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| 1 | of a high quality or standard 质量好的；水平高的 |
| We saw a really good film last night. 昨晚我们看了一部非常好的电影。 |
| They were all dressed in their best clothes. 他们都穿着最好的衣服。 |
| These dishes are too good to use every day. 这些盘子太好了，不适合天天用。 |
| How good is his English? 他的英语水平有多高？ |
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| 2 | able to do something well 有能力的；好的 |
| Francine was a very good cook. 弗兰辛是个非常好的厨师。 |
| +at Bob is pretty good at fixing things. 鲍勃很会修理东西。 |
| | 2a | +withable to deal with someone or something well , or able to use something well 善于（处理…）的；善于（运用…）的 | | Gina has always been good with animals. 吉纳一向都很善于跟动物打交道。 | | Jake is really good with his hands (=skilful at making or doing things using his hands) . 杰克的手很巧。 | |
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| 3 | having the necessary qualities 适用的；好的 |
| This rock will make a good paperweight. 这块石头能做成很好的镇纸。 |
| +for Electric cars are good for driving around town. 电动汽车很适合在城里开。 |
| | 3a | reasonable or sensible 合理的；明智的 | | Dad gave me some really good advice. 爸爸给了我一些非常明智的建议。 | | This is surely the best argument against the death penalty. 这是反对死刑的最佳论点。 | | Give me one good reason why I should lend you money. 给我一个合理的理由，为什么我该借钱给你。 | |
| | 3b | suitable and likely to produce the results or conditions you want 适宜的；合适的 | | Now would be a good time to ask for a pay rise. 现在是提出加薪的合适时机。 | | What’ s the best way to get to the motorway from here? 从这里上高速公路的最佳路线怎么走？ | |
| | 3c | convenient 方便的 | | What’ s a good time to call you? 什么时候给你打电话方便？ | | +for Thursday is good for me – can you make it then? 周四对我合适，你行吗？ | |
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| 4 | honest and morally correct 诚实的；道德的 |
| George had always tried to lead a good life. 乔治一直努力要好好过日子。 |
| It would be good if you took the money back. 你若把钱拿回来是无可厚非的。 |
| | 4a | willing to obey and behave in a socially correct way 乖的；守规矩的 | | Ruth’ s children are always so good. 鲁思的孩子们总是那么听话。 | | as good as gold He sat there as good as gold the whole time. 他一直乖乖地坐在那里。 | | be a good boy/girl Be a good boy and play quietly. 做个乖孩子，安安静静地玩儿。 | |
| | 4b | willing to obey all the rules of a particular religion or organization 遵守教规的；虔诚的；忠心的 | | a good Catholic 一个虔诚的天主教徒 | |
| | 4c | kind , generous , and willing to help 善良的；慷慨的；乐于助人的 | | +to Helen’ s parents were always good to us kids. 海伦的父母对我们这些小孩子总是很好。 | | +about Sheryl’ s brother has been good about helping out with the new baby. 谢里尔的兄弟一直乐于帮忙照顾那个新出生的婴儿。 | | it is good of sb to do sth It was so good of you to come. 你来了真好。 | |
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| 5 | giving you a happy or pleasant feeling 令人快乐的；令人愉快的 |
| We had such a good time in Madrid. 我们在马德里过得很愉快。 |
| A hot bath would be good now. 现在洗个热水澡会很舒服。 |
| One more piece of good news: Beth had a bouncing baby girl! 还有一个让人高兴的消息：贝思生了个健康活泼的女孩！ |
| it is/feels good to do sth It’ s good to finally meet you. 终于见到了你，真高兴。 |
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| 6 | attractive 迷人的；漂亮的 |
| Carol looks better with short hair, don’ t you think? 卡洛尔留短发看上去更漂亮，你不这样认为吗？ |
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| 7 | feeling healthy 感到健康的 |
| I don’ t feel very good – I’ m going to lie down. 我觉得不太舒服，我要躺下来。 |
| | 7a | feeling happy 感到快乐的 | | He’ s not in a very good mood. 他情绪不佳。 | |
| | 7b | making you healthy or happy 使人健康的；令人高兴的 | | +for Exercise is good for you. 锻炼会使你健康。 | | it is good (for sb) to do sth It’ s not good to eat so much junk food. 吃这么多的“垃圾食品”不利于身体健康。 | |
| | 7c | giving benefits to something 有利的 | | +for The recent tax cuts will be good for business. 最近的减税将会对商业有利。 | |
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| 8 | fairly large in amount , size , range etc （数额、大小、范围等）相当大的，相当可观的 |
| He earns a good salary as a consultant. 他当顾问薪水很高。 |
| The library has a good selection of computer books. 图书馆里计算机类的书很多。 |
| | 8a | a lot 大量 | | The house cost a good deal more than we expected. 房价比我们预期的高很多。 | | +of There’ s still a good deal of work to do before we’ re finished. 我们还要做很多工作才能完成。 | |
| | 8b | a large number of people or things 很多的 | | They’ ve known each other for a good many years. 他们相识已经很多年了。 | |
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| 9 | not damaged or spoiled in any way and still able to be used or eaten 仍可使用的；还可食用的；没有变质的 |
| Do you think the eggs are still good? 你觉得这些蛋还可以吃吗？ |
| | 9a | able to be legally used or officially accepted 合法的；有效的 | | +for The tickets are good for three weeks. 这些票的有效期为3周。 | |
| | 9b | +forstill able to be used for a particular period of time or a particular distance 还能用（一段时间）的；还能用上（一段距离）的 | | I think these trousers are good for another few months. 我认为这些裤子还能再穿几个月。 | |
| | 9c | able to be used because of being real and not false 真的；非伪造的 | | a good £20 note 一张20英镑的真币 | |
