nice

adjective

/naɪs/

(comparative nicer, superlative nicest)

Idioms

pleasant/attractive

pleasant or attractive令人愉快的；宜人的；吸引人的

a nice day/smile/place舒适的一天；舒心的微笑；宜人的地方
nice weather好天气
Did you have a nice time?你玩得痛快吗？
You look very nice.你很好看。
We all had the flu last week—it wasn't very nice.真不走运，上周我们都得了流感。
‘Do you want to come, too?’ ‘Yes, that would be nice.’“你也想来吗？”“是啊，很高兴来。”
The nicest thing about her is that she never criticizes us.她最大的好处就是从不批评我们。
It was a nice touch to end the film as it started.电影首尾呼应是一个妙笔。
it is nice to do something It's nice to know that somebody appreciates what I do.知道有人欣赏我做的事，我很开心。
Nice to meet you! (= a friendly greeting when you meet somebody for the first time)很高兴见到你！
It is nice doing something It's been nice meeting you.这次见到你真高兴。
it is nice that… It's nice that you can come with us.你能和我们一起去真是太好了。
it would be nice if… It would be nice if he moved to London.他要是搬到伦敦就好了。

Extra Examples

It's nice to have a few days off.能休息几天真是太好了。
I cleaned the room to make it nice for the others when they came home.我收拾了房间，让其他人回到家时觉得舒服。
It had not been a particularly nice experience.那不是一次特别愉快的经历。
It's nice for Mum to get out more.对妈妈来说，多到外面走走很不错。
That bread smells nice.那面包闻起来不错。
If it's a nice day tomorrow, shall we go out?要是明天天气好，我们出去消遣一下好吗？
The picture looks good and Dillon does a nice job behind the camera.这张照片看起来不错，狄龙在镜头后面做得很好。
DeNiro added some nice touches of comedy to his role.德尼罗为他的角色增添了一些喜剧元素。
Other nice touches include serving bottled water instead of tap and warming the plates before the meal is served.其他贴心的服务包括提供瓶装水而不是自来水，以及在用餐前加热盘子。
It would be nice to see a few more people at the next meeting.如果下次会议上能见到更多的人就好了。
It's nice to see the old skills being used every now and then.很高兴看到旧技能时不时地被使用。
It is nice to have your efforts acknowledged.很高兴您的努力得到认可。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
feel
look
…

adverb

extremely
fairly
very
…

preposition

about
for
to
…

phrases

nice little

used before adjectives or adverbs to emphasize how pleasant something is（用于形容词或副词前以加强语气）

a nice hot bath舒舒服服的热水浴
a nice long walk很愉快的长时间散步
It's a nice little place you have here.你的这个小地方很惬意。
nice and… He seemed nice and friendly.他好像很和蔼可亲。
It was nice and warm yesterday.昨天的天气暖洋洋的。
Everyone arrived nice and early.大家都早早地到了。
I felt nice and cosy.我感觉很舒适。

Nice and with another adjective cannot be used before a noun: a nice and quiet place .

kind/friendly

kind; friendly好心的；和蔼的；友好的

Our new neighbours are very nice.我们的新邻居很和气。
He's a really nice guy.他真是个好人。
She's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet.她将会是你见过最好的人之一。
nice to somebody Be nice to me. I'm not feeling well.我有点不舒服，对我好点。
nice of somebody (to do something) It was nice of them to invite us.他们真好，邀请了我们。
nice about something I complained to the manager and he was very nice about it.我向经理投诉，他态度很好。
I asked him in the nicest possible way to put his cigarette out.我尽量客气地请他把香烟掐了。

opposite nasty

Vocabulary Building Nice and very niceNice and very niceInstead of saying that something is nice or very nice, try to use more precise and interesting adjectives to describe things:

pleasant/perfect/beautiful weather
a cosy/a comfortable/an attractive room
a pleasant/an interesting/an enjoyable experience
expensive/fashionable/smart clothes
a kind/a charming/an interesting man
The party was fun.

