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actually using the word ‘coward’), iik Sfc H i# JH IS A To as ,good as it 'gets used when you are saying that a situation is not going to get any better (

K ft & £?   H ^ # T good and ... (informal)

completely ^ #; $JJf&: I won’t go until I’m good and ready, fiea good 1 few several jff/l#; — ^: There are stih a good few empty seats. ITWtf Jl^?5J3H£o .good for 'you, 'sb, 'them, etc. (especially AustralE good 'on you, etc.) (informal) used to praise sb for doing sth well ( ft$!3£A ) %'U, M #: ‘I passed first time.’ ‘Good for you!’ “ffc!^—

7. ” 

                  noun — see also goods

                 MORALLY RIGHT #TiIf§ 1 [U] behaviour that is morally right or acceptable # 7- it H 68 Cr A ; IE K 681f A ; # fr: the difference between good and evil HEjlg68K8iJ 0 Is religion always a force for good? -[olJli^Atf# 68 ')] M ? 2 the good [pi.] people who live a moral life; people who are admired for the work they do to

H       help other people K it ii 68 A; i^$68A; ft A: a

gathering of the great and the good

                  STH HELPFUL   3 [U] something that helps sb/sth

tit; ft ft.',    Cuts have been made for the good of

the company. KAifeMJiAT &l]68f!liio 0 I’m only telling you this for your own good. ficfES^n-ijff^Rji ftifofto 0 What’s the good of (= how does it help you) earning all that money if you don’t have time to enjoy it?

O What good

is it redecorating if you’re thinking of moving?

0P£ffMfrWf+£fflnJE? — see also do-gooder iliTWl ,all to the 'good used to say that if sth happens, it will be good, even if it is not exactly what you were expecting    If these measures also reduce

unemployment, that is all to the good.

8l$$cTAAl#f^:o be no 'good | not be any/much good 1 to not be useful; to have no useful effect&£A ) mft ( &ftft ) : This gadget isn’t much good. ii/bMUL&^Ajfl&h 0 It’s no good trying to talk me out of leaving.

o <> Was his advice ever any good ?M68MMKiiffl £h(@f? 2 to not be interesting or enjoyable ( WStff 'A,      His latest film isn’t much good, life jj|

ifrtl8ii681£#'&i£AiLlo do 'good | do sb 'good to have a useful effect; to help sb ( M^A ) ft ft ft, Wffl &L, ftfni.', WBfo: Do you think these latest changes will do any good? f^iA0 Don’t you think talking to her would do some good? #7 il ^ W         ^ ? O I’m sure a few days off

would do you a power of good (= improve your health).

for 'good {BrE also for .good and 'all) permanently tKjzc; A A: This time she’s leaving for good {= she will never return). MSA A7o *° the 'good used to say that sb now has a particular amount of money that they did not have before  We are £500 to the good.

fSCntH 500     up to no 'good (informal) doing

sth wrong or dishonest JE K; jjfc 7 ft M (ft ♦: Those kids are always up to no good. 8f$ # TAft E?- # 3K fl IN 0 — more at ill adj., power n., world

                  adv. (especially NAmE, informal) well ft: ‘How’s it going?’

‘Pretty good.’ “♦IfjftMftlCf? ” 0 {non­

standard) Now, you listen to me good! nf, ft ft

WHICH WORD? good * goodness

                  The noun good means actions and behaviour that are morally right. You can talk about a person doing

good. ZM good fg^ilfS^frA, ftAWft^ftm do good: The charity does a lot of good.        ft

o the difference between good and

evil mzfr

                  Goodness is the quality of being good. You can talk about a person’s goodness. * goodness He All Wflf A68H1i: Her goodness shone through. M

SMfco

good and very good ft ^#1%ft

Instead of saying that something is good or very good,

try to use more precise and interesting adjectives to

describe things. $&£, gfcj^l good M very

good

                  delicious/tasty food of p 68 / H?£68##/

                  an exciting/entertaining/absorbing movie Mrj.l A >i>68 / K®68 / 31 AAJ&68«^

                  an absorbing/a fascinating/an informative book 31

AAJ&68 / #Af i£68 / #AA?f BBH6845

                  a pleasant/an enjoyable trip -#■ A1t'ft68 / j£Ai&3R 68MEr

                  a skilful/talented/fine player JKB68 / ft Aft 68 / it

5f68is^jM

                  impressive/high-quality acting #A®55t68 /

68^M

                  useful/helpful advice Klni63 / KJf|63-iS#

In conversation you can use words like great, super, wonderful, lovely and excellent. great,

super, wonderful, lovely fP excellent & note at nice

,good after1 noon exclamation used to say hello politely when people first see each other in the after­noon; in informal use people often just say Afternoon.

( T'TJfeWffiif )     ft ( Cl ) ft (

Afternoon )

good-bye 0-w /.gud'bai/ exclamation, noun used when you are leaving sb or when sb else is leaving # JE; # ^: Goodbye! It was great to meet you. # JaL ! iA iR ifc fit A o 0 She didn’t even say goodbye to her mother .    o We waved them

goodbye, fc fil fa] if ill If T rt 8[J 0 0 We’ve already said our goodbyes. T 0 0 Kiss me goodbye!

fpfic 8'J BE! O (figurative) Take out our service contract and say goodbye to costly repair bills. jg'gicCl68flK^~# III., pt, f ij ^ m 68 S ^ BE o — compare bye ITiTOl see

KISS V.

.good 'day exclamation (old-fashioned, BrE) used to say hello or goodbye politely when people first see each other or leave each other during the day ( fi AJALffi^c ) & Aft, ft ( m ) ft, #JAL: Good day to

you. ftjTo

.good 'evening exclamation used to say hello politely when people first see each other in the evening; in informal use people often just say Evening. ( B&AJALlifRt ) m±ft, ft ( Cl ) ft (     Evening )

good 'faith noun [U] the intention to be honest and helpful K M; # M ■ a gesture of good faith # M 68

                  He acted in good faith.   JLT'M/t680 'good-for-nothing noun {informal) a person who is

lazy and has no skills | A; ft Z A : an idle good-for-nothing 7 ft l'^ 68 M 4 'good-for-nothing adj. [usually before noun]: Where’s that good-for-nothing son of yours? ftjf'&JE 68 J LTKiP J L ?

.Good 'Friday noun [u, C] the Friday before Easter, the day when Christians remember the Crucifixion of Christ ( S?S1?Hir68M^2 )

.good-'hearted adj. kind; willing to help other people

#&68; *Ti>68; ^Tfl8A68

.good 'humour (BrE) {NAmE .good 'humor) noun [U, sing.] a cheerful mood jii 1& 68 7' 'H; ft H: Everyone admired her patience and unfailing good humour. A A f$fl^M68®tT'fR7lcT#M68jTBI^o ’ZED ill humour .good-humoured (BrE) {NAmE .good- humored) adj. : a good-humoured atmosphere # A 'I# 1& 68 H JR .good- humoured ly {BrE) {NAmE ,good-'humored-ly) adv.

goodie = goody n.

good-ish /'gudij/ adj. [only before noun] {BrE, informal)

                 quite good rather than very good |c§ ft 68; 7     68:

‘Is the salary good?’‘Goodish.’ “I^3S1tbE? ” “SIT