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单词 do well
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do1 /doo or də/

transitive verb (2nd sing (archaic) doˈest or dost /dust/, 3rd sing does /duz/, also (archaic) doˈeth or doth /duth/; pat did; prp doˈing; pap done /dun/; in Spenser, infinitive doen, done, and donne, 3rd pl pat doen)
  1. To accomplish, complete
  2. To finish
  3. To exhaust
  4. To work at
  5. To perform work upon
  6. To put in some condition, eg to clean, to tidy
  7. To render
  8. To confer
  9. To bestow
  10. To provide
  11. To perform
  12. (of a vehicle) to (have the power to) travel at a (maximum) speed of
  13. To beat up, thrash, assault (informal)
  14. To prepare, set in order, arrange
  15. To cook
  16. To cheat, or overreach (informal)
  17. To prosecute (informal)
  18. To raid, rob (slang)
  19. To treat
  20. To make the round of, see the sights of (informal)
  21. To spend (a period of time) in prison
  22. To take or use (a drug) (slang)
  23. To mimic, impersonate
  24. To have sexual intercourse with (slang)
  25. To put, place (obsolete)
  26. To cause (obsolete)
intransitive verb
  1. To act, be active
  2. To behave
  3. To fare
  4. To thrive
  5. To suffice
  6. To be just good enough
  7. To serve (with for)
  8. To arrange, devise or effect in respect of something or someone (with with)

—Do serves as a substitute for a verb that has just been used. It is used as an auxiliary verb (where there is no other auxiliary) with an infinitive in negative, interrogative, emphatic, and rhetorically inverted sentences, in some dialects merely periphrastically, and in verse sometimes to gain a syllable or postpone the accent; but these uses are limited with the verbs have and do

noun (pl do's or dos)
  1. Activity (obsolete)
  2. A party, feast or celebration
  3. A hairdo (informal)
  4. A swindle, hoax (slang)
  5. What one has to do (obsolete)
  6. Fuss (archaic)
ORIGIN: OE dōn, dyde, gedōn; Du doen, Ger tun; connected with Gr tithenai to put, place

doˈable adjective (informal)

Able to be done

doˈer noun

  1. A person who does, or habitually does, anything
  2. An agent
  3. A busy, active or energetic person
  4. A person who prefers taking action, or practical steps, to contemplation and discussion
  5. A healthy farm animal (NZ)
  6. A horse in respect of its appetite, as in a good doer (horse-racing)

doˈing adjective

Active (as in up and doing)

noun (informal)
  1. A scolding
  2. Thrashing
  3. Severe treatment
  4. The agency or handiwork of someone seen as instrumental in something
  5. (in pl) activities, behaviour
  6. (in pl) working parts or pieces of equipment
  7. (in pl) fancy dishes or adjuncts
  8. (in pl) what's-its-name

done transitive verb and intransitive verb (Spenser)

Infinitive of do

adjective
  1. Pap of do
  2. Utterly exhausted (now usu done in)
  3. Finished, completed
  4. Cooked to a degree suitable for eating
  5. (of behaviour, etc) socially acceptable
interjection

(used in clinching a bargain, etc) agreed

doneˈness noun (cookery)

The state of being, or degree to which something is, cooked

doˈ-all noun

A factotum

doˈ-goodˈer noun

A slighting name for someone who tries to benefit others by social reforms, etc, implying that his or her efforts are unwelcome, self-righteous or ineffectual

doˈ-goodˈery noun (derogatory).

doˈ-goodˈing noun and adjective

doˈ-goodˈism noun (derogatory).

do-it-yourselfˈ adjective

Designed to be built or constructed, etc by an amateur rather than by someone specially trained (also noun)

do-it-yourselfˈer noun

doˈ-naught, doˈ-nought or doˈ-nothˈing noun

  1. A lazy or idle person
  2. A fainéant (see donnot)

doˈ-nothˈingism noun

doˈ-nothˈingness noun

all done

Completely finished, used up

be done

  1. To be at an end
  2. To have done or finished (Scot)

be or have done with

To finish with, end contact or dealings with

do away with

To abolish, destroy

do brown see under brown

do by

To act towards

do down

  1. To belittle
  2. To put down, subdue (obsolete)
  3. To cheat, get the better of (informal)

do for

  1. To suit
  2. To provide for
  3. To ruin
  4. To kill (informal)
  5. To do domestic work for (informal)

do in (informal)

