| 单词 | all right |
| 释义 | all rightSEE SYNONYMS FOR all right ON THESAURUS.COM adverbyes; very well; OK: All right, I'll go with you. (used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) OK?; do you agree?: We'll deal with this problem tomorrow, all right? satisfactorily; acceptably: His work is coming along all right. without fail; certainly: You'll hear about this, all right! adjectiveIdioms for all right(a) bit of all right, British. quite satisfactory (used as an understatement): The way he saved that child's life was a bit of all right. Origin of all rightFirst recorded in 1100–50; originally an adverbial phrase; compare Middle English al ri(g)ht “indeed, straightway, at once,” late Old English eall riht “just (as)” usage note for all rightSee alright. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH all rightall right , alright (see usage note at alright)Words nearby all rightAllport, all-powerful, all present and accounted for, all-purpose, All Quiet on the Western Front, all right, all right for you, all right with one, All roads lead to Rome, all-round, all-rounder Definition for all right (2 of 2)all-right [ awl-rahyt ] / ˈɔlˌraɪt / adjective Informal.agreeable, acceptable, or commendable: an all-right plan. Origin of all-rightFirst recorded in 1815–25 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for all rightBritish Dictionary definitions for all rightall right adjective (postpositive except in slang use)adequate; satisfactory unharmed; safe all-right US slang
sentence substitutevery well: used to express assent adverbsatisfactorily; adequatelythe car goes all right without doubthe's a bad one, all right Also: alright undefined all rightSee alright Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with all rightall right Completely correct, as in You have a perfect score—your answers are all right. (It could just as well be put as “all your answers are right.”) In proper or working order, in a satisfactory way, as in The engine is running all right now. [Late 1800s] Also see turn out all right. In good health, as in John had the flu, but he's all right now. [Early 1900s] Not injured, safe, as in It was just a minor accident and everyone is all right. [Early 1900s] Very well, yes, as in Do you want to leave now?—All right, or All right, we'll stay home. [First half of 1800s] Also see all right with you. Certainly, without a doubt, as in It's late all right, but it will probably come today. [Mid-1800s] Hurrah! Good for you, as in All right! your team has done it again! [Slang; mid-1900s] Also, all-right. Good, satisfactory. For example, This restaurant is all right, or Harry is an all-right guy. [Slang; mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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