复合形式：
well | Well then | What do you know! | we'll |
| a job well done n | (task that is performed well) | SCSimplified Chinese 出色地完成了任务 |
| | Congratulations on a job well done! |
| act well vi + adv | (actor: be convincing) | SCSimplified Chinese 演得好 yǎn de hǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 表演出彩 |
| | Little Johnny acted so well in the school play, I'm sure he'll grow up to win an Oscar. |
air shaft,
air well,
ventilation shaft n | (building: air passage) (建筑) | SCSimplified Chinese 通风井 tōng fēng jǐng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 通风竖井 |
| | In my apartment, half the windows look out onto the street and half into the air shaft. |
| alive and well adj | (person: still alive and healthy) | SCSimplified Chinese 健在 |
| alive and well adj | figurative (industry, program: still active) (指行业等) | SCSimplified Chinese 活跃 huó yuè |
All's well that ends well.,
All is well that ends well. expr | (everything is resolved happily) | SCSimplified Chinese 结果好 jié guǒ hǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 皆大歡喜 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 万事好 jié guǒ hǎo，wàn shì hǎo |
| 备注: This is the title of a play by Shakespeare. |
| artesian well n | (well with natural outflow) | SCSimplified Chinese 自流井 zì liú jǐng |
| | This artesian well has been flowing for over one hundred years. |
| as well adv | (also) | SCSimplified Chinese 也，又 yě，yòu
TCTraditional Chinese 也，又 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同样地，完全有理由地 tóng yàng de ，wán quán yǒu lǐ yóu de
TCTraditional Chinese 同樣地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 还不如 hái bù rú |
| | William invited not only Sue to the party, but her sister as well. |
| | 威廉姆不仅邀请了苏参加派对，也邀请了她的姐姐。 |
| as well as conj | (in addition to) | SCSimplified Chinese 除…之外（也） chú … zhī wài （ yě ） |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与…（程度）一样 chú … zhī wài （ yě ），yǔ …（ chéng dù ） yí yàng |
| | Our neighbor brought cake as well as juice for everyone. |
| | 我们的邻居除蛋糕外还给各位带来了果汁。 |
| augur well vi + adv | (be good sign) | SCSimplified Chinese 是吉兆 shì jí zhào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 预示吉利 shì jí zhào，yù shì jí lì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 预示好兆头 shì jí zhào，yù shì hǎo zhào tóu |
| | Your tardiness does not augur well for your scholastic future. |
| | 你的拖延习惯对于你的学术前景来说并非是好兆头。 |
| be well out of [sth] v expr | UK, informal (be lucky not to be still involved in) | SCSimplified Chinese 幸免 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 幸运地错过 |
| behave well vi + adv | (act properly) | SCSimplified Chinese 举止得体 jǔ zhǐ dé tǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 舉止得體 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 行为得当 |
| be doing well v expr | (thrive) | SCSimplified Chinese 情况不错
TCTraditional Chinese 情況不錯 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 状态良好 zhuàng tài liáng hǎo |
| | Sarah and Jim are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter Grace. Both mother and baby are doing well. |
| | 萨拉和吉姆很高兴能宣布他们的女儿格蕾丝出生了。母亲和宝宝都状态良好。 |
| be doing well v expr | (recover) | SCSimplified Chinese 康复得不错 |
| | A month after her car accident, Mary is doing well. |
| | 车祸一个月后，玛丽康复得不错。 |
| do well vi + adv | (be successful) | SCSimplified Chinese 做得好 zuò de hǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 成功 zuò de hǎo，chéng gōng
TCTraditional Chinese 成功 |
| | He's doing well in his new job. |
| | 他在新工作中表现地很好。 |
| do well for yourself v expr | informal (be successful) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 做得好 zuò de hǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 成功 zuò de hǎo，chéng gōng
TCTraditional Chinese 成功 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 混得好 |
| | You've obviously done well for yourself. |
| | 你显然混得很好啊。 |
| do well to do [sth] v expr | (be wise) | SCSimplified Chinese 做得对 zuò de duì
TCTraditional Chinese 做得對 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做得明智 zuò de duì，zuò de míng zhì |
| | You would do well to heed her advice. |
| dry well n | (drainage pit with loose stones) | SCSimplified Chinese 干井 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 旱井 |