| | 9d | one eye/ear/arm/leg etc that someone can still use normally 某人健康的眼睛/耳朵/胳膊等 | |
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| 10 | spoken used for saying that you are pleased with someone or pleased about something 太好了（用于表示对某人或某事满意） |
| ‘They should be here in half an hour.’ ‘Good.’ “他们半小时后就会到这里。”“太好了。” |
| Oh, good, you remembered to buy the milk. 啊，太好了，你记得买牛奶了。 |
| | 10a | used when talking about what has been decided or agreed 就这样（用于表示已决定或同意） | | Good. Then we’ ll meet at midday in front of the theatre. 就这样，我们中午在剧院前见面。 | |
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| 11 | having a high and respected position in society （社会地位）高贵的，上层的 |
| He comes from a very good family. 他来自一个上流社会家庭。 |
| Your accent doesn’ t make you better than me. 按你的口音判断，你的出身不会比我高贵。 |
| | 11a | expensive or used by people with a high position in society 昂贵的；高级的 | | We moved to a smaller house in a good area. 我们搬到高级社区一幢较小的房子里。 | |
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| 12 | reliable and likely to earn a lot of money for you 挣钱多的；高薪的 |
| Tony has a good job at the post office. 托尼在邮局有一份高薪的工作。 |
| They made some good investments. 他们进行了几次获利丰厚的投资。 |
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| 13 | giving you a lot of value for something you are buying or selling （买卖之物）物美价廉的，值得的，合算的 |
| Thirty pounds is a good price for jeans. 30英镑买牛仔裤真是合算。 |
| We got a good deal on our plane tickets. 我们买到了非常便宜的机票。 |
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| 14 | thorough and complete 彻底的；完全的 |
| The witness said she got a good look at his face. 目击者说她把他的脸看得清清楚楚。 |
| What I need is a good night’ s sleep. 我需要的是睡一夜好觉。 |
| | 14a | completely ready/warm etc 准备就绪的/暖和的等 | |
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| 15 | funny or interesting 滑稽的；有趣的 |
| a good joke/story 有趣的笑话/故事 |
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| 16 | a ball that is good in a game such as tennis lands inside the area in which the game is played （比赛中打的球）好的，有效的，可以得分的 |
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| 17 | informal more than a particular distance , amount , age etc 多于 |
| We’ ve been waiting for a good half hour. 我们已等了半个多小时。 |
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| 18 | if there is a good chance of something happening , it is likely to happen 可能的 |
| There’ s a good chance of showers tonight. 今晚可能有阵雨。 |
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| - | all in good time spoken
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| used for telling someone to wait for something and not try to make you hurry |
| 别着急 |
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| - | as good a time/place etc as any informal
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| not an especially good timeplace etc to do something , but not worse than any other |
| 还算不错的时间/地点等 |
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| I guess now’ s as good a time as any to tell Dad about the car. 我想现在是和爸爸谈谈汽车的合适时机。 |
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| - | as good as finished/dead etc
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| almost finisheddead etc or likely to be finisheddead etc very soon |
| 几乎就要完成了/快要死了 |
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| They’ ve as good as admitted it was their fault. 他们几乎已经承认了是他们的错。 |
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| - | as good as new
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| in almost the same good condition as before being damaged or injured |
| 完全好起来；和以前一样好 |
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| After the operation your back should be as good as new. 手术以后你的后背会痊愈的。 |
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| - | as good as your word
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| doing what you have promised to do |
| 信守诺言 |
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| - | be as good as it gets informal
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| 1 | to be not very good and unlikely to improve 就这样了（不太好，但改进的可能不大） |
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| 2 | to be extremely good , so that nothing is likely to be better 太完美了 |
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| - | be good to go AMERICAN informal
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| to be ready to do something |
| 准备好做某事 |
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| - | good boy/girl
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| used for praising a child or a pet when they have done something correctly |
| 好孩子（用于鼓励孩子或宠物） |
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| - | good for/on sb BRITISH
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| used for saying that you are happy about something good that someone has done or that has happened to them |