  1. To deceive, to get the better of
  2. To exhaust
  3. To ruin
  4. To murder

do or die

To make a final desperate attempt to do or achieve something, no matter what the cost or consequences (doˈ-or-dieˈ adjective)

do out (informal)

To clean (a room, etc) thoroughly

do out of (informal)

To deprive of by cheating

do over

  1. To do again, repeat (N American)
  2. To cover over, eg with paint
  3. To rob (slang)
  4. To beat up (slang)

do's and don'ts

Advice or rules for action, esp in particular circumstances

do someone proud (informal)

  1. To make someone feel flattered
  2. To treat lavishly

do something, etc for

To improve, enhance

do to death

  1. To murder
  2. To repeat too often

do up

  1. To fasten up
  2. To put up, make tidy, arrange, tie up
  3. To redecorate
  4. To apply cosmetics to
  5. To dress, array oneself becomingly
  6. To fatigue utterly

do well

  1. To be justified
  2. To be wise or sensible to take a particular step
  3. To prosper

do with

  1. To make use of
  2. To benefit from
  3. To meddle with
  4. To get on with

do without

Not to be dependent on, to dispense with

have done

  1. To desist
  2. To stop it
  3. To have no more dealings

have to do with

To have any sort of connection with

have you done? (informal)

Are you finished?

how do you do?

A conventional phrase used as a greeting

I, etc can't be doing with

I, etc can't abide, have no patience with

make do see under make1

nothing doing

No

that's done it (informal)

  1. It is completed
  2. An interjection expressing dismay that something is spoiled or ruined

to do with

Concerning

what are you, etc doing with (something)?

Why have you, etc got (something)?

what's to do?

What is the matter?

well1 /wel/

adjective (compar bettˈer; superl best; usu predicative)
  1. In good condition
  2. In good health
  3. Fortunate
  4. Advisable
  5. Satisfactory
  6. Comfortable
noun (Spenser)

Good health or fortune

adverb (compar bettˈer; superl best)
  1. Rightly
  2. Skilfully
  3. Thoroughly
  4. Intimately
  5. Favourably, successfully
  6. Abundantly
  7. With some degree of luxury
  8. With reason or propriety
  9. Conveniently
  10. To a considerable extent
  11. Clearly
  12. Easily
  13. Very possibly
  14. Used as an intensifier, esp as combining form (eg (Shakespeare) ‘a well-accomplish'd youth’ and (slang) ‘well safe’, ie absolutely reliable, ‘well pleased’, ie very pleased)
  15. So be it (said in assent; archaic)
interjection

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

  1. Prudent
  2. In one's right mind (Shakespeare)

well-affecˈted adjective

  1. Well or favourably disposed (with to or towards)
  2. Loyal

well-aimedˈ adjective

well-appointˈed adjective

Well-equipped

well-appointˈedness noun

well-balˈanced adjective

  1. Having the parts properly adjusted for smooth working
  2. Sane and sensible

well-becomˈing adjective

  1. Befitting, appropriate to
  2. Proper or suitable

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

  1. Having strong lungs
  2. Exercised
  3. Not out of breath

well-bredˈ adjective

  1. Having polite manners and good breeding
  2. Of good stock

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

  1. Properly managed
  2. Acting properly

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

  1. Properly merited or earned
  2. Condign

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

  1. Well-placed or well arranged
  2. Inclined to be friendly (with to or towards)
  3. Favourable
  4. Healthy (obsolete)

wellˈ-doer noun

  1. Someone who lives honourably or does good
  2. Someone who thrives and is prosperous (dialect)

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)

