英汉词典

well 基本解释

• adv. 很好地；充分地；满意地；适当地
• adj. 良好的；健康的；适宜的
• n. 井；源泉
• v. 涌出
• n. (Well)人名；(英、德、荷)韦尔

well 词态变化

well 中文词源

来自PIE*wel,希望，希冀，词源同will。引申义好的。

来自PIE*wel,弯，转，翻滚，词源同vault,wallow,voluble。引申词义水井，源泉。

well 英文词源

well

well: English has two distinct words well, both of ancient ancestry. The adverb, ‘satisfactorily’ [OE], has relatives throughout the Germanic languages (German wohl, Dutch wel, Swedish väl, and Danish vel), and probably goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base *wel-, *wol-, which also gave English voluntary, wealth, and will.

It was not used as an adjective until the 13th century. Well ‘water-hole’ [OE] is descended from the Germanic base *wal-, *wel- ‘roll’ (source also of English wallet, wallow, waltz, welter, etc), and so etymologically denotes a place where water ‘bubbles’ up. This original notion of turbulent overflowing liquid is better preserved in the related verb well ‘gush’ [OE], which to begin with meant ‘boil’, and hence ‘melt metal’ (‘He made him drink welled lead’, Holy Rood 1300), and produced English weld.
=> voluntary, wealth, will; volume, wallow, waltz, weld, welter

well (adv.)

"in a satisfactory manner," Old English wel "abundantly, very, very much; indeed, to be sure; with good reason; nearly, for the most part," from Proto-Germanic *welo- (cognates: Old Saxon wela, Old Norse vel, Old Frisian wel, Dutch wel, Old High German wela, German wohl, Gothic waila "well"), from PIE root *wel- (2) "to wish, will" (cognates: Sanskrit prati varam "at will," Old Church Slavonic vole "well," Welsh gwell "better," Latin velle "to wish, will," Old English willan "to wish;" see will (v.)).

Also used in Old English as an interjection and an expression of surprise. The adjective was in Old English in the sense "in good fortune, happy," from the adverb; sense of "satisfactory" is from late 14c.; "agreeable to wish or desire" is from mid-15c.; "in good health, not ailing" is from 1550s. Well-to-do "prosperous" is recorded from 1825.

well (v.)

"to spring, rise, gush," Old English wiellan (Anglian wællan), causative of weallan "to boil, bubble up, rise (in reference to a river)" (class VII strong verb; past tense weoll, past participle weallen), from Proto-Germanic *wall- "roll" (cognates: Old Saxon wallan, Old Norse vella, Old Frisian walla, Old High German wallan, German wallen, Gothic wulan "to bubble, boil"), from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, roll" (see volvox), on notion of "roiling or bubbling water."

well (n.)

"hole dug for water, spring of water," Old English wielle (West Saxon), welle (Anglian) "spring of water, fountain," from wiellan (see well (v.)). "As soon as a spring begins to be utilized as a source of water-supply it is more or less thoroughly transformed into a well" [Century Dictionary]. Figurative sense of "source from which anything is drawn" was in Old English.

well 词组搭配

well 英文释义

1. a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine

2. a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid

3. an abundant source;

"she was a well of information"

4. an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)

5. an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps

well 同义词解析

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。

well 双语例句

1. He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.

他对于法国、德国和荷兰的文学了如指掌。

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2. Well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did.

好吧，不管怎样，还是要感谢你所做的一切。

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3. His beautifully illustrated book well attested his love of the university.

他那本带有精美插图的书见证了他对大学的热爱。

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4. His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.

他的妻子感到有些不舒服，想要回家。

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5. Well, so much for the producers. But what of the con-sumers?

好吧，关于生产商就讲这么多，那关于消费者呢？

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well 实用场景例句

Sylvia shook hands. 'Well, you go get yourselves some breakfast.'...

西尔维娅摆了摆手说：“嗯，你们自己去吃些早餐吧。”

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Well, I don't like the look of that.

唔，我不喜欢事情看起来的样子。

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You can lose your perspective. You know, get paranoid? Well, that's something I really try and avoid...

你会失去自己的判断力。知道吗，就是变得疑神疑鬼？这正是我努力想避免的。

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The trouble with City is that they do not have enough quality players. Well, that can easily be rectified.

曼城队的难题在于他们缺乏优秀球员。不过，这种情况很容易改变。

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Thank you Lionel, for singing that for us. Well, we'd better tell you what's on the show between nine and midnight...

谢谢你的歌声，莱昂内尔。好了，我们来看看从9点到午夜都播出什么节目。

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Well, let's press on.

好了，让我们继续努力。

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'I'm sure you will be an asset,' she finally added. 'Well, I see it's just about time for lunch.'...

“我相信你会是一个有用的人才，”她最后加上一句，“好了，我看该吃午饭了。”

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Well, thank you for speaking with us.

好吧，谢谢你和我们谈话。

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Well, maybe it would be easier to start with a smaller problem...

那么，也许从小问题入手会更容易些。

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Well, let's wait and see...

那么，让我们等着看吧。

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Look, I'm really sorry I woke you, and, well, I just wanted to tell you I was all right.

听我说，我真抱歉吵醒你，嗯，我只是想告诉你我一切都好。

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The comet is going to come back in 2061 and we are all going to be able to see it. Well, our offspring are, anyway...

彗星将在2061年返回，到时我们都看得到。噢，反正我们的子孙看得到。

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There was a note. Well, not really a note.

那儿有张便条，噢，其实不算是便条。

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'But finance is far more serious.' — 'Well I don't know really.'

“但是财政更加困难了。”——“是吗，我真不知道。”

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'Go on, Dennis.' — 'Well, if you're sure.'

“继续啊，丹尼斯。”——“哦，如果你确定的话。”

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'Imelda,' said Mrs Kennerly. 'That's my name, Tom.' — 'Well,' said Tom. 'Imelda. I never knew.'...

“伊梅尔达，”肯纳利夫人说道，“这是我的名字，汤姆。”——“哦，”汤姆说道，“伊梅尔达，我以前从来不知道。”

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Well, honestly! They're like an old married couple at times.

哦，天哪！他们有时看起来真像一对老夫老妻。

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'Well?' asked Barry, 'what does it tell us?'...

“嗯？”巴里问道，“它到底告诉我们什么？”

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'Well, why don't you ask me?' he said finally.

“嗯，那你为什么不问我呢？”他最后问道。

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Well, well, well, look at you. Ethel, look at this little fat girl...

哟，哟，看看你啊，埃塞尔，看看这个小胖姑娘啊。

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Bob peered at it. 'Well, well!' he said, 'I haven't seen Spam since the war!' and laughed.

鲍勃仔细瞧了一眼，说道：“哇，哇！自从战后我就再也没见过午餐肉了！”然后笑了起来。

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Oh well, it could be worse...

哎，算了，可能会更糟糕的。

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'I called her and she said no.' — 'Oh well.'

“我打电话给她了，但她拒绝了。”——“唉，那就这样吧。”

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All the Indian batsmen played well...

所有印度击球手都打得不错。

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He speaks English better than I do...

他的英语说得比我好。

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Mix all the ingredients well...

把所有原料搅拌均匀。

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Wash your hands well with soap.

用肥皂把手好好洗洗。

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'He speaks well of you.' — 'I'm glad to hear that.'...

“他对你评价很高。”——“真高兴听到这个。”

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It might help people think better of him.

这可能会让人们对他的印象好点。

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Helen is a very well-known novelist in Australia...

海伦是澳大利亚非常著名的小说家。

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