880 |
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