| eating well n | (healthy diet) | SCSimplified Chinese 健康饮食 |
| get on well v expr | informal (be friends) | SCSimplified Chinese 相处融洽 xiāng chǔ róng qià
TCTraditional Chinese 相處融洽 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很要好 |
| | Rick and Steve get on well. |
| | 里克和史蒂夫很要好。 |
| get on well with [sb] v expr | informal (be friends) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…处得来 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与…相处良好 |
| | I get on well with my sister. |
| get well v expr | (recover from illness or injury) | SCSimplified Chinese 康复 kāng fù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 恢复健康 kāng fù，huī fù jiàn kāng
TCTraditional Chinese 恢復健康 |
| | I'm sorry to hear you're ill – let's hope you get well soon. |
| | 得知你生病了，很是遗憾，祝你早日康复。 |
| get well soon interj | (expressing wish for recovery) | SCSimplified Chinese （祝你）早日康复 zhù nǐ zǎo rì kāng fù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很快好起来 zhù nǐ zǎo rì kāng fù，hěn kuài hǎo qǐ lái |
| | I heard you came down with the flu. Get well soon! |
| | 我听说你得了流感。祝你早日康复！ |
| get-well card n | (token for ill person) | SCSimplified Chinese 慰问卡 |
| go down well v expr | informal, figurative (news: be welcome) (消息等) | SCSimplified Chinese 被顺利接受 |
| | News of an increase in profits went down well with investors in the company. |
| | 利润增加的消息让公司投资者很高兴。 |
| go down well v expr | informal, figurative (performance: be enjoyed) | SCSimplified Chinese 受欢迎 shòu huān yíng
TCTraditional Chinese 受歡迎 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 受到好评 shòu huān yíng，shòu dào hǎo píng |
| | The band were very good and they went down well with the fans. |
| | 这支乐队很出色，受到歌迷的好评。 |
| go well expr | (favorable outcome) | SCSimplified Chinese 进展顺利 jìn zhǎn shùn lì
TCTraditional Chinese 進展順利 |
| | Ruth's meeting with her boyfriend's parents went well. |
| go well beyond v expr | (exceed by far) | SCSimplified Chinese 远超 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大幅超越 |
| hail-fellow-well-met adj | formal (over-familiar) | SCSimplified Chinese 过分亲热的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 假意示好的 |
| just as well expr | (to equal standard) | SCSimplified Chinese 同样地 tóng yàng de
TCTraditional Chinese 同樣地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一样地 tóng yàng de ，yí yàng de
TCTraditional Chinese 一樣地 |
| | Jerome makes delicious cakes, but Audrey makes cakes just as well. |
| | 杰罗姆做的蛋糕很好吃，而奥黛丽做的蛋糕也很好吃。 |
| just as well as [sb] expr | (to equal standard) | SCSimplified Chinese 差不多 chà bù duō
TCTraditional Chinese 差不多 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一样 chà bù duō，yí yàng |
| | My best friend can speak French just as well as I can. |
| just as well expr | informal (fortunate) | SCSimplified Chinese 幸好 xìng hǎo |
| | It's just as well I retired before they changed all the duties of my job. |
| keep well v expr | (stay fit and healthy) | SCSimplified Chinese 保持健康 bǎo chí jiàn kāng |
| | Have you seen old Mr.Smith lately; he's keeping well! He doesn't look a day over 70. |
know damn well [sth],
know damn well that v expr | potentially offensive, informal (be aware) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常清楚 fēi cháng qīng chǔ |
| | Don't play coy with me, you know damn well what I'm talking about! |
| know full well v expr | (be very much aware) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常清楚 fēi cháng qīng chǔ |
| | He knew full well that what he was doing was illegal, but it didn't stop him. |
leave [sb/sth] alone,
leave [sb/sth] well enough alone vtr + adj | (not disturb) | SCSimplified Chinese 让…独自呆着 ràng dú zì dāi zhe |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 别去打扰 |
| | I just want to be left alone to get on with my novel. |
leave [sb/sth] alone,
leave [sb/sth] well enough alone vtr + adj | (stop harassing) | SCSimplified Chinese 停止骚扰 |
| | She wished that the man beside her at the bar would leave her alone. |
| live well v expr | (be comfortably well off) | SCSimplified Chinese 很好地生活 hěn hǎo de shēng huó |
| | We're not rich, but we live well. |
| look well v expr | (appear healthy) | SCSimplified Chinese 看上去健康，看上去气色好 |
