wells

DISCOURSE USES 话语用法

Well is used mainly in spoken English. well主要用于口语。


1. 以下义项中未列的表达方式请参见第13项。
   ⇒ Please look at category 13 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.
2. ADV (用于表示想要开口说话)嗯，唔
   You say well to indicate that you are about to say something.
   1. 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。”
   2. Well, I don't like the look of that.
      唔，我不喜欢事情看起来的样子。
3. ADV (用于表示想要继续话题)这个，不过
   You say well to indicate that you intend or want to carry on speaking.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
4. ADV (用于转换话题)对了，好了
   You say well to indicate that you are changing the topic, and are either going back to something that was being discussed earlier or are going on to something new.
   1. 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。
   2. Well, let's press on.
      好了，让我们继续努力。
5. ADV (用于表示谈话结束)好吧，好了
   You say well to indicate that you have reached the end of a conversation.
   1. '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。”
   2. Well, thank you for speaking with us.
      好吧，谢谢你和我们谈话。
6. ADV (用于委婉地提出建议、批评、更正等)那么，嗯
   You say well to make a suggestion, criticism, or correction seem less definite or rude.
   1. 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。
   2. Well, let's wait and see...
      那么，让我们等着看吧。
   3. Well, I thought she was a bit unfair about me.
      嗯，我觉得她对我有点不公平。
7. ADV (用于停顿之前或之后，尤为给自己留出思考的时间)嗯，唔
   You say well just before or after you pause, especially to give yourself time to think about what you are going to say.
   1. 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。
8. ADV (用于更正刚说过的话)噢
   You say well when you are correcting something that you have just said.
   1. 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。
   2. There was a note. Well, not really a note.
      那儿有张便条，噢，其实不算是便条。
9. ADV (用于对他人所说的话表示怀疑)哦
   You say well to express your doubt about something that someone has said.
   1. '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。”
   2. 'Go on, Dennis.' — 'Well, if you're sure.'
      “继续啊，丹尼斯。”——“哦，如果你确定的话。”
10. EXCLAM (用于表示惊讶或气愤)啊，哟，好啦
    You say well to express your surprise or anger at something that someone has just said or done.
    1. '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。”
    2. 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。
11. CONVENTION (用于等待他人回应，常表示不耐烦)嗯，那么，接着呢
    You say well to indicate that you are waiting for someone to say something and often to express your irritation with them.
    1. 'Well?' asked Barry, 'what does it tell us?'...
       “嗯？”巴里问道，“它到底告诉我们什么？”
    2. '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。
12. CONVENTION (用于表示被听到或见到的所逗乐并常引出评论)哟，好啦
    You use well to indicate that you are amused by something you have heard or seen, and often to introduce a comment on it.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
13. CONVENTION (用于表示勉强接受)算了
    You say oh well to indicate that you accept a situation or that someone else should accept it, even though you or they are not very happy about it, because it is not too bad and cannot be changed.
    1. Oh well, it could be worse...
       哎，算了，可能会更糟糕的。
    2. '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。”
14. very well → see: very

