonderwhathappenedto all thefoodweprepared.
- It's just as well youbroughtanumbrella. It's going torain.
- You can't very well take it back to theshopnow that you'vewornit.
- You'd be as well toconfirmthebookingsbefore youarrive.
Reasons and explanations
- alibi
- amplification
- apology
- argumentation
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- ascription
- ascriptive
- definition
- explain
- explication
- exposition
- extenuating
- extenuation
- flack
- idea
- key
- reason
- talk
- talk your way out ofsomethingidiom
- wherefores
welladverb(IN ADDITION)
as well (as)
A1
inaddition(to):
除…之外还；也；和Invite Emily - and Scott as well.邀请埃米莉——还有斯科特。
IwanttovisitAndrew as wellasMartin.我想去拜访安德鲁，还有马丁。
- He went down in myestimationwhen hestartedtryingto be asingeras well as anactor.
- Themuseumhas manyworksby Picasso as well as othermodernpainters.
- HerangJames, who was a goodfriendas well as thefamilydoctor.
- As well as writing thescript, hedirectedthefilm.
- It's not all myfault, Simon was there as well.
Also, extra, and in addition
- added
- additional
- additionally
- again
- along
- et al.
- et cetera
- etc.
- excess
- filler
- hand
- premium
- rate
- regardless
- same
- secondly
- side
- suchlike
- supernumerary
- touch
Grammar
Well
Well is a discourse marker, adverb or adjective.…Wellas a discourse marker
In speaking, we often use well at the start of what we say. Its main function is to show that we are thinking about the question that we have been asked:…Wellas an adverb
We use well as an adverb when something is done to a good standard or in a good way:…Wellas an adjective
We use well as an adjective, normally after a linking verb such as be, look or get, to mean ‘in good health’:…Also,as wellortoo?
Also, as well and too are adverbs and mean ‘in addition’.…Also
Also is commonly used in writing, but is less common in speaking. Also occupies different positions in a sentence.…As well
As well is much more common in speaking than in writing, and is more common in speaking than also.…Too
We usually put too in end position:…Linking negatives
We use either not also, as well or too to connect two negative ideas:…Also, as wellandtoo: typical error
We don’t use as well at the beginning of a clause. As well usually comes at the end of a clause:…As well (as)
As well is an adverb which means ‘also’, ‘too’ or ‘in addition’. We usually use as well at the end of a clause:…As well (as)meaning ‘in addition’
As well is an adverb which means ‘also’, ‘too’ or ‘in addition’. We usually use as well at the end of a clause:…Might as wellandmay as well
We use might as well and may as well informally to mean that something is worth doing only because other things are not happening. Might as well is more common:…As well
We use as well and the phrase just as well when we say that something is probably a good thing:…Adding withas well asandin addition to
As well as is more common than in addition to. In addition to is more formal and used more in writing than in speaking:…May as wellandmight as well
We can use may as well and might as well for making suggestions. We can use them to say what we think is the easiest or most logical course of action when we cannot see a better alternative. They are both fairly informal. Might as well is more common than may as well:…Idioms
all is well
all very well
be all very well
be just as well
may/might as well
well and truly
well away
well done
well in (with)
well out ofsomething
well
adjective[usually after verb]
uk/wel/us/wel/better|bestA1
healthy; notill:
健康的He hasn't been very welllately.他最近身体不太好。
When she camehomefromschoolshe really didn'tlookwell.她从学校回到家里时气色看起来真不好。
I'msorryyou'reill- Ihopeyougetwellsoon.你生病了我很难过——希望你尽快好起来。
Theysenta get wellcard.他们寄了一张祝愿早日康复的慰问卡。
- He didn'tfeelvery well after getting off thebike.
- I'm very wellthankyou.
- She wasn'tfeelingwell, so I don'tthinkshe gave of her besttonight.
- She wasn'tfeelingwell, so she wenthomeearly.
- I'm not well. I'd better not go out.