| look well v expr | informal (look well-dressed) | SCSimplified Chinese 穿着得体 |
may,
may well v aux | (even though) | SCSimplified Chinese 尽管 jǐn guǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 盡管 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 或许 jǐn guǎn，huò xǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 或許 |
| | She may well be your best friend, but she doesn't have the right to speak to you like that. |
| may well v expr | (might very possibly) | SCSimplified Chinese 很可能 hěn kě néng |
| | They may well win the tournament. |
| mean well v expr | (have good intentions) | SCSimplified Chinese 好意 hǎo yì
TCTraditional Chinese 好意 |
| | Even though you meant well, what you said was hurtful. |
might as well,
may as well v expr | (have no reason not to) | SCSimplified Chinese 最好 zuì hǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 最好 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不妨
TCTraditional Chinese 不妨 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 莫如 |
| | I might as well go with you. |
| | 我最好和你一起去。 |
might as well,
may as well v expr | (would be the same) | SCSimplified Chinese 就像 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 就像是 |
| | It might as well be winter, with all this cold wet weather we're having. |
| | 我们这儿一天天的湿冷天气，就像身处冬季一般。 |
| ne'er-do-well n | (person: lazy, irresponsible) | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲的人 yóu shǒu hào xián de rén |
| ne'er-do-well adj | (lazy, irresponsible) | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲的 yóu shǒu hǎo xián de |
| not well founded adj | (not based on fact) | SCSimplified Chinese 依据不足 yī jù bù zú
TCTraditional Chinese 依據不足 |
| | The evidence against John was not well founded, so he avoided prosecution. |
| | Your optimism about the stock market was clearly not well founded. |
| note well interj | (nota bene, please note) | SCSimplified Chinese 请注意 qǐng zhù yì
TCTraditional Chinese 請注意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 留心点 qǐng zhù yì，liú xīn diǎn |
| | Please note well the deadlines for submitting your work. |
| oh well interj | (expressing resignation) | SCSimplified Chinese 好吧 hǎo bɑ |
| | Sam didn't invite me to his party. Oh well - I'd rather chill at home tonight anyway. |
| oil well n | (petroleum mine) | SCSimplified Chinese 油井 yóu jǐng
TCTraditional Chinese 油井 |
| | Their oil well turned out to be a gusher, producing over 1,200 barrels a day. |
| pretty well adv | informal (quite successfully) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 很不错，很成功，很好 hěn bú cuò，hěn chéng gōng，hěn hǎo |
| | I think that went pretty well. |
| | We worked pretty well together. |
| pretty well adv | informal (almost completely) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 差不多，几乎 chà bù duō，jī hū
TCTraditional Chinese 差不多，幾乎 |
| | He pretty well won the game single-handedly. |
| quite well adv | (to a fairly high standard) | SCSimplified Chinese 很不错地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很好地 hěn hǎo de |
| | James did quite well in his exam. |
| quite well adv | (fairly successfully) | SCSimplified Chinese 很成功地 |
| | The business performed quite well in its first year of trading. |
| rather well adv | (to quite a high standard) | SCSimplified Chinese 相当好 xiāng dāng hǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 相當好 |
| rather well adv | (quite successfully) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常成功 |
| reasonably well adv | (quite successfully) | SCSimplified Chinese 相当好地 xiāng dāng hǎo de
TCTraditional Chinese 相當好地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 相当不错地 xiāng dāng hǎo de ，xiāng dāng bú cuò de |
| | Though I'm not an expert, I can cook reasonably well. |
| relate well to [sb] v expr | (get along with [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...相处融洽 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 和...关系处得好 |
| | For a teenager, she relates well to adults. |
sit well with [sb],
stand well with [sb] v expr | colloquial (be accepted) | SCSimplified Chinese 适合 shì hé
TCTraditional Chinese 適合 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对...的胃口 |
| | This situation doesn't sit well with me. |
