| 单词 | all right |
| 释义 | all rightall ˈright ●●● S1 W3 adjective, adverb [not before noun] spoken 1GOOD a)satisfactory or acceptable, but not excellent SYN OK: “What’s the food like?” “It’s all right.” “How’s school going?” “Oh, all right, I guess.” b)good enough for a particular purpose; appropriate; correct SYN OK: I’ll see when Dr. Lopez is available. Is Thursday morning all right?2AGREEING a)used when agreeing with someone’s suggestion or agreeing to do something SYN OK: “Why don’t we go to a movie?” “All right.” b)used when agreeing to do something or to allow something, even though you do not want to SYN OK: “Can I play video games?” “Oh all right – but just for a little while.”3NO PROBLEMS not hurt, not sick, not upset, or not having any problems SYN OK: Are you all right? What happened? I’ll go and make sure she’s all right. The kids seem to be doing all right in school. Did everything go all right (=happen without problems) at the dentist?4be doing all right (for yourself) to be successful in your job, life, etc.5it’s all right/that’s all right a)used as a reply when someone thanks you: “Thanks for all your help!” “That’s all right. It’s no problem.” b)used to tell someone that you are not angry after he or she apologizes to you: “Sorry I’m late.” “That’s all right.”6it’s all right used to make someone feel less afraid or worried: It’s all right. Mommy’s here now.7is it all right if... (also would it be all right if...) used when asking for permission do something: Is it all right if I close the window?8it’s/that’s all right by me used to agree with someone’s suggestion: “Let’s stop there for today.” “That’s all right by me.”9HAPPY slang said when you are happy because something good has happened: “I got the job.” “All right!”10UNDERSTANDING [sentence adverb] used to check that someone understands what you said, or to show that you understand SYN OK: I’ll leave the key with the neighbors, all right? “No, I said turn left.” “Oh, I see, all right.”11ANNOYED/ANGRY [sentence adverb] a)used when saying that you have heard and understood what someone has said, especially when you are annoyed: “John, come downstairs right now!” “All right! I’m coming!” b)used when asking what has happened or what someone means, especially in an angry or threatening way: All right, who made this mess? c)all right already! old-fashioned said in order to emphasize that you are annoyed by someone asking you to do something or the same question again and again: “Cindy, come on!” “All right already! Stop rushing me!”12CHANGE/END SUBJECT [sentence adverb] used to introduce a new subject or activity or to end a conversation: All right, folks, could everyone quiet down.13ADMIT something IS TRUE [sentence adverb] used to admit that something is true, especially when saying that you also think that something else is not: Wayne’s experienced enough all right, but I don’t know if he’s right for this particular job.14EMPHASIZE [sentence adverb] used to emphasize that something is definitely true, will definitely happen, etc.: “Are you sure it was Ron?” “It was him all right.” |
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