- safe and well; in a calm or happy state安然无恙；平安；快活
Synonyms wellwell- all right
- OK
- fine
- healthy
- strong
- fit
These words all describe somebody who is not ill and is in good health.- well [not usually before noun] (rather informal) in good health:
- I’m not feeling very well.我感觉身体不太好。
- Is he well enough to travel?他身体怎么样，能够旅行吗？
Well is used especially to talk about your own health, to ask somebody about their health or to make a comment on it. - all right [not before noun] (rather informal) not feeling ill; not injured:
- Are you feeling all right?你感觉还好吗？
- OK [not before noun] (informal) not feeling ill; not injured:
- She says she’s OK now, and will be back at work tomorrow.她说她现在身体还可以，明天就回来上班。
all right or ok?用 all right 还是 OK？These words are slightly less positive than the other words in this group. They are both used in spoken English to talk about not actually being ill or injured, rather than being positively in good health. Both are rather informal but OK is slightly more informal than all right.- fine [not before noun] (not used in negative statements) (rather informal) completely well:
- ‘How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’“你好吗？”“很好，谢谢。”
Fine is used especially to talk about your health, especially when somebody asks you how you are. It is also used to talk about somebody’s health when you are talking to somebody else. Unlike well it is not often used to ask somebody about their health or make a comment on it: Are you keeping fine? - healthy in good health and not likely to become ill:
- Keep healthy by exercising regularly.经常锻炼以保持健康。
- strong in good health and not suffering from an illness:
- After a few weeks she was feeling stronger.几周之后她感觉身体好些了。
Strong is often used to talk about becoming healthy again after an illness. - fit (especially British English) in good physical health, especially because you take regular physical exercise:指健壮，尤指因经常锻炼而身体健康：
- I go swimming every day in order to keep fit.我每天游泳以保持健康。
Patterns- all right/OK/fit for something
- all right/OK/fit to do something
- to feel/look well/all right/OK/fine/healthy/strong/fit
- to keep (somebody) well/healthy/fit
- perfectly well/all right/OK/fine/healthy/fit
- physically well/healthy/strong/fit
Extra Examples- I'm perfectly OK now, thanks.我现在相当好，谢谢。
- He should be OK for the game on Saturday.他参加星期六的比赛应该没问题。
- I think we should be OK here for the night.我想我们今晚应该没问题。
- She looks OK to me.我觉得她样子还行。
- She says she's OK now, and will be back at work tomorrow.她说她现在身体还可以，明天就回来上班。
- She worries too much—I'll be perfectly OK.她过分担忧了－我会平安无事的。
- Write and let me know you're OK.给我写信报个平安。
- Did they get there OK?他们平安到达了吗？
Topics Feelingsa1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbsadverbpreposition- by somebody
- with somebody/something
See full entry - OK (for somebody) (to do something) all right; acceptable; in an acceptable way可以；可行；尚可；不错
- Is it OK if I leave now?我现在离开，可以吗？
- Is it OK for me to come too?我也去，行吗？
- Does my hair look okay?我的头发还看得过去吗？
- I think I did OK in the exam.我觉得我考得还可以。
- Whatever you decide, it's okay by me.无论你怎么决定对我来说都行。
- an okay movie一部不错的电影
Express Yourself Asking for permission/a favourAsking for permission/a favour请求允许或帮助You are more likely to get what you want if you can ask for it politely. Here are some ways of asking whether you may do something:礼貌的请求更可能达成愿望，以下是询问是否可以做某事的一些表达方式：- Would you mind if I opened the window?你会介意我开窗吗？
- Could I possibly borrow your phone?我借你的电话用一下好吗？
- I hate to ask, but could I please borrow your phone?冒昧打扰了，我能借你的电话用一下吗？
(North American English)- Do you happen to have a pair of gloves I could borrow for the evening?你有没有适合出席晚会的手套可以借给我？
- Would it be all right if I left five minutes early?我提前五分钟离开可以吗？
- Is there any chance that we could stay at your house the night before our flight?我们有没有可能在航班出发的前一天晚上住在你家？
- Would it be OK to leave my bag here?我把包留在这儿行吗？
Responses:回应：- I'd rather you didn't, if you don't mind.如果你不介意的话，最好别这么做。
- I'd prefer it if you asked somebody else.也许你问问别人更好。
- If there's someone else you can ask, I'd be grateful.请您再问问其他人。
Extra Examples- I hope the meeting goes OK.我希望会议进展顺利。
- Is it OK with you if I come around six?我 6 点左右来，你看好不好？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbsadverbpreposition- by somebody
- with somebody/something
See full entry Word Originmid 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.