good
adjective/ɡʊd/
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(comparative better
Idioms /ˈbetə(r)/
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, superlative best /best/
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)- of high quality or an acceptable standard
好的；优质的；符合标准的；可接受的 - a good book
一本好书 - good food
符合标准的食品 - The piano was in really good condition.
这驾钢琴状况优良。 - Your work is just not good enough.
你的工作就是不够好。 - The results were pretty good.
结果相当不错。 - Sorry, my English is not very good.
对不起，我的英语不太好。 - They've done a reasonably good job.
他们做得相当不错。 - Keep up the good work!
继续好好干！ - It's a good way to make friends.
这是交朋友的好方法。 - The sound and picture are both of good quality.
声音和图像的质量都很好。 - Things are looking good at the moment.
目前情况很好。 - You'll never marry her—she's much too good for you.
你永远娶不到她，她对你来说高不可攀。
Extra Examples- This essay really is very good.
这篇文确实写得非常好。 - The food was surprisingly good.
饭菜奇好。 - I think that make of car's pretty good.
我认为那个牌子的汽车很好。 - Her school report was much better this year.
她今年的学业成绩好多了。 - He doesn't seem to have a very good diet.
他的饮食似乎不够好。 - a really good film
确实不错的电影 - Citrus fruits are a good source of vitamin C.
柑橘类水果含丰富的维生素C。 - Why ruin a perfectly good story?
为什么要毁掉这么一个完美的故事？ - You've done a pretty good job.
你的工作干得很漂亮。 - Get yourself a haircut and a good suit before the interview.
在面试前给自己理个发，穿一套合适的西装。 - She gives a good performance as the innocent young woman.
她饰演无辜的年轻女子，表现出色。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- pleasant; that you enjoy or want
令人愉快的；令人满意的 - Did you have a good time in London?
你在伦敦过得愉快吗？ - This is very good news.
这消息真叫人高兴。 - Let's hope we have good weather tomorrow.
希望明天是个好天。 - it is good to do something It's good to see you again.
再次见到你真高兴。 - There are loads of good things about working here.
在这里工作好处多多。 - We are still friends, though, which is good.
不过我们仍然是朋友，这令人感到欣慰。
Extra ExamplesTopics Weathera1- It'd be a good place to go on holiday, but not to live in.
这是一个度假的好地方，但不适合居住。 - It would be good if he moved to London.
他要是搬到伦敦就好了。 - In good weather, they sometimes went riding.
天气好的时候，他们有时会去骑马。 - If the weather's good, we can take a picnic.
如果天气好的话，我们可以去野餐。 - ‘What was the weather like on your holiday?’ ‘Good.’
“你假期的天气怎么样？”“很好。”
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- Did you have a good time in London?
- sensible, logical or strongly supporting what is being discussed
合情理的；有说服力的；有充分根据的 - Thank you, good question.
谢谢，问题提得好。 - Yes, that's a good point.
是的，那一点说得对。 - I have good reason to be suspicious.
我的怀疑有充分理由。 - What a good idea!
多好的主意啊！ - This is a good example of what I mean.
这个例子很能说明我的意思。
Extra Examples- You raised several good points in your letter.
您在信中提出了一些很好的观点。 - You'll have to think of a better excuse than that!
你得想一个比那更好的借口！ - That's a really good idea.
这是一个非常好的想法。 - My father once gave me some good advice.
父亲曾给过我一些有用的建议。 - ‘But where are we going to stay?’ ‘That's a very good question.’
“但是我们要住在哪里呢？”“这是一个很好的问题。” - ‘They won't be able to find the way without a map.’ ‘ Good point.’
“没有地图他们找不到路的。”“说得对。”
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- showing or getting approval or respect
赞同的；赢得赞许的；令人尊敬的 - The play had good reviews.
这部戏受到好评。 - The hotel has a good reputation.
这家旅馆声誉良好。 - He comes from a good family.
他出身名门。
Vocabulary Building Good and very goodGood and very goodInstead of saying that something is good or very good, try to use more precise and interesting adjectives to describe things:- delicious/tasty food
- an exciting/entertaining/absorbing movie
- an absorbing/a fascinating/an informative book
- a pleasant/an enjoyable trip
- a skilful/talented/fine player
- impressive/high-quality acting
- useful/helpful advice
Extra Examples- Initial reactions to the proposal have been good so far.
到目前为止，对这个提议的初步反应都不错。 - We got a pretty good response from our viewers about the programme.
我们从观众那里得到了对该节目的良好反响。 - The school has an extremely good reputation.