In conversation you can also use great, wonderful, lovely and (in British English) brilliant:

The party was great.这聚会真棒。
We had a brilliant weekend.我们周末过得非常开心。

note at good

not nice

(ironic) bad or unpleasant坏的；令人不愉快的

That's a nice thing to say!这种话也说得出口！
That's a nice way to speak to your mother!你竟然对你母亲这么说话！

small details

(formal) involving a very small detail or difference细微的；精细的 synonym subtle

a nice point of law (= one that is difficult to decide)法律上难以决断之处

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘stupid’): from Old French, from Latin nescius ‘ignorant’, from nescire ‘not know’. Other early senses included ‘coy, reserved’, giving rise to ‘fastidious, scrupulous’: this led both to the sense ‘fine, subtle’ (regarded by some as the “correct” sense), and to the main current senses.

Idioms

as nice as pie

(informal) very kind and friendly, especially when you are not expecting it非常友好的，很善良的（尤指出乎意料）

have a nice day!

(informal, especially North American English) a friendly way of saying goodbye, especially to customers（与顾客道别时常用）再见

make nice (with somebody)

(North American English, informal) to be pleasant or polite to somebody, especially when you do not really want to尽量表现得友好
- He tried to make nice with his ex, even though he was still angry with her.他试图与前任和好，尽管他仍然生她的气。
- Cole and his opponent made nice for the cameras at the press event.科尔和他的对手在记者招待会上面对镜头尽量表现得友好。

nice one!

(British English, informal) used to show you are pleased when something good has happened or somebody has said something funny太好了；好极了
- You got the job? Nice one!你得到那份工作了？太好了！

nice work!

(informal, especially British English) used to show you are pleased when somebody has done something well干得好
- You did a good job today. Nice work, James!你今天干得不错。好样的，詹姆斯！

nice work if you can get it

(informal) used when you wish that you had somebody’s success or good luck and think they have achieved it with little effort（认为对方耕耘少，收获多）能有这样的好事儿就好了
- He was paid £200 for a ten-minute speech? Nice work if you can get it.他十分钟的演讲就得到了 200 英镑的报酬？如果你能得到它，那就太好了。
Topics Successc2