| 对某人来讲太好了；某人干得真好 |
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| - | good for sth informal
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| able or likely to supply something , especially money |
| 能够提供某物，可能会提供某物（尤指金钱） |
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| - | a good friend
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| someone you know very well and like a lot |
| 好朋友 |
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| - | good Heavens/Lord/God/grief/gracious spoken
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| used for showing that you are very surprised , angry , or upset |
| 天哪（用于表示惊讶、愤怒、烦乱） |
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| - | good old spoken
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| 1 | used before the name of someone or something that always does what you want or expect 好样的（用于某人或某物的称呼前） |
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| 2 | enjoyable or useful 愉快的；有益的 | We had a good old talk. 我们进行了愉快的谈话。 | |
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| - | have a good thing going informal
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| to be involved in something that is successful and gives you benefits |
| 参加有益的活动；取得成功 |
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| - | if you know what’ s good for you spoken
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| used for warning someone that they should do something if they do not want something bad to happen to them |
| 你应该知道好歹（用于告诫某人） |
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| - | it’ s a good thing/job that BRITISH
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| used for saying that you are pleased that something has happened because it prevents something bad from happening |
| 某事做得好 |
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| It’ s a good thing you called – Mum was starting to get worried. 你电话打得正是时候，妈妈都开始担心了。 |
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| - | make good informal
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| to become successful |
| 获得成功 |
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| He’ s a local boy made good. 他是个获得成功的本地男孩。 |
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| - | make good (on) a promise/threat/debt etc
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| to do or pay what you have said you would |
| 履行诺言/实施报复/偿还债务等 |
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| - | make good sth
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| to fix , replace , or pay for something you have done wrong , damaged etc |
| 修复，赔付，赔偿（所造成的损坏等） |
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| We intend to make good any damage we may have caused. 我们打算赔偿任何我们可能造成的损失。 |
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| - | not good enough spoken
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| used for saying that you are not satisfied with what someone has done or is offering you |
| 不能令人满意的 |
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| ‘I’ m sorry I’ m late.’ ‘It’ s just not good enough. It’ s the second day in a row.’ “很抱歉我迟到了。”“光道歉可不行，这已经是连续第二天了。” |
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| - | that’ s a good one spoken
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| 1 | used for saying that you think a joke is very funny （笑话）太有趣了，太滑稽了 |
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| 2 | used for saying that you think that what someone has said is not true and is intended to trick you 别骗我了 |
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| - | too good to be true/to last
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| so good that you cannot believe that such a situation is possible or can continue |
| 好的难以置信/好事不常在的 |
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| If you think the deal they are offering is too good to be true, it probably is. 如果你认为他们提出的条件好的不像是真的，那很可能就有鬼。 |
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| - | too much of a good thing informal
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| so easily available or used so often that you do not enjoy it any more |
| 好事太多也腻味 |
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| Is unlimited phone access too much of a good thing? 电话通讯太方便是不是一件让人感到腻烦的事呢？ |
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| - | would you be so good as/would you be good enough to do sth spoken formal
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| used for asking someone very politely to do something |
| 你能否好心地帮做某事；请帮忙做某事 |
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| See also | | - give 1 | | - onto | | - very | |
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