那所学校声誉极好。
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- The play had good reviews.
- able to do something well
擅长；精通 - a good player
优秀的选手 - a good actor/cook
好演员；好厨师 - good at something to be good at languages/your job
精通多种语言；工作熟练 - good at doing something Nick has always been good at finding cheap flights.
尼克总能找到价格便宜的航班。
Extra Examples- She's a really good actor.
她是非常优秀的演员。 - I'm not really a very good cook.
我做饭算不上特别好。 - She's getting quite good at reading now.
她现在的阅读能力相当不错。 - Are you any good at languages?
你语言能力好吗？
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- good with something/somebody able to use something or deal with people well
灵巧的；精明的；善于应付…的 - She's good with her hands (= able to make things, etc.).
她手很巧。 - He's very good with children.
他对孩子很有一套。 - She's good with figures.
她擅长算术。
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- She's good with her hands (= able to make things, etc.).
- morally right; behaving in a way that is morally right
符合道德的；正派的；高尚的 - She has tried to lead a good life.
她努力规规矩矩地生活。 - I took Sarah's children to school so I've done my good deed for the day.
我送了萨拉的孩子去上学，所以今天已经做了善事。 - Giving her that money was a good thing to do.
把那笔钱给她是做了一件善事。 - He is a very good man.
他是个非常高尚的人。 - She prayed that God would make her a better person.
她祈求上帝让她成为一个更好的人。
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- She has tried to lead a good life.
- following strictly a set of rules or principles
循规蹈矩的；守规矩的 - It is good practice to supply a written report to the buyer.
向买主提供书面报告是诚信的做法。 - She was a good Catholic girl.
她是个虔诚的天主教徒。
- It is good practice to supply a written report to the buyer.
- willing to help; kind to other people
乐于助人的；心地善良的；好心的 - You've always been such a good friend.
你一直都是我的好朋友。 - good to somebody He was very good to me when I was ill.
我生病时他对我关怀备至。 - good of somebody She looked into it for me, which was very good of her.
她帮我查了一下，这对她来说非常好。 - good of somebody to do something It was very good of you to come.
你能来真是太好了。 - good about something I had to take a week off work but my colleagues were very good about it.
我得请一周的假，同事们对此非常谅解。
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- You've always been such a good friend.
- behaving well or politely
温顺的；乖的；有礼貌的 - You can stay up late if you're good.
你要是听话就可以晚一点睡觉。 - Get dressed now, there's a good girl.
现在把衣服穿好，好姑娘。 - ‘That's a good dog,’ I said, patting its head.
“真是一条乖乖狗。”我拍着它的头说道。
Extra Examples- I want you all to be good while I'm out of the room.
我希望在我离开房间的时候你们一切都好。 - She's usually quite good in class.
她平时上课成绩很好。
- You can stay up late if you're good.
- healthy or strong
健康的；强健的；健壮的 - Can you speak into my good ear?
对着我这只没毛病的耳朵说好吗？ - I don't feel too good today.
我今天感觉不太舒服。 - ‘How are you?’ ‘I'm good.’ (= used as a general reply to a greeting)
“你好吗？”“我很好。”
- Can you speak into my good ear?
- having a useful or helpful effect on somebody/something
（对…）有用，有好处 - Living so close to a chemicals factory can't be good.
住得离化工厂这么近可不是什么好事。 - good for somebody/something Too much sun isn't good for you.
晒太阳太多对你并没有好处。 - Vegetables are good for you.
多吃蔬菜对你有好处。 - policies that are good for business
有利于业务的政策 - The deal will be good for the country as a whole.
这笔交易对整个国家都有好处。 - it is good for somebody/something to do something It's probably good for you to get some criticism now and then.
偶尔受点批评或许对你还有好处。 - (informal) Shut your mouth, if you know what's good for you (= used as a threat).
你不想找麻烦就把嘴闭上。
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- Living so close to a chemicals factory can't be good.
- suitable or appropriate
合适的；适宜的；恰当的；适合…的 - Now is a good time to buy a house.
现在买房子正是时候。 - Do you really think this is a good use of your time?
你真的认为这是好好利用时间吗？ - Students are not allowed to miss classes without good reason.
学生无正当理由不许缺课。 - good for something/to do something She would be good for the job.
她干这工作很合适。 - good for somebody Can we change our meeting? Monday isn't good (= convenient) for me.
我们另约时间见面吧，星期一我不方便。 - This is as good a place as any to spend the night.
有这么个地方过夜就很好了。
- Now is a good time to buy a house.
- used in speaking to show that you approve of or are pleased about something that has been said or done, or to show that you want to move on to a new topic of conversation
（用于口语，表示赞同、满意或转换话题） - ‘Dinner's ready.’ ‘Good—I'm starving.’
“晚饭好了。”“太好了，我正饿得很。” - ‘I got the job.’ ‘Oh, good.’
“我得到这工作了。”“啊，太好了。” - Good, I think we've come to a decision.
好的，我们就这样决定吧。
- ‘Dinner's ready.’ ‘Good—I'm starving.’
- [only before noun] (informal) used as a form of praise
（用作赞语） - Good old Jack!
好心的杰克！ - ‘I've ordered some drinks.’ ‘Good man!’
“我叫了些饮料。”“真是好人！”
- Good old Jack!
- (informal) used in exclamations
（用于感叹） - Good heavens!
天啊！ - Good God!
上帝呀！
- Good heavens!
- [only before noun] great in number, amount or degree
（数量或程度）相当大的，相当多的 - a good number of people
相当多的人 - The kitchen is a good size.
这厨房相当大。 - We spent a good while (= quite a long time) looking for the house.
我们花了好长时间找这房子。 - He devoted a good deal of (= a lot of) attention to the problem.
他在这个问题上花了相当多的精力。 - There's a good chance (= it is likely) that I won't be here next year.
我明年很可能不在这儿。
- a good number of people
- not less than; rather more than
不少于；稍多于 - We waited for a good hour.
我们等了至少一小时。 - It's a good three miles to the station.
到车站至少有三英里。
- We waited for a good hour.
- [only before noun] done to a high level or a great degree; complete
彻底的；完全的 - We had a good laugh about it afterwards.
我们后来对此笑了个痛快。 - You'll feel better after a good sleep.
好好睡上一觉你会感觉好些。
- We had a good laugh about it afterwards.
- [usually before noun] funny or clever
有趣的；巧妙的 - a good story/joke
有趣的故事／笑话 - (informal) That's a good one!
那真有意思！
- a good story/joke
- good for something having enough energy, health, strength, etc. to last for a particular length of time or distance
（精力、健康、力量等）足以维持…的，能持续…的 - You're good for (= you will live) a few years yet.
你还可以活上几年。
- You're good for (= you will live) a few years yet.
- good for something acceptable for something
有效的；可接受的 - The ticket is good for three months.
这张票三个月内有效。
- The ticket is good for three months.
- good for something likely to provide something
能提供…的 - He's always good for a laugh.
他总能逗人发笑。 - Bobby should be good for a few drinks.
博比喝上几杯应该是没问题的。
- He's always good for a laugh.
high quality
pleasant
sensible/strong
favourable
skilful
morally right
following rules
kind
child/animal
healthy
useful/helpful
suitable
showing approval
in exclamations
large
at least
complete
amusing
for particular time/distance
likely to provide
Word OriginOld English gōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch goed and German gut.
Idioms Most idioms containing good are at the entries for the nouns and verbs in the idioms, for example (as) good as gold is at gold.
as good as
- very nearly
与…几乎一样；几乎；简直是 - The matter is as good as settled.
这事实际上可以说解决了。 - He as good as called me a coward (= suggested that I was a coward without actually using the word ‘coward’).
他就差说我是懦夫了。 - She’s as good as won.
她就像赢了一样好。
- The matter is as good as settled.
as good as it gets
- used when you are saying that a situation is not going to get any better
（形势）不会有什么好转，还是老样子
be good to go
- (of a thing) to be prepared and ready for use; (of a person) to be prepared and ready to do something
（物品）备妥可用；（人）准备好 - By tomorrow afternoon the document will be good to go.
到明天下午文件就可以备妥。 - I’ve spent several months training for this race so now I’m good to go.
为了这场比赛我花了几个月的时间训练，现在我准备好了。
- By tomorrow afternoon the document will be good to go.
good and…
- (informal) completely
完全；全面；整体地 - I won't go until I'm good and ready.
我要完全准备就绪后才走。
- I won't go until I'm good and ready.
a good few
(also quite a few)
- several
好几个；一些 - There are still a good few empty seats.
还有好几个空座位。
- There are still a good few empty seats.
good for you, somebody, them, etc.
(especially Australian English good on you, etc.)
- (informal) used to praise somebody for doing something well
（称赞某人）真行，真棒 - ‘I passed first time.’ ‘Good for you!’
“我第一次就过了。”“你真行！”
- ‘I passed first time.’ ‘Good for you!’
a good many
- a lot of somebody/something
许多；大量 - There were a good many people there.
那里有好多人。
- There were a good many people there.