单词	nice
释义	nice adjective /naɪs/ /naɪs/ (comparative nicer, superlative nicest) Idioms pleasant/attractive pleasant or attractive令人愉快的；宜人的；吸引人的 a nice day/smile/place舒适的一天；舒心的微笑；宜人的地方 nice weather好天气 Did you have a nice time?你玩得痛快吗？ You look very nice.你很好看。 We all had the flu last week—it wasn't very nice.真不走运，上周我们都得了流感。 ‘Do you want to come, too?’ ‘Yes, that would be nice.’“你也想来吗？”“是啊，很高兴来。” The nicest thing about her is that she never criticizes us.她最大的好处就是从不批评我们。 It was a nice touch to end the film as it started.电影首尾呼应是一个妙笔。 it is nice to do something It's nice to know that somebody appreciates what I do.知道有人欣赏我做的事，我很开心。 Nice to meet you! (= a friendly greeting when you meet somebody for the first time)很高兴见到你！ It is nice doing something It's been nice meeting you.这次见到你真高兴。 it is nice that… It's nice that you can come with us.你能和我们一起去真是太好了。 it would be nice if… It would be nice if he moved to London.他要是搬到伦敦就好了。 Extra Examples It's nice to have a few days off.能休息几天真是太好了。 I cleaned the room to make it nice for the others when they came home.我收拾了房间，让其他人回到家时觉得舒服。 It had not been a particularly nice experience.那不是一次特别愉快的经历。 It's nice for Mum to get out more.对妈妈来说，多到外面走走很不错。 That bread smells nice.那面包闻起来不错。 If it's a nice day tomorrow, shall we go out?要是明天天气好，我们出去消遣一下好吗？ The picture looks good and Dillon does a nice job behind the camera.这张照片看起来不错，狄龙在镜头后面做得很好。 DeNiro added some nice touches of comedy to his role.德尼罗为他的角色增添了一些喜剧元素。 Other nice touches include serving bottled water instead of tap and warming the plates before the meal is served.其他贴心的服务包括提供瓶装水而不是自来水，以及在用餐前加热盘子。 It would be nice to see a few more people at the next meeting.如果下次会议上能见到更多的人就好了。 It's nice to see the old skills being used every now and then.很高兴看到旧技能时不时地被使用。 It is nice to have your efforts acknowledged.很高兴您的努力得到认可。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about for to … phrases nice little used before adjectives or adverbs to emphasize how pleasant something is（用于形容词或副词前以加强语气） a nice hot bath舒舒服服的热水浴 a nice long walk很愉快的长时间散步 It's a nice little place you have here.你的这个小地方很惬意。 nice and… He seemed nice and friendly.他好像很和蔼可亲。 It was nice and warm yesterday.昨天的天气暖洋洋的。 Everyone arrived nice and early.大家都早早地到了。 I felt nice and cosy.我感觉很舒适。 Nice and with another adjective cannot be used before a noun: a nice and quiet place . kind/friendly kind; friendly好心的；和蔼的；友好的 Our new neighbours are very nice.我们的新邻居很和气。 He's a really nice guy.他真是个好人。 She's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet.她将会是你见过最好的人之一。 nice to somebody Be nice to me. I'm not feeling well.我有点不舒服，对我好点。 nice of somebody (to do something) It was nice of them to invite us.他们真好，邀请了我们。 nice about something I complained to the manager and he was very nice about it.我向经理投诉，他态度很好。 I asked him in the nicest possible way to put his cigarette out.我尽量客气地请他把香烟掐了。 opposite nasty Vocabulary Building Nice and very niceNice and very niceInstead of saying that something is nice or very nice, try to use more precise and interesting adjectives to describe things: pleasant/perfect/beautiful weather a cosy/a comfortable/an attractive room a pleasant/an interesting/an enjoyable experience expensive/fashionable/smart clothes a kind/a charming/an interesting man The party was fun. In conversation you can also use great, wonderful, lovely and (in British English) brilliant: The party was great.这聚会真棒。 We had a brilliant weekend.我们周末过得非常开心。 note at good see also Mr Nice Guy Extra Examples Can't you be nice to each other for once?你们就不能彼此好好相处一下吗？ an awfully nice man一个大好人 Some of the boys were nice enough, but she didn't want to go out with them.有些男孩子很不错，但她不想跟他们约会。 I'm sure she's perfectly nice really.我敢肯定她真的是一个相当不错的人。 His mother sounded very nice on the phone.他妈妈的声音在电话中听起来很亲切。 He was incredibly nice about it, though I am sure it caused him a lot of trouble.我敢肯定这件事给他制造了很多麻烦，但他还是很好地解决了这件事。 Topics Personal qualitiesa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about for to … phrases nice little not nice (ironic) bad or unpleasant坏的；令人不愉快的 That's a nice thing to say!这种话也说得出口！ That's a nice way to speak to your mother!你竟然对你母亲这么说话！ small details (formal) involving a very small detail or difference细微的；精细的 synonym subtle a nice point of law (= one that is difficult to decide)法律上难以决断之处 Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘stupid’): from Old French, from Latin nescius ‘ignorant’, from nescire ‘not know’. Other early senses included ‘coy, reserved’, giving rise to ‘fastidious, scrupulous’: this led both to the sense ‘fine, subtle’ (regarded by some as the “correct” sense), and to the main current senses. Idioms as nice as pie (informal) very kind and friendly, especially when you are not expecting it非常友好的，很善良的（尤指出乎意料） have a nice day! (informal, especially North American English) a friendly way of saying goodbye, especially to customers（与顾客道别时常用）再见 make nice (with somebody) (North American English, informal) to be pleasant or polite to somebody, especially when you do not really want to尽量表现得友好 He tried to make nice with his ex, even though he was still angry with her.他试图与前任和好，尽管他仍然生她的气。 Cole and his opponent made nice for the cameras at the press event.科尔和他的对手在记者招待会上面对镜头尽量表现得友好。 nice one! (British English, informal) used to show you are pleased when something good has happened or somebody has said something funny太好了；好极了 You got the job? Nice one!你得到那份工作了？太好了！ nice work! (informal, especially British English) used to show you are pleased when somebody has done something well干得好 You did a good job today. Nice work, James!你今天干得不错。好样的，詹姆斯！ nice work if you can get it (informal) used when you wish that you had somebody’s success or good luck and think they have achieved it with little effort（认为对方耕耘少，收获多）能有这样的好事儿就好了 He was paid £200 for a ten-minute speech? Nice work if you can get it.他十分钟的演讲就得到了 200 英镑的报酬？如果你能得到它，那就太好了。 Topics Successc2
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