| 单词 | well-spent |
| 释义 | well1 /wel/adjective (compar bettˈer; superl best; usu predicative)
Good health or fortune adverb (compar bettˈer; superl best)
Expressing surprise, hesitation, resignation, etc, or introducing resumed narrative ORIGIN: OE wel; cognate with Gothic waila, Ger wohl; from the root of will1 wellˈness noun well-acquaintˈed adjective Having intimate personal knowledge, familiar (with with) well-adjusˈted adjective Emotionally and psychologically well-balanced well-advisedˈ adjective
well-affecˈted adjective
well-aimedˈ adjective well-appointˈed adjective Well-equipped well-appointˈedness noun well-balˈanced adjective
well-becomˈing adjective
well-behavedˈ adjective Behaving or acting in accordance with propriety or with requirements wellˈbeing noun Welfare well-beloved /-luvdˈ or -luvˈid/ adjective Very dear well-beseemˈing adjective Befitting well-beseenˈ adjective (obsolete) Showy in appearance well-bornˈ adjective Born of a good family, not of humble birth well-breathed /-brēdhdˈ or -brethtˈ/ adjective
well-bredˈ adjective
well-builtˈ adjective (of a building, a person, a garment, etc) of strong or well-proportioned make or form well-choˈsen adjective (now esp of words in a speech) carefully assembled, felicitously chosen well-condiˈtioned adjective In good condition well-conductˈed adjective
well-connecˈted adjective Having friends or relatives in positions of importance or in the upper social strata well-covˈered adjective Plump well-definedˈ adjective Clearly and precisely determined well-derivedˈ adjective (Shakespeare) Of good stock or antecedents well-deservedˈ adjective
well-desiredˈ adjective (Shakespeare) Much sought after well-develˈoped adjective Having developed to an advanced, elaborate, good, desirable, etc state well-directˈed adjective Skilfully aimed well-disposedˈ adjective
wellˈ-doer noun
wellˈ-doing noun and adjective well-doneˈ adjective (of food, esp meat) thoroughly cooked (see also well done below) well-dressedˈ adjective Wearing stylish clothes well-earnedˈ adjective Thoroughly deserved well-edˈucated adjective Having had a good education well-endowedˈ adjective (informal, facetious)
well-enˈtered adjective (Shakespeare) Instructed, initiated well-famedˈ adjective (Shakespeare) Very famous well-faˈvoured or (Scot) weel-faird /wēl-fārdˈ/, weel-faur'd, weel-far'd /-fördˈ/, weel-far'tˈ or weel-faurtˈ /-förtˈ/ adjective Good-looking well-fedˈ adjective
well-formedˈ adjective
well-foundˈ adjective
well-foundˈed adjective
well-givˈen adjective (obsolete) Well-disposed well-gotˈten adjective Obtained honestly well-gracedˈ adjective (Shakespeare) Popular well-groomedˈ adjective Neat and smart in appearance well-groundˈed adjective
well-heeledˈ adjective Prosperous, rich well-hungˈ adjective
well-informedˈ adjective
well-intenˈtioned adjective Having, or arising from, good intentions or purpose well-judgedˈ adjective Correctly calculated, judicious well-judgˈing adjective well-keptˈ adjective Carefully looked after, kept in good condition or order well-knitˈ adjective
well-knownˈ adjective
well-liˈking adjective (archaic) In good condition, plump (see also liking under like2) noun (obsolete) Approbation, fondness well-linedˈ adjective
well-lookˈing adjective Good-looking well-madeˈ adjective
well-mannˈered adjective Polite well-markedˈ adjective Obvious, decided well-meanˈing adjective Well-intentioned (though often unwise) well-meantˈ adjective Rightly or kindly intended (if often misguided) well-mindˈed adjective
wellˈ-nigh adverb Nearly, almost well-offˈ adjective Moderately wealthy (see also well off below) well-oiledˈ adjective
well-ordˈered adjective
well-paddˈed adjective (informal) Plump well-placedˈ adjective
well-pleasˈing adjective (old) Acceptable well-plightˈed adjective Folded, plaited or pleated well (see plight1) well-preservedˈ adjective
well-proporˈtioned adjective Having correct or pleasing proportions well-readˈ /-redˈ/ adjective Having read widely, well-informed on literature well-regˈulated adjective Well-ordered well-respectˈed adjective
well-roundˈed adjective
well-seenˈ adjective (archaic) Experienced, skilful well-setˈ adjective
well-set-upˈ adjective (informal; of a person) Well-built, shapely well-spentˈ adjective Spent usefully or profitably well-spoˈken adjective
well-stackedˈ adjective (informal; of a woman) Having large breasts (see also stack1) well-temˈpered adjective
well-thewedˈ adjective (obsolete)
well-thoughtˈ-of adjective Esteemed well-thought-outˈ adjective Reasoned soundly and arranged with skill well-thumbedˈ adjective (of a book) showing marks of much handling or repeated use well-timˈbered adjective
well-timedˈ adjective
well-to-doˈ or (Scot and Shakespeare) well-to-liveˈ adjective Prosperous, well-off well-travelled adjective (of a person) having made many journeys; (of a route) much frequented well-triedˈ adjective Tried often before, with satisfactory results well-troddˈen adjective Frequently followed or walked along, much used or frequented well-turnedˈ adjective
well-upholˈstered adjective (facetious; of a person) Plump, fat well-warrˈanted adjective Thoroughly justified wellˈ-willer noun A well-wisher wellˈ-wish noun (rare) An expression of good wishes wellˈ-wished adjective (Shakespeare) Being the object of good wishes wellˈ-wisher noun Someone who is concerned for one's welfare wellˈ-wishing adjective and noun well woman noun A woman attending, and pronounced fit at, a well-woman clinic, set up to check women for gynaecological disorders and advise them on health matters well-wonˈ adjective Gained honestly or by hard endeavour well-worked-outˈ adjective Thoroughly or logically planned or developed well-wornˈ adjective
all very well An ironic phrase used to introduce an objection to what has gone before as well
as well as
be as well (or just as well) to To be sensible to (do something) do well
just as well Fortunate, lucky leave (or let) well alone Not to interfere in a situation that can be tolerated as it is mean well To have good intentions very well A phrase signifying assent, sometimes ironic well and good A phrase signifying acceptance of facts or a situation well and truly Completely, thoroughly well away
well done An expression of praise to someone who has accomplished something well enough In a moderate but sufficient degree well in (informal)
well met see under meet1 well now or well then Phrases used to preface questions, conclusions, comments, or requests for such, or other remarks well off
well out of (informal) Fortunate to be free of (something) well up in (informal) Well versed in, well-acquainted with, knowledgeable on the subject of well, well An expression of surprise wish someone well
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