Animal physiology: fit & healthy
- a clean bill of healthidiom
- acrobatic
- agility
- agree withsomething
- amazonian
- apple
- athletic
- brawn
- healthful
- muscled
- nail
- non-disabled
- outdoorsy
- regularity
- ripped
- stalwart
- strapping
- the able-bodied
- tone
- trim
Grammar
Well
Well is a discourse marker, adverb or adjective.…Wellas a discourse marker
In speaking, we often use well at the start of what we say. Its main function is to show that we are thinking about the question that we have been asked:…Wellas an adverb
We use well as an adverb when something is done to a good standard or in a good way:…Wellas an adjective
We use well as an adjective, normally after a linking verb such as be, look or get, to mean ‘in good health’:…well
exclamation
uk/wel/us/wel/A1
used tointroducesomething you are going to say, often to showsurprise,doubt,slightdisagreement, oranger, or tocontinueastory:
（用于引出要说的话题，常用来表示惊讶、怀疑、不太同意或生气，也用来继续讲故事）啊，哎呀，哟，那么，好吧Well, what shall we do now?那么，我们现在该做什么？
Well now/then, how are we going toarrangethings?那么，现在我们该怎样安排呢？
"Who was that?" "Well, I can'trememberhername."“那人是谁呀啊？”“嗯，我记不起她的名字了。”
"He'sdecidedto give up hisjobandmoveto Seattle with her." "Well, well - that's whatlovedoes for you."“他已经决定放弃自己的工作同她一起搬到西雅图去了。”“嗯，嗯——这就是爱情的力量。”
Well, really, that wasthoughtlessof him!唉，说真的，他真是太轻率了！
Well? What did you do next?嗯？你接下来做了什么？
Well, after that we wentcampingin themountains.唔，那之后我们就去山里露营了。
Well/Ohwell, it doesn'tmatter- I can alwaysbuyanother one.哦，没关系——我可以再买一个。
Verywell, if youinsistI'llmeethim nextweek.好吧，如果你坚持，那我下周就见他一面。
- Well now, what are we doing about that?
- Oh well, nevermind.
- Well, well. Who'd havethoughtthings wouldturnout like this.
- Well? How didyourexamgo?
- Well really! Howrude!
Linguistics: connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings
- and/orphrase
- anyhoo
- anyways
- concatenate
- conjunctive
- connective
- consequently
- ergo
- hereby
- I meanidiom
- mean
- N, n
- now
- slash
- so
- sure enoughidiom
- the thing isidiom
- thing
- what
- with thatidiom
Grammar
Well
Well is a discourse marker, adverb or adjective.…Wellas a discourse marker
In speaking, we often use well at the start of what we say. Its main function is to show that we are thinking about the question that we have been asked:…Wellas an adverb
We use well as an adverb when something is done to a good standard or in a good way:…Wellas an adjective
We use well as an adjective, normally after a linking verb such as be, look or get, to mean ‘in good health’:…well
noun[C]
uk/wel/us/wel/adeepholein thegroundfrom which you can getwater,oil, orgas
水井；油井；气井See also
stairwell
- By thistimeall the wells hadrundry.
- Sinking more wells is the best way ofsupplyingthepopulationwithcleandrinkingwater.
- Flamesspoutedout from theoilwells.
- The wellrandry.
- Thecottagehas a well in thefrontgarden.
Parts of watercourses
- artesian well
- backwater
- basin
- confluence
- drainage basin
- estuarine
- firth
- interbasin
- interchannel
- lock
- lock-keeper
- meander
- mooring
- mouth
- narrows
- reach
- spring
- tributary
- water table
- weir
well
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/wel/us/wel/(ofliquid) toappearon thesurfaceof something or comeslowlyout fromsomewhere:
（液体）涌出，溢出Dirtywaterwelled(up) out ofthedamagedpipe.污水从损坏的管道中冒了出来。
As shereadthelettertearswelledupin hereyes.她读信的时候眼泪夺眶而出。
figurativeConflictingemotionswelledupin hisheart.他心里感到很矛盾。
Synonym
swell
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leakage
- ripple
- run a bathphrase
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- spate
- swill
- swirl
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub