(亦作okay) informal <非正式>
1
- used to express assent, agreement, or acceptance好; 可以（表示赞同、同意或接受）：
OK, I'll pass on your message
好, 我会替你传话
OK, OK, I give in.
好, 好, 我认输。
1.1
- used to introduce an utterance那么（用于开始话语）：
'OK, let's go'.
“那么, 我们走吧。”
predic.
1- satisfactory but not exceptionally or especially good可以的：
the flight was OK.
那次飞行还可以。
1.1
- (of a person) in a satisfactory physical or mental state（人）身体（或精神）状态好的：
are you okay, Ben?
本, 你还好吧？
1.2
- permissible; allowable允许的; 正当的：
I'm not sure if it's OK to say that to a teacher.
我不确定是否可以对教师说那样的话。
- in a satisfactory manner or to a satisfactory extent可以地; 令人满意地：
the computer continues to work OK.
电脑一直工作得不错。
in sing.
- an authorization or approval许可; 同意：
do you know how long it takes for those pen-pushers to give us the OK?
你知道那些耍笔杆的家伙要多久才能给我们许可吗？
(OK's, OK'd, OK'ing)with obj.
- sanction or give approval to批准; 同意：
the Governor recently OK'd the execution of a man who had committed murder.
州长最近批准了对一个杀人犯执行死刑。
词源
mid 19th cent. (originally US)： probably an abbreviation of orl korrect, humorous form of all correct, popularized as a slogan during President Van Buren's re-election campaign of 1840 in the US; his nickname Old Kinderhook (derived from his birthplace) provided the initials.
- Oklahoma (in official postal use)【邮】同
O KLAHOMA.