  1. (of a man) having a large penis
  2. (of a woman) having large breasts

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

  1. Plump
  2. Given nutritious food

well-formedˈ adjective

  1. Shapely, well-proportioned
  2. Correct according to the established rules of grammar (linguistics)
  3. Corresponding or complying to set rules in a logical system

well-foundˈ adjective

  1. Adequately provided, fully equipped
  2. Commendable (obsolete)

well-foundˈed adjective

  1. Built on secure foundations
  2. Based on solid evidence or sound reasoning

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

  1. Thoroughly instructed in the fundamentals
  2. Firmly founded

well-heeledˈ adjective

Prosperous, rich

well-hungˈ adjective

  1. Hung skilfully
  2. (of meat) hung long enough to mature
  3. (of a man) having sizeable genitals (informal)

well-informedˈ adjective

  1. Having sound and sufficient information on a particular subject
  2. Full of varied information

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

  1. (of a person) strongly built
  2. Closely and firmly connected, compact

well-knownˈ adjective

  1. Fully known
  2. Celebrated
  3. Notorious

well-liˈking adjective (archaic)

In good condition, plump (see also liking under like2)

noun (obsolete)

Approbation, fondness

well-linedˈ adjective

  1. With a good lining
  2. Full of money

well-lookˈing adjective

Good-looking

well-madeˈ adjective

  1. Cleverly and competently made, produced, constructed, etc
  2. (of a person or animal) strongly built
  3. Well-proportioned

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

  1. Favourably inclined
  2. Well-disposed

wellˈ-nigh adverb

Nearly, almost

well-offˈ adjective

Moderately wealthy (see also well off below)

well-oiledˈ adjective

  1. Drunk (facetious)
  2. Smoothly mechanical from much practice

well-ordˈered adjective

  1. Correctly governed
  2. Properly arranged

well-paddˈed adjective (informal)

Plump

well-placedˈ adjective

  1. In a good position (for some purpose)
  2. In a position senior enough or intimate enough to gain information, etc

well-pleasˈing adjective (old)

Acceptable

well-plightˈed adjective

Folded, plaited or pleated well (see plight1)

well-preservedˈ adjective

  1. In good condition, not decayed
  2. Looking youthful or younger than one's age

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

  1. Highly esteemed
  2. Given due consideration (Shakespeare, 1 Henry IV IV.3.10)

well-roundˈed adjective

  1. Suitably curved
  2. Symmetrical
  3. Well constructed and complete
  4. Satisfactorily developed in all essentials

well-seenˈ adjective (archaic)

Experienced, skilful

well-setˈ adjective

  1. Properly arranged, or well-placed
  2. Properly put together
  3. Firmly fixed
  4. Strongly built

well-set-upˈ adjective (informal; of a person)

Well-built, shapely

well-spentˈ adjective

Spent usefully or profitably

well-spoˈken adjective

  1. Ready, courteous, educated or refined in speech
  2. Spoken well or fittingly

well-stackedˈ adjective (informal; of a woman)

Having large breasts (see also stack1)

well-temˈpered adjective

  1. Good-tempered
  2. Having a good bodily or mental constitution (obsolete)
  3. (of steel, mortar, etc) tempered satisfactorily
  4. Tuned in equal temperament (music)

well-thewedˈ adjective (obsolete)

  1. Well-mannered, of good disposition
  2. Abounding in moral wisdom

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

  1. Strongly built of wood
  2. Well-built
  3. Abounding in growing timber

well-timedˈ adjective

  1. Opportune, timely, judicious
  2. Keeping regular time
  3. Done at the right moment

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

  1. Accurately rounded
  2. Shapely
  3. Felicitously expressed

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

  1. Much worn
  2. Trite
  3. Becomingly worn (rare)

all very well

An ironic phrase used to introduce an objection to what has gone before

as well

  1. In addition
  2. Also
  3. Equally satisfactorily

as well as

  1. In addition to
  2. No less than

be as well (or just as well) to

To be sensible to (do something)

do well

  1. To prosper
  2. To be wise (to do something)

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

  1. Progressing rapidly
  2. Far away
  3. Drunk (slang)

well done

An expression of praise to someone who has accomplished something

well enough

In a moderate but sufficient degree

well in (informal)

  1. On good or friendly terms (with with)
  2. Prosperous (Aust)

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

  1. In satisfactory circumstances
  2. Moderately wealthy

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

  1. To wish someone success or good fortune
  2. To bear someone no ill will
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