adj (1)好的(satisfactory;of high quality):a~play/film一部好的剧/电影;~brakes/pronunciation/behaviour好的车闸/发音/举止;a~knife/fire/harvest 锋利的刀/明亮的火/好收成;His piano-playing/novel/exam result is~.他的钢琴演奏/小说/考试结果很好。receive the best medical treatment 接受最好的治疗;
(2) 1)有能力的,熟练的(efficient;competent)[A (at)]:a~actor/doctor/artist/skier好演员/医生/艺术家/滑雪者;a~loser/liar输得起的人/善于撒谎的人;~at trigonometry/games/figures 擅长三角学/游戏/算术;be never any~at Latin在拉丁语方面一点不熟练; 2)善于处理(able to do sth well)[作pred][A (with)]:~with one's hands 手巧;be very~with children/horses/the unfortunate 能够很好地照顾孩子们/马匹/不幸的人们;
(3) 1)有道德的,善良的(morally right;virtuous):live/lead a~life 过好生活;do~deeds 行善事;〖反〗evil,wicked; 2)(尤指儿童)乖的,规规矩矩的(well-behaved):be a~baby/kid 是一个乖孩子;
(4)好心的,乐于助人的(kind,helpful)[A(to)]:be~enough to close the door请帮忙把门关上;The girl was very~to me. 这个女孩对我很好。
(5)愉快(惬意)的(pleasant and enjoyable):have~times/weather 有得意的时候/天气好;have a~time at the seaside/party 在海滨/聚会上玩得愉快;hear/receive some~news 听/得到一些好消息;~luck/omen好运气/兆头;It's a~day for swimming. 这是个适合游泳的好日子。be in a~mood 心情愉快;It's~to see you/be home. 很高兴见到你/回到家。
(6)新鲜的(fresh;not decayed):~meat/eggs/fruit 新鲜的肉/鸡蛋/水果;The milk is still~.牛奶仍然很新鲜。The fish doesn't keep/smell~.鱼容易变质/闻起来变味了。〖反〗bad;
(7)健康的,没病(伤)的(free from illness,injury;not rotten,broken)[通常作attrib]:~teeth/bones/ears/eyes健全的牙齿/骨头/耳朵/眼睛;be in~health 身体健康;His eyesight is~.他的视力很好。
(8)真的(of money genuine;real):a~dollar bill/quarter 一张真的一美元纸币/一枚真的25美分的硬币;The note is~. 这张纸币是真的。
(9)(服装)正式场合才穿的((of clothes,etc)only used,worn on special occasions)[作attrib]:put on/wear one's~suits/clothes 穿上自己的盛装;
(10)大大的,充分的,十足的(sound;thorough;complete)[作attrib]:need a~clean/rest需要彻底的清扫/充分的休息;have a~laugh at sth/drink好好地嘲笑某事一番/喝一通;find a~excuse 找到充分的理由;go for a~long walk 去作一次长距离的散步;take a~look at the picture 好好看看这幅画;give sb a~scolding/beating/telling-off把某人痛骂/打/斥责一顿;
(11)有趣的(amusing)[通常作attrib]:a~story/joke 有趣的故事/逗人的玩笑;
(12)有利(益,助)的(wholesome;beneficial;likely to make people healthy;able to cure or prevent sth)[A (for)]:Sunshine/Exercise is~for children (colds). 阳光/锻炼对儿童(伤风)是有益的。a~night's sleep美美地睡了一夜;the~mountain air 有益的山区空气;
(13)合适的(suitable)[A (for),A+to-inf]:a~day for fishing/for a trip to the beach 适合钓鱼/到海滨旅行的日子;(sb/sb's qualifications) be~for the job(某人/某人的条件)适合这份工作;a~chance to buy a house 买房子的好时机;
(14) 1)有能力偿付(be able to repay)[A(for)]:The man/His credit was~for $6000. 这个人/他的存款能偿付6000美元。2)有所需的能量(健康状况、耐久性)(having the necessary energy,fitness,durability)[A (for)]:(sb) be~for ten more years/several years' more service/a further years work/a five-mile walk/another game(某人)可再活10年/再多服役几年/再干几年工作/走五英里的路/再参加一场比赛;(car) be~for many more miles(小汽车)还能行驶很多英里;(tires) be~for another five years(轮胎)还能再用五年;(coupon) be~for five dollars of merchandise(优惠券)可买五美元的商品; 3)有效的(valid)[A (for)]:a licence~for one year 有效期为一年的执照;The check is~till next Saturday.这张支票有效期到下周六。The contract is~for 90 days.这份合同有效期为90天。
(15)(用于问候)(used in greetings):G~morning/afternoon/evening!早上/下午/晚上好!
