ft0 — more at bloody1, fucking, jolly adv., know v.,
MEAN v/., PRETTY adv., SAY V.
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adj. (better /'beta(r)/, best /best/) 1 [not usually
before
noun] in good health $10 ;
MW ft: I don’t feel very well. &1&&MWJi'jzfto o Is she well
enough to travel? b&MWfc A#, tbM ft ^ ? O Get well soon/ (= for example, on a card) Jg ^
0 0 % ! 0 I’m better now,
thank you. ^Mftft^ 7, itt ilif&o, o (informal) He’s not a well man. fife
Jf^XAEc 2 [not before noun] in a good state or position ft; ‘If ||.$f: It seems that all
is not well at home. o All’s well
that ends well (= used when sth has
ended happily, even though you thought it might not). *n^ftt)i'fl- fflfto 3 [not before noun]
(as) ~ (to do sth) sensible; a good idea BOH1; ftlkM: It would be just as well
to call and say we
might be late.
Cl
hj fij j# ^ \fc $tft o O {formal) It would be well to start early. Mft^SM:-¥M^jM0 IT»TW1 ,all very 'well
(for sb) (to do sth) (informal) used to criticize or
reject a remark that sb has made, especially when they were trying to make you
feel happier about sth ( 0 7 Tit if &M. ) ® A/f-hJ: It’s all very well
for you to say it doesn’t matter, but I’ve put a lot of work into this and I
want it to be a success. ,
ftJiffciP
.all
well and
'good (informal) quite good but not
exactly what is wanted ftm&ft ( ffi ) : That’s all
well and good, but why
didn’t he call her to say so? fflft
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exclamation 1 used to express
surprise, anger or relief
(m, m, ftm-. wen,
well—I would never have guessed it! W]. n&j, ^ A iJl
X
A jf 3\
$[] J l A! o Well, really! What
a thing to say! PH, iHEfti iAAiftAXfftiS7! 0 Well, thank goodness that’s over! ft\®, iftXtffife, jAfAX&JIiiAAT!
2 used to show that you accept that sth cannot be changed ( ) p£, EB£: Well, it can’t be helped.
b£, O ‘We lost.’ ‘Oh, well. Better luck next
time.’ um\mj0 ” uw, it. my^ftMo ”
3
used to agree to sth, rather unwillingly (
feUHUc )
,
ft?-BE; Well, I suppose I could fit you in at 3.45. ft BE, $tffi,ft\}XfE
continuing a conversation after
a pause (
)
Bg, jgX, v$.: Well, as I was saying ...
Tl
■ 5 used to say that sth is uncertain ( 0 7 0 m zE
) Bft; ‘Do you want to come?’ ‘Well, I’m not sure. ’ • “iff ” “B$, $ft&i&^ft0
”
6 used to show that
you are waiting for sb to
say sth ( Aiftif > “I,
Bjg:
Well? Are you going to tell us or not? BJg?
a ft C ? 7 used to mark
the end of a conversation ( ^ MM
$ ) ft '& T¥:, ft ®: Well, I’d better be going now. tft
jk #, icTJftTEti^To 8 used when you are pausing to consider your next words (
) XT 7 , bjH ; i think it happened, well, towards the end of last summer. Tlc^I^liAAA,
MT,
'EPJX't'X XEftfrH^o 9 used when you want to correct or change sth that you have
just said ( W\
ift IS (ft if BT
ft ) : There were thousands of people there—well, hundreds, anyway. gPME'fifLA 7 it A, b£, M7/IW A, nTTTCl well I 'never ('did)I (old-fashioned) used to express
surprise ( ( M*.ft
\m)
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noun 1 a deep hole in the
ground from which people
obtain water. The sides of
wells are usually covered with brick or stone and there is usually some
covering or a small wall at the top of the well. TT; 7jt# 2 = oil well 3 a narrow space in a building
that drops down from a high to a low level and usually contains stairs or a
lift/elevator — see also stairwell
4
(Br£) the space in front of
the judge in a court, where the lawyers sit (
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verb [V] ~ (up) 1 (of a
liquid $£#0 to rise to the surface
of sth and start to flow
^tt]; Uib; J&ttb: Tears
were welling up in her
eyes. 2 (literary) (of
an
emotion Tf]g&) to become stronger lit A: Hate
welled up inside him as he thought of the two of them together, jfe—£! PI IMl {&■■— j&Sit'tH:#
® W ifi.o
we’ll /will; wil/ short form 1 we will 2 we shall
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.well adjusted adj. (of a person A) able to deal
with people, problems and life in general in a normal, sensible way
tbiS0iT'it#J; IBiifclilWfrA&IM9;
—
compare maladjusted
.well ad'vised adj. [not before noun] ~ (to do sth) acting in the most sensible way $1; : You
would be
well advised to tackle this problem
urgently. jifcxETliJIlK —compare ill-advised
.well ap'pointed adj. (formal) having all the necessary
equipment; having comfortable and attractive furniture, etc.
.well attended adj. attended by a lot of people J^Atta
well-attended conference ftj
.well 'balanced adj. 1 containing a sensible variety
of the sort of things or people that are needed
(ft: a well-balanced diet o The team
was not well balanced.
2 (of a person or their behaviour A^^fT A) sensible and
emotionally in control it 1# S $; 0 J® if H (ft; If £#fi,AE(K): His
response was well balanced, life,50
.well be'haved adj. behaving in a way that other
people think is polite or correct
:
a well-behaved child O The audience
was surprisingly well
behaved.
'well-being noun [U] general health and
happiness d£ 0 ; A A ; 0 A : emotional/physical/psychological
well-being 'If / M W /
'll' M M 0 o' to have a sense of well-being fj—
.well 'born adj. (formal) from a rich family or a family
of high social class H W
.well 'bred adj. (old-fashioned, formal) having or showing good
manners; typical of a high social class
£n4$i£S&A a well-bred young
lady — \\L Tf # SiJ A A 0 She
was too well bred to show her disappointment. pm ILL-BRED
.well 'built adj. 1 (of a person A) with a solid,
strong body M h ft' 69 ; # it 2 (of a building
or machine ^$^#1#) strongly made .well con'nected adj. (formal) (of a person A) having
important or rich friends or relatives
.well 'cut adj. (of clothes AM) made well and
therefore probably expensive
.well de'fined adj. easy to see or understand
HXptA mmtf}; HAM; #PB.40PiW: well-
defined rules BJj{ill$MM,J
0 These categories are not well defined. ^AM<,
HH
ill-defined
.well de'veloped adj. fully developed; fully grown He had a
well-developed
sense of his own
superiority.
.well dis'posed adj. ~ (towards/to sb/sth) having friendly feelings towards sb or a
positive attitude towards sth A ft. #J; ft A' ft M,; A ft li PTJ3 ill- disposed
.well 'documented adj. having a lot of written evidence
to prove, support or explain it vEffiytjffry, A A The problem is well
documented, |n] 0 well-documented facts
.well 'done adj. (of food, especially meat i£$j, ATh^I) cooked thoroughly or for a
long time B ill #J; M ill 7 (ft; T : He
prefers his steak well done,
— compare rare(3), underdone .well 'dressed adj.
wearing fashionable or expensive clothes AHAN'&A : This is what today’s
well-dressed man is wearing.
.well 'earned adj. much deserved S#tft;
: a well-earned rest 0W(ftjAil .well en'dowed adj.
1 (informal, humorous) (of a woman A A) having large breasts
ILEA (ft 2 (informal, humorous) (of a man J§ A) having large genitals Pfj A
Eft; XStlA^ 3 (of an organization @LM) having a