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in a good, right or acceptable way 好；对；令人满意地 They played well in the tournament. 他们在锦标赛中表现出色。 The team work well together. 团队合作得很好。 The kids all behaved well. 孩子们都很有礼貌。 The conference was very well organized. 这次会议组织得很好。 Well done! (= expressing admiration for what somebody has done) 干得好！ His campaign was not going well. 他的竞选活动进展得不顺利。 These animals make very good pets if treated well (= with kindness). 这些动物若得到善待会成为很好的宠物。 People spoke well of (= spoke with approval of) him. 人们对他的评价很高。 She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered. 总的说来，她的反应还挺不错。 They lived well (= in comfort and spending a lot of money) and were generous with their money. 他们生活优裕，花钱大方。 She was determined to marry well (= marry somebody rich and/or with a high social position). 她决意嫁给有钱有势的人。
Extra ExamplesIt's important to value and treat employees well. 重视和善待员工很重要。 The play has been well reviewed. 这部戏受到了好评。 The performance is well served by excellent designs and lighting. 出色的设计和照明为演出提供了良好的服务。 The product has been well received by consumers. 该产品深受消费者欢迎。 She is well placed to explain the situation. 她很适合解释这种情况。 Money spent on looking after your health is money very well spent. 花在照顾健康上的钱花得值。 Tickets are selling well for the concert. 音乐会的票卖得很好。 a well written essay 写得很好的文章 His work is well represented in the museum. 他的作品在博物馆里有很好的展示。 a well educated young woman 受过良好教育的年轻女性 The dress fitted well. 这件衣服很合身。 Goodnight! Sleep well! 晚安，睡个好觉。 Students are responding well to the changes. 学生们对这些变化反应良好。 These plants perform well in stony soil. 这些植物在石质土壤中生长良好。
Grammar Point wellwell- Compound adjectives beginning with well are generally written with no hyphen when they are used alone after a verb, but with a hyphen when they come before a noun:
以 well 开头的复合形容词单独用于动词后一般不用连字符，但用于名词前要用连字符： She is well dressed. 她衣着入时。 a well-dressed woman. 穿着考究的女人
- The comparative and superlative forms are usually formed with better and best:
better-known poets 较著名的诗人 the best-dressed person in the room. 这屋里穿着最考究的人
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completely and properly 完全地；彻底地；全部地 Add the lemon juice and mix well. 加进柠檬汁并搅拌均匀。 The surface must be well prepared before you start to paint. 一定要把表面打磨好再开始油漆。 How well do you know Carla? 你对卡拉有多了解？ He's well able to take care of himself. 他完全能够自理。 a well trained dog 训练有素的狗
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to a great extent or degree 很；相当；大大地；远远地 He was driving at well over the speed limit. 他当时开车的速度远远超过了限制。 She is well aware of the dangers. 她很清楚危险。 They are very well suited to each other. 他们非常般配。 a well-loved tale 深受喜爱的故事 The castle is well worth a visit. 这座城堡很值得参观。 He liked her well enough (= to a reasonable degree) but he wasn't going to make a close friend of her. 他够喜欢她的，但并不打算和她结为密友。 - (British English, informal)
I was well annoyed, I can tell you. 我跟你说吧，我那时气坏了。
Extra ExamplesThe party was planned well in advance. 聚会是提前计划好的。 a well deserved reputation 当之无愧的名声 She knew my family very well. 她很了解我的家人。 a well thought-out plan 经过好好考虑的计画 The process is already well underway. 这个过程已经开始了。 a well equipped kitchen 设备齐全的厨房
- can/could well
easily 容易地；轻松地 - can/could/may/might well
probably 很可能 - can/could/may/might well
with good reason 有充分理由；合理地
Word Originadverb Old English wel(l), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wel and German wohl; probably also to the modal verb will.
Idioms
as well (as somebody/something)
in addition to somebody/something; too 除…之外；也；还 Are they coming as well? 他们也来吗？ They sell books as well as newspapers. 他们既卖报也卖书。 She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer. 她不但是个摄影师而且还是个天才的音乐家。
Which Word? also / as well / tooalso / as well / too- Also is more formal than as well and too, and it usually comes before the main verb or after be:
also 比 as well 和 too 正式，通常置于主要动词之前或 be 之后： I went to New York last year, and I also spent some time in Washington. 我去年去了纽约，还在华盛顿待了些时间。
‘I’m going home now.’ ‘I’ll come too.’. “现在我要回家了。” “我也一起走。”
- When you want to add a second negative point in a negative sentence, use not…either:
在否定句中要增加一个否定成分可用 not ... either： She hasn’t phoned and she hasn’t written either. 她没来过电话，也没有写信。
在肯定句中要增加一个否定成分可用 not ... as well/too： You can have a burger, but you can’t have fries as well. 你可以吃汉堡包，但不可以同时又吃炸薯条。
be doing well
be well on the way to something/doing something
to have nearly achieved something and be going to achieve it soon 即将达到；将要成就 She is well on the way to recovery. 她就要康复了。 He is well on the way to establishing himself among the top ten players in the world. 他很快就会成为排名世界前十位的选手。
be well out of something
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to be lucky that you are not involved in something unpleasant or difficult to deal with 幸运地与…无关；幸亏没有卷入 I don’t know exactly what’s been going on. I only know that you’re well out of it. 我不知道到底发生了什么。我只知道你已经没事了。
be well up in something
bloody/fucking well
bloody well
do well
to be successful 成功
do well by somebody
to treat somebody generously 善待；慷慨对待
do well for yourself
to become successful or rich 成功；发家致富
do well out of somebody/something
to make a profit or get money from somebody/something 获利于；从…中获取钱财
do well to do something
fucking well
jolly well
know something as well as I do
know full well
leave/let well alone (British English)
(North American English let well enough alone)
(you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as (for) a lamb
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if you are going to be punished for doing something wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing 与其偷羊羔被绞死，不如偷只羊；一不做，二不休
may/might (just) as well do something
used to say that something seems the best thing to do in the situation that you are in, although you may not really want to do it 做…倒也无妨；只好做（某事） used to say that there is no real difference between two things that you might do （表示不肯定）哦 If you are going to have sugar, you may as well have a bar of chocolate. 如果你想吃糖，不妨吃一块巧克力。
mean well
to have good intentions, although their effect may not be good 本意是好的；出于好心
pretty much/well
(British English also pretty nearly)
(North American English also pretty near)
well and truly
well away (British English, informal)
well in (with somebody)