| sleep well v expr | (have a restful sleep) | SCSimplified Chinese 睡得好 shuì de hǎo |
| | I felt really good in my new house, so I slept well that night. |
| | The babies sleep well when it's raining. |
| sleep well interj | informal (have a restful sleep) | SCSimplified Chinese 祝睡好, 睡个好觉 |
| | Sleep well, darling. See you in the morning. |
| speak well of [sb] v expr | (praise) | SCSimplified Chinese 说…的好话 shuō … de hǎo huà |
| | You need your clients to speak well of you to their friends and acquaintances. |
stairwell,
stair-well,
stair well n | (stair shaft) (建筑) | SCSimplified Chinese 楼梯井，楼梯 lóu tī jǐng，lóu tī
TCTraditional Chinese 樓梯 |
| | In our building you can look up through the stairwell to the top. |
that's all very well,
but expr | informal (nevertheless, even so) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 好吧…但是，那也好…然而 hǎo ba dàn shì，nà yě hǎo rán ér |
| | That's all very well, but it still doesn't explain why you didn't finish the work. |
that's all well and good,
but expr | informal (nevertheless, even so) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 好吧…但是，那也好…然而 hǎo ba dàn shì，nà yě hǎo rán ér |
| | That's all well and good, and I enjoy talking to your granny, but isn't it about time we left for the movies ? |
| think well of [sb] v expr | (respect, admire) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…评价较好 duì … píng jià jiào hǎo |
| | Amy's parents think well of her new boyfriend. |
| very well adv | (successfully) | SCSimplified Chinese 很好，很成功 hěn hǎo ，hěn chéng gōng |
| | He patched the hole in the wall very well: you'd never know it was there. |
| | 他把墙上的洞补得很好，你都不会知道它在那儿。 |
| very well interj | (expressing consent) (略为勉强的同意) | SCSimplified Chinese 好吧，就这样吧 hǎo bɑ ，jiù zhè yàng bɑ |
| | Very well, then: you may go out tonight, but you must be home by midnight. |
| | 好吧，今晚你可以外出，不过必须在半晚之前回家。 |
| water well n | (hole dug to obtain water) | SCSimplified Chinese 水井 shuǐ jǐng |
| wear [sth] well vtr + adv | (look good in) | SCSimplified Chinese 耐用 nài yòng
TCTraditional Chinese 耐用 |
| | (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 不见老 nài yòng，bú jiàn lǎo |
| | Mmm, she certainly wears that bikini well! |
| wear well vtr + adv | figurative (age, etc.: assume comfortably) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有提供翻译 |
| | Mr Jones is wearing his new authority well! |
| wear well vi + adv | (be enduring) | SCSimplified Chinese 耐用 nài yòng
TCTraditional Chinese 耐用 |
| | (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 不见老 nài yòng，bú jiàn lǎo |
| | I buy practical, simple clothes that wear well and don't go out of style. |
| wear well vi + adv | (not age too fast) | SCSimplified Chinese 耐用 nài yòng
TCTraditional Chinese 耐用 |
| | (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 不见老 nài yòng，bú jiàn lǎo |
| | Car tires don't seem to wear as well as they used to. |
| wear well vi + adv | figurative (person: not look old) | SCSimplified Chinese 显得年轻 |
| | Your father's wearing well, considering he's 93. |
well adjusted,
well-adjusted adj | figurative (emotionally stable) | SCSimplified Chinese 情绪稳定的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | In spite of the problems she had growing up, she has turned out to be suprisingly well adjusted. |
well advised,
well-advised adj | (wise, sensible) | SCSimplified Chinese 明智的 míng zhì de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| well aware adj | (very conscious: of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常明白，十分清楚 fēi cháng míng bái，shí fēn qīng chǔ |
| well away from prep | (at a distance from) | SCSimplified Chinese 远离 yuǎn lí |
| | After the argument they decided to stay well away from one other. |
| | Any nuclear energy plant should be located well away from urban centers. |
well balanced,
well-balanced adj | (in good proportion) | SCSimplified Chinese 平衡的 píng héng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 协调的 píng héng de ，xié tiáo de
TCTraditional Chinese 協調的 |
| 备注: hyphen used when adj comes before the noun it modifies |
| | In order to stay healthy it is important to eat a well-balanced diet. |
well balanced,