ADVERB USES 副词用法

1. ADV-GRADED (以标准或程度来说)好，出色地
   If you do something well, you do it to a high standard or to a great extent.
   1. All the Indian batsmen played well...
      所有印度击球手都打得不错。
   2. He speaks English better than I do...
      他的英语说得比我好。
   3. It is a formula that worked very well indeed...
      这的确是一套很管用的方案。
   4. I don't really know her very well.
      我其实不太了解她。
2. ADV-GRADED 完全地;彻底地
   If you do something well, you do it thoroughly and completely.
   1. Mix all the ingredients well...
      把所有原料搅拌均匀。
   2. Wash your hands well with soap.
      用肥皂把手好好洗洗。
3. ADV-GRADED (评价)高，令人满意地
   If you speak or think well of someone, you say or think favourable things about them.
   1. '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。”
   2. It might help people think better of him.
      这可能会让人们对他的印象好点。
4. COMB in ADJ-GRADED (用于过去分词前表示达到很高标准或极大程度)
   Well is used in front of past participles to indicate that something is done to a high standard or to a great extent.
   1. Helen is a very well-known novelist in Australia...
      海伦是澳大利亚非常著名的小说家。
   2. People live longer nowadays, and they are better educated...
      当今，人们越来越长寿，受教育程度也提高了。
   3. British nurses were among the best trained in Europe.
      英国护士位居欧洲最训练有素的护士之列。
5. ADV-GRADED (标准或程度)多少，怎样
   You use well to ask or talk about the extent or standard of something.
   1. How well do you remember your mother, Franzi?...
      关于你妈妈你还记得多少，弗兰齐？
   2. This new career doesn't pay nearly as well as the old one...
      这份新工作的薪水还不如原来那份多。
   3. Their captain said his team had played as well as it possibly could...
      队长说他们队发挥出了最佳水平。
   4. He wasn't dressed any better than me.
      他穿得也比我好不了哪去。
6. ADV (用于介词短语前表示强调)大大地，远远地
   You use well in front of a prepositional phrase to emphasize it. For example, if you say that one thing happened well before another, you mean that it happened a long time before it.
   1. Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight...
      富兰克林直到午夜过后很久才出现。
   2. We often plan our meals well in advance...
      我们经常很早就计划好要吃什么。
   3. They had remained silent until they were well away from the house...
      他们直到离那所房子很远后才开口说话。
   4. There are well over a million Muslims in Britain.
      英国的穆斯林远远超过了一百万。
7. ADV-GRADED (用于某些形容词前表示强调)很，相当
   You use well before certain adjectives to emphasize them.
   1. She has a close group of friends who are very well aware of what she has suffered...
      她有一群十分了解其遭遇的密友。
   2. Men are generally better able to express anger...
      男人通常能更好地表达愤怒。
   3. The show is well worth a visit.
      这个展览很值得一看。
8. ADV (置于描述情感的形容词前表示强调)非常
   Some people use well before adjectives referring to feelings to emphasize that the feeling is very strong.
   1. It was about the only time I got up the field in the whole game so I was well happy with my goal...
      这是我在整场比赛中唯一一次上场，所以我对自己的进球非常开心。
   2. I was well pissed off about it at the time.
      当时我对这件事特别生气。
9. ADV (用于 perfectly，jolly，damn 等副词后，强调观点或真相)
   You use well after adverbs such as 'perfectly', 'jolly', or 'damn' in order to emphasize an opinion or the truth of what you are saying.
   1. You know perfectly well I can't be blamed for the failure of that mission...
      你很清楚那次任务的失败不该怪我。
   2. I'd got myself into this marriage and I jolly well had to get myself out of it.
      是我让自己陷入到这场婚姻中，我也一定要让自己从其中脱身。
10. ADV (用于may，could等动词后，表示可能发生)有理由地，很可能地
    You use well after verbs such as 'may' and 'could' when you are saying what you think is likely to happen.
    1. The murderer may well come from the estate...
       凶手很可能来自那个庄园。
    2. Ours could well be the last generation for which moviegoing has a sense of magic.
       我们这一代很可能是认为到电影院观影具有一种魔力的最后一代人了。

PHRASES 短语

1. 
   