(16)(用于礼貌或屈尊的用语中,或表示讽刺的含义)(used in polite or patronizing phrases or to express anger(often intended ironically))(fml):Your~lady/man 您夫人/丈夫;~old John 老好人约翰;My~sir/man/friend 我的好先生/人/朋友;
(17) 1)大量的,很大的(large in size,amount,great in number,quantity)[作attrib]:a~income/chance 大笔的收入/极有可能;a~many people 许多人;come/travel a~way/distance 走了一大段路;a~deal of money 许多钱; 2)至少,不少于 (at least or more than)[作attrib]:a~three miles/ten kilometers/day's journey/mile away to the station 到火车站只有三英里/只有10公里/一天的路程/一英里路远;wait for a~hour/while 等待至少一小时/相当长的一段时间;eat a~half of the roast duck 吃了至少半只烤鸭;spend a~amount of time playing bridge 花大量的时间玩桥牌;
(18)长相俊的,有魅力的(of pleasing appearance;attractive):look very~in that dress/hat 穿那件衣服/戴那顶帽子看上去十分有魅力;get~looks 长相俊俏;have a~figure 有娇美的体态;
(19)(用于感叹句)(used in exclamations)[作attrib]:You will come with us?G~! 你会和我们一起来?天啊!
as good as 几乎,实际上:They as~as called him a thief. 他们实际上是叫他小偷。have as~as abdicated 实际上等于已经退位;be as~as ruined/done/settled 实际上等于破产/完成了/解决了;look as~as new/blind 看上去几乎和新的/瞎了一样;
good and 非常,完全:be~and angry/mad 非常生气/完全疯了;know~and well that...完全知道……;Suzan wouldn't come out till she was~and ready. 苏珊直到完全准备好了才出来。
good for sb(称赞语)……真不错:G~for you!You won the 100-yard dash. 你真行!赢得了100码短跑。
good for 适于;值得:The story is~for a laugh. 这个故事可博人一乐。
a good deal/few 相当多(的);几个:a~few illustrations相当多的插图;Her long illness cost her a~deal. 她长期生病花了许多钱。It takes a~deal longer to drive to work in bad weather.坏天气开车上班花的时间要长得多。
in good time 及早地:finish one's work in~time 早早地完成工作;
It's a good thing/job 幸好:It's a~thing/job I wasn't there .幸好,我不在那儿。
make good 成功(尤指致富):He left England and is now making~in Canada. 他离开英国,现正在加拿大发财。
make sth good 1)弥补、赔偿:make~the loss/an omission 赔偿损失/弥补失职的过失; 2)实行(践):make~one's promise/one's allegations 履行诺言/进行辩解; 3)修补:make~the whole area under the windows 修补窗户下的整块地面;
→′good-for-nothing adj 没有用处的;无价值的; n 无用的人;′good-′hearted adj好心肠的;′good-′humoured adj 心情好的;脾气好的;愉快的;′good-′looking adj(外貌)好看的;′good-′natured adj 脾气好的;温厚的;′good-′neighbourliness n 友好行为;睦邻关系;′good-′tempered adj 脾气好的;和气的;
n (1)善事,慷慨的行为((state or existence of) sth that is morally right or correct (in the way one lives,acts))[U]:the conflict/the difference between~and evil 善与恶的冲突/区别;a force/an influence for~善举的力量/影响;have some/much~in sb 某人心地颇/很善良;return~for evil 以德报怨;
(2)利益,好(用)处(profit;worth;benefit)[U]:go swimming for the~of one's health 为了自己的健康去游泳;punish sb for one's own~为了自己的利益惩罚某人;work for the common~为公众的利益而工作;have the~of society in mind 将社会利益牢记心中;
(3)好人(good people generally,those who do what is right)[the~][接pl动词]:The~go to heaven. 好人升天堂。
be no/not much/not any/some good 无/没有多大/颇/有益处(用途):The typewriter is no/not much~to me. 打字机对我没有/没多大用处。Is your doctor/advice/screwdriver any~? 你的医生/建议/螺丝刀有用吗?It is no/isn't any~arguing with him. 同他争论没有用。
do sb good 对(某人)有好处:The cough medicine will do you a lot of~. 这种止咳药对你会很有好处。Crying will do you no~. 哭对你没有好处。It will do you~to have him here. 让他待在这儿对你有好处。
for good (and all) 长期(永远)地:settle/leave there for~永远定居在那儿/离开那里;
to the good 盈余(多少钱):He was several thousand dollars to the~.他净赚了几千美元。end up to the~最后净得;have fifty dollars to the~赚了50美元;
up to no good 不是在干什么好事:When he gets that expression on his face you can be sure he is up to no~.当他脸上现出那种表情时,你就可以肯定他没干什么好事。
What's the good of...? What good is...? ……有什么好处?What's the good of your complaining? 你抱怨又有什么用?