well-balanced adj | figurative ([sb]: stable) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 心理平衡的 xīn lǐ píng héng de |
| | Children who know they are loved tend to grow into well-balanced adults. |
well behaved,
well-behaved adj | (good, not naughty) | SCSimplified Chinese 乖的 guāi de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 听话的 guāi de，tīng huà de
TCTraditional Chinese 聽話的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | It's always nice to see well-behaved children. |
| | Your dog's so well behaved - it never seems to bark. |
| | 听话的孩子总让人高兴。// 你的狗真听话，似乎从来都不汪汪叫。 |
| well beyond prep | (far further than, past) | SCSimplified Chinese 远远超过 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大大超出 |
well connected,
well-connected adj | (having influential friends) | SCSimplified Chinese 社会关系强固的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有人脉的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
well defined,
well-defined adj | (clearly outlined, stated) | SCSimplified Chinese 阐述清晰的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有条理的 yǒu tiáo lǐ de
TCTraditional Chinese 有條理的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 轮廓清楚的 lún kuò qīng chǔ de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
well deserved,
well-deserved adj | (highly merited, earned) | SCSimplified Chinese 应得的，当之无愧的 yīng dé de ，dāng zhī wú kuì de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | After the long battle, the Vikings went home for some well-deserved mead. |
well developed,
well-developed adj | (be elaborate or highly thought out) | SCSimplified Chinese 完善的 wán shàn de |
| | The plot of your short story is well developed, but you need to flesh out the characters. |
well developed,
well-developed adj | (be physically mature) | SCSimplified Chinese 发育良好的，发育成熟的 fā yù chéng shú de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | My, she's a well-developed young lady! No wonder all the men are watching her. |
well disposed,
well disposed towards [sb/sth],
well-disposed towards [sb/sth] adj | (feeling favourable, sympathetic) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...有好感的，对...友好的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| well done interj | (congratulations) | SCSimplified Chinese 干得好！ gàn de hǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 乾得好！ |
| | You got an A on the test? Well done! |
| | 你考试得了A？干得好！ |
well done,
well-done adj | (meat: cooked right through) (牛排等) | SCSimplified Chinese 完全烤熟的，全熟的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | I prefer my steak well done because I can't stand the sight of blood. |
| | 我希望我的牛排能是全熟的，因为我见不得血。 |
well endowed,
well-endowed adj | (wealthy) | SCSimplified Chinese 资金充足的，富有的 fù yǒu de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| well endowed with [sth] adj + prep | (having plenty of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 有充足的 |
| | The organization is well endowed with funds for building repairs. |
well endowed,
well-endowed adj | euphemism (man: having a large penis) (男性) | SCSimplified Chinese 阴茎大的 |
well endowed,
well-endowed adj | euphemism (woman: having large breasts) (女性) | SCSimplified Chinese 乳房大的 |
| well enough adv | (sufficiently) | SCSimplified Chinese 还不错，还可以 hái bù cuò，hái kě yǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 相当，非常 xiāng dāng ，fēi cháng
TCTraditional Chinese 相當，非常 |
| | The team played well enough to have deserved at least a draw. |
| well enough adv | (in a sufficiently good way) | SCSimplified Chinese 还不错，还可以 hái bù cuò，hái kě yǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 相当，非常 xiāng dāng ，fēi cháng
TCTraditional Chinese 相當，非常 |
| | I speak French well enough, but I couldn't pass for a native speaker. |
well established,
well-established adj | (existing, proven from long ago) | SCSimplified Chinese 根深蒂固的 gēn shēn dì gù de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 已确立的，已确认的 yǐ què lì de
TCTraditional Chinese 已確認的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 固定下来的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
well fed,
well-fed adj | (plump) | SCSimplified Chinese 饱满的，丰满的 bǎo mǎn de，fēng mǎn de
TCTraditional Chinese 豐滿的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |