Well, life isn't always what one likes, istn't it?

——Roman Holiday

,人生不会尽如人意,不是吗?

——《罗马假日》

一、你知道well有几种含义吗?

adj.

1.好的 in a good state or position

It is well that no one saw you.

没人看到你真好。

 

2.明智的 sensible; a good idea

It would be well to start early.

早点开始的话是明智的。

 

3.健康的;痊愈的 in good health

Please get well soon.

请尽快康复吧。

 

adv.

1.良好地;正常地;令人满意地 in a good, right or acceptable way

Well done!

做得好!

 

2.恰当地;合适地,可取地 

The dress becomes you very well.

这件衣服你穿了很合适。

 

3.夸奖地,称赞地 satisfactorily with respect to conduct or action

They speak well of him.

大家对他赞誉有加。

 

4.有理由地,恰当地 can / could / may / might ~ with good reason

This theory lends itself well to our new data.

这个理论恰当地适用了我们的新数据。

 

5.很,相当 to a great extent or degree

This variant is a very space-conservative idiom that is well suited for frequently used options.

这种变体是一种节省空间的习惯用法,很适合经常使用的选项。

 

interj.

【表示惊讶、默许、同意、规劝、无可奈何等的感叹词】咳!好吧!喂!used to indicate resumption of discourse or to introduce a remark

Well, you certainly can come at any time.

好吧,你当然随时都能来。

 

n.

1.井,水井 [C] an issue of water from the earth : a pool fed by a spring

We have a pump for drawing water from the well.

我们用一个水泵从井里抽水。

 

2.泉;源泉 [C] source, origin

Life at the well became normal once again.

泉畔的生命又恢复常态。

 

v.

涌出,喷出;流出 [I] to rise to the surface of sth and start to flow

Tears well in her eyes.

她的眼中涌出了泪水。

 

二、词义辨析:还有哪些词汇能表示“健康的”的意思

healthy, sound, robust, well, strong, vigorous, sturdy, tough, wholesome, fit

这些形容词均含“健康的,强健的”之意。

healthy指身体无病,也可指身心健全、正常的。

sound侧重身体各部分或器官没有病,无任何缺陷,即健康。

robust强调身体强健。

well仅指没有疾病,但不一定很健康。

strong既指体格健壮,又指体力或精神上的力量。

vigorous指人强健有力,精力充沛。

sturdy侧重于结实的体格。

tough着重指人的体格健壮。

wholesome多指能给人留下身体健康、思想健全或品德良好等印象。

fit既可指健壮又可指健全无病。

 

三、含有well的常见短语

artesian well

n. 自流井,喷水井,钻井

 

as well

1. 同样,也,还 2. 也,一样

 

do well

v. 做得好,进展好

 

oil well

n.油井

 

very well

很好,妙极了

 

四、最后,做个小测试巩固一下吧

It seems that all is not _____ at home.
看来家中并非事事如意。