well

1. ADV You say well to indicate that you are about to say something. 哦 (用于将要说的话之前)[ADV cl]

Well, it's a pleasure to meet you. 哦,很高兴见到你。

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. (用于说话停顿的前后，尤用于给自己考虑的时间) 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，我只是想告诉你我一切都很好。

3. ADV You say well when you are correcting something that you have just said. (用于更正刚说过的话) 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. 这颗彗星将于2061年返回，到时我们都可以看到它。哦，无论如何，我们子孙是可以看到的。

4. ADV You say well to express your doubt about something that someone has said. (用于表示对别人说过的话的怀疑) 啊[ADV cl] [情感]

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

“但是财政形势更加严峻了。”—“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. (用于表达惊讶或气愤) 哎呀[情感]

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

她对帕蒂灿烂地一笑。“哎呀，那真是有些出人意料，叫人兴奋哦。”

6. CONVENTION You say well to indicate that you are waiting for someone to say something and often to express your irritation with them. (用于等待别人回应，常表示不耐烦) 嗯[情感]

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

“嗯？”巴里问道，“这到底告诉我们什么呢？”

"Well, why don't you ask me?" he said finally. “嗯，那你为什么不问我呢？”他最后说了一句。

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. (表示高兴并常引出评价) 好啊[情感]

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

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. (表示勉强接受) 算了[情感]

Oh well, it could be worse. 哎，算了，情况本可能会更糟的。

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

“我给她打过电话，但她拒绝了。”—“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. (标准或程度) 出色地[ADV after v]

It's important that we play well at home. 重要的是我们应该打好国内的比赛。

He speaks English better than I do. 他英语比我讲得好。

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

Mix all the ingredients well. 把所有配料搅拌均匀。

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

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

“他对你评价很高。”—“很高兴听见这话。”

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. 用于过去分词之前，表示高水准或高程度

Helen is a very well-known novelist in Australia. 海伦是澳大利亚著名的小说家。

People live longer nowadays, and they are better educated. 如今，人们越来越长寿，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. (程度或标准) 怎样

How well do you remember your mother, Franzi?

关于你的母亲你还记得多少，弗兰齐？

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

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. (用于介词短语之前，表示强调) 远远地; 很久地[ADV prep] [强调]

Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight. 富兰克林直到午夜过后很久才露面。

...a war in which well over a million people died. …一场死亡人数远远超过一百万人的战争。

7. ADV You use well before certain adjectives to emphasize them. (用于某些形容词之前，表示强调) 很[ADV adj] [强调]

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. 用于(perfectly), (jolly), (damn)副词之后，强调观点或真相[强调]

You know perfectly well I can't be blamed for the failure of that mission. 你非常清楚这次任务的失败不该怪我。

9. ADV You use well after verbs such as "may" and "could" when you are saying what you think is likely to happen. (用于may, could等词的后面) 很可能[modal ADV] [强调]

Ours could well be the last generation for which moviegoing has a sense of magic. 我们很可能是感到去电影院看电影很神奇的最后一代人。

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. 这种病多发于三四十岁女性的身上，不过我见过很多更年轻的女性也患了此症。

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

The movie will appeal to adults as well as children. 这部电影除了将吸引儿童外，还会吸引成年人。

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. 蓝色的石棉在建筑中要少见得多，幸好是这样，因为它比白色石棉更危险。

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. 简直就像…一样 (常指不好的事情)

The couple might as well have been strangers. 这对夫妇简直就像是陌路人。

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…) 也无妨

If I've got to go somewhere I may as well go to Tulsa. 如果我必须去一个地方的话，我就去塔尔萨吧。

Anyway, you're here; you might as well stay. 无论如何你已在这里，你就留下来吧。

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. 彻底地[英国英语]

The war is well and truly over. 战争彻底结束了。

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. 我今天身体不太舒服，不能参加了。

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. 我得去从水井里打水。

2. N-COUNT A well is an oil well. 油井

About 650 wells are on fire. 约六百五十口油井在燃烧。

N-COUNT

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

Tears welled in her eyes. 泪水从她的眼中涌出。

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

Tears welled up in Anni's eyes. 泪水从安妮的眼中涌出。