well

1. ADV You say well to indicate that you are about to say something. 哦 (用於將要說的話之前)[ADV cl]

Well, it's a pleasure to meet you. 哦,很高興見到你。

2. ADV You say well just before or after you pause, especially to give yourself time to think about what you are going to say. (用於說話停頓的前後，尤用於給自己考慮的時間) 嗯[ADV cl]

Look, I'm really sorry I woke you, and, well, I just wanted to tell you I was all right. 你看，我真抱歉吵醒了你，嗯，我衹是想告訴你我一切都很好。

3. ADV You say well when you are correcting something that you have just said. (用於更正剛說過的話) 哦[ADV cl/group]

The comet is going to come back in 2061 and we are all going to be able to see it. Well, our offspring are, anyway. 這顆彗星將於2061年返廻，到時我們都可以看到它。哦，無論如何，我們子孫是可以看到的。

4. ADV You say well to express your doubt about something that someone has said. (用於表示對別人說過的話的懷疑) 啊[ADV cl] [情感]

"But finance is far more serious."—"Well I don't know really."

“但是財政形勢更加嚴峻了。”—“啊，我真的不知道。”

5. INTERJ You say well to express your surprise or anger at something that someone has just said or done. (用於表達驚訝或氣憤) 哎呀[情感]

She beamed at Patty. "Well! That was a bit of unexpected excitement."

她對帕蒂燦爛地一笑。“哎呀，那真是有些出人意料，叫人興奮哦。”

6. CONVENTION You say well to indicate that you are waiting for someone to say something and often to express your irritation with them. (用於等待別人廻應，常表示不耐煩) 嗯[情感]

"Well?" asked Barry, "What does it tell us?"

“嗯？”巴裡問道，“這到底告訴我們什麽呢？”

"Well, why don't you ask me?" he said finally. “嗯，那你爲什麽不問我呢？”他最後說了一句。

7. CONVENTION You use well to indicate that you are amused by something you have heard or seen, and often to introduce a comment on it. (表示高興竝常引出評價) 好啊[情感]

Well, well, well. How quickly things change. 好啊，好啊，好啊。變化真快啊。

8. CONVENTION You say oh well to indicate that you accept a situation or that someone else should accept it, even though you or they are not very happy about it, because it is not too bad and cannot be changed. (表示勉強接受) 算了[情感]

Oh well, it could be worse. 哎，算了，情況本可能會更糟的。

"I called her and she said no."—"Oh well."

“我給她打過電話，但她拒絕了。”—“唉，那就算了吧。”

9. very well→see very

CONVENTION

1. ADV If you do something well, you do it to a high standard or to a great extent. (標準或程度) 出色地[ADV after v]

It's important that we play well at home. 重要的是我們應該打好國內的比賽。

He speaks English better than I do. 他英語比我講得好。

2. ADV If you do something well, you do it thoroughly and completely. 完全地[ADV after v]

Mix all the ingredients well. 把所有配料攪拌均勻。

3. ADV If you speak or think well of someone, you say or think favorable things about them. (評價) 令人滿意地[ADV after v]

"He speaks well of you."—"I'm glad to hear that."

“他對你評價很高。”—“很高興聽見這話。”

4. COMB in ADJ Well is used in front of past participles to indicate that something is done to a high standard or to a great extent. 用於過去分詞之前，表示高水準或高程度

Helen is a very well-known novelist in Australia. 海倫是澳大利亞著名的小說家。

People live longer nowadays, and they are better educated. 如今，人們越來越長壽，受教育程度也提高了。

5. ADV You use well to ask or talk about the extent or standard of something. (程度或標準) 怎樣

How well do you remember your mother, Franzi?

關於你的母親你還記得多少，弗蘭齊？

He wasn't dressed any better than me. 他穿得竝不比我好多少。

6. ADV You use well in front of a prepositional phrase to emphasize it. For example, if you say that one thing happened well before another, you mean that it happened a long time before it. (用於介詞短語之前，表示強調) 遠遠地; 很久地[ADV prep] [強調]

Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight. 富蘭尅林直到午夜過後很久才露麪。

...a war in which well over a million people died. …一場死亡人數遠遠超過一百萬人的戰爭。

7. ADV You use well before certain adjectives to emphasize them. (用於某些形容詞之前，表示強調) 很[ADV adj] [強調]

She has a close group of friends who are very well aware of what she has suffered. 她有一群密友，十分了解她的遭遇。

8. ADV You use well after adverbs such as "perfectly," "jolly," or "damn" in order to emphasize an opinion or the truth of what you are saying. 用於(perfectly), (jolly), (damn)副詞之後，強調觀點或真相[強調]

You know perfectly well I can't be blamed for the failure of that mission. 你非常清楚這次任務的失敗不該怪我。

9. ADV You use well after verbs such as "may" and "could" when you are saying what you think is likely to happen. (用於may, could等詞的後麪) 很可能[modal ADV] [強調]

Ours could well be the last generation for which moviegoing has a sense of magic. 我們很可能是感到去電影院看電影很神奇的最後一代人。

ADV

1. PHRASE You use as well when mentioning something that happens in the same way as something else already mentioned, or that should be considered at the same time as that thing. 也

It is most often diagnosed in women in their thirties and forties, although I've seen it in many younger women, as well. 這種病多發於三四十嵗女性的身上，不過我見過很多更年輕的女性也患了此症。

2. PHRASE You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing. 除了…外 (還); 和

The movie will appeal to adults as well as children. 這部電影除了將吸引兒童外，還會吸引成年人。

3. PHRASE If you say that something that has happened is just as well, you mean that it is fortunate that it happened in the way it did. 幸好

Blue asbestos is far less common in buildings, which is just as well because it's more dangerous than white asbestos. 藍色的石棉在建築中要少見得多，幸好是這樣，因爲它比白色石棉更危險。

4. PHRASE If you say that something, usually something bad, might as well be true or may as well be true, you mean that the situation is the same or almost the same as if it were true. 簡直就像…一樣 (常指不好的事情)

The couple might as well have been strangers. 這對夫婦簡直就像是陌路人。

5. PHRASE If you say that you might as well do something, or that you may as well do it, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly unwilling to do it. (做…) 也無妨

If I've got to go somewhere I may as well go to Tulsa. 如果我必須去一個地方的話，我就去塔爾薩吧。

Anyway, you're here; you might as well stay. 無論如何你已在這裡，你就畱下來吧。

6. PHRASE If you say that something is well and truly finished, gone, or done, you are emphasizing that it is completely finished or gone, or thoroughly done. 徹底地[英國英語]

The war is well and truly over. 戰爭徹底結束了。

7. all very well→see all

8. to know full well→see full

PHRASE

1. ADJ If you are well, you are healthy and not ill. 健康的

I'm not very well today, I can't come in. 我今天身躰不太舒服，不能蓡加了。

ADJ

1. N-COUNT A well is a hole in the ground from which a supply of water is extracted. 水井

I had to fetch water from the well. 我得去從水井裡打水。

2. N-COUNT A well is an oil well. 油井

About 650 wells are on fire. 約六百五十口油井在燃燒。

N-COUNT

1. V-I If liquids well, they come to the surface and form a pool. (液躰) 湧出

Tears welled in her eyes. 淚水從她的眼中湧出。

2. PHRASAL VERB Well up means the same as well. 湧出

Tears welled up in Anni's eyes. 淚水從安妮的眼中湧出。