2. PHRASE 也;还
   You use as well when mentioning something which happens in the same way as something else already mentioned, or which should be considered at the same time as that thing.
   1. It is most often diagnosed in women in their thirties and forties, although I've seen it in many younger women, as well...
      这种病一般多发于三四十岁的女性，但我也见过许多更年轻的女性患这种病。
   2. 'What do you like about it then?' — 'Erm, the history, the shops—people are quite friendly as well.'
      “那么你喜欢这儿的什么？”——“嗯，它的历史啦，商店啦，还有这儿的人也都很友好。”
   3. Andy's face paled with disappointment; perhaps with anger as well.
      安迪的脸色由于失望而变得苍白，也许还掺杂着气愤。
3. PREP-PHRASE 除…之外;也;还
   You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
   1. She published historical novels, as well as a non-fiction study of women in the British Empire...
      她出版了许多历史小说和一部有关英帝国女性的纪实性研究著作。
   2. It is in his best interests as well as yours...
      这符合他的最大利益，同时也符合你的利益。
   3. Wearing the right shoes and clothes as well as being fit can make all the difference...
      穿着合适的鞋子和衣服，再加上健康的体魄，情况会大不相同。
   4. As well as a good academic record I look for people who've climbed mountains or been captain of a team.
      除了优秀的学业成绩之外，我要找的人还需要有登山经验或担任过球队队长。
4. PHRASE 情理之中地;毫不奇怪地
   If you say, after stating that something has happened or is the case, as well it might or as well it may, you mean that this is not at all surprising or is quite appropriate.
   1. This caused a few gasps, as well it might...
      这毫不奇怪地引得一些人倒吸凉气。
   2. You can see he's terrified, as well he might be after what we've been through.
      你能看出他被吓着了，考虑到我们经历过的事情，这种反应很正常。
5. PHRASE 幸亏
   If you say that something that has happened is just as well, you mean that it is fortunate that it happened in the way it did.
   1. Blue asbestos is far less common in buildings, which is just as well because it's more dangerous than white asbestos...
      蓝石棉在建筑中很不常见，这倒是一件幸事，因为它比白石棉危险得多。
   2. Judging from everything you've said, it was just as well she wasn't there.
      从你所说的这一切来看，幸好她不在那儿。
6. PHRASE (用于建议某一特定思路或行动)最好（做…）
   You say it is as well to think or do something when you are advising someone to think in a particular way or to take a particular action.
   1. It is as well to bear in mind that laughter is a great releaser of tension.
      你最好记住大笑是消除紧张情绪的良方。
7. PHR-MODAL （用于建议或推荐）应该（去做…）
   If you say that someone would do well to do something, you mean that you advise or recommend that they do it.
   1. He would do well to remember that, sooner or later, everyone's luck runs out...
      他可别忘了任何人的运气早晚都会用完的。
   2. Investors would do well to take a look at the Swiss economy.
      投资者应该关注一下瑞士的经济。
8. PHRASE (几乎)和…一样
   If you say that something, usually something bad, might as well be true or may as well be true, you mean that the situation is the same or almost the same as if it were true.
   1. The couple might as well have been strangers...
      这对夫妇形同陌路。
   2. We might just as well be in prison for all the quality our lives have at present.
      我们现在的生活状况跟蹲监狱差不了多少。
9. PHRASE 只好(做);(做…)也无妨
   If you say that you might as well do something, or that you may as well do it, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly unwilling to do it.
   1. If I've got to go somewhere I may as well go to Birmingham...
      如果要去什么地方，那就去伯明翰吧。
   2. Anyway, you're here; you might as well stay...
      反正你已经在这儿了，那就留下来吧。
   3. I'll come with you if you like. I might as well.
      如果你想的话，我会和你在一起来。我无所谓。
10. PHRASE 尽可如此
    If you say that something is all well and good, you are suggesting that it has faults or disadvantages, although it may appear to be correct or reasonable.
    1. It's all well and good for him to say he's sorry for dropping you, but has he told you why he did it?
       他尽可为甩了你这事向你道歉。可他有没有告诉你为什么这样做啊？
11. PHRASE 固然很好；也好
    You say well and good or all well and good to indicate that you would be pleased if something happens but you are aware that it has some disadvantages.
    1. If they arrive before I leave, well and good. If not, the responsibility will be mine...
       如果他们在我离开之前到达，那自然很好。但如果不是的话，那责任就是我的了。
    2. This is all well and good, but we have to look at the situation in the long term.
       这样固然很好，但我们必须从长远的角度来看待这一情形。
12. PHRASE 幸而摆脱了；幸而不受牵连
    If you say to someone who is no longer involved in a situation that they are well out of it, you mean that it is a good thing they are no longer involved and they should be pleased about this.
    1. I hated the Cold War. I think we're very well out of it.
       我痛恨冷战。幸亏我们没有卷进去。
13. PHRASE 完全;彻底
    If you say that something is well and truly finished, gone, or done, you are emphasizing that it is completely finished or gone, or thoroughly done.
    1. The war is well and truly over.
       战争已经彻底结束了。
    2. ...the relief of knowing that a problem was well and truly solved...
       知道问题已经彻底解决了的如释重负
    3. The greenhouse effect is well and truly with us.
       我们完全处于温室效应中。
14. PHRASE 还不错;还好
    If you say that you like something or someone well enough, you mean that you quite like them or find them reasonably acceptable.
    1. Nancy liked it well enough, but complained about the color...
       南希还蛮喜欢它，只是有点不满意它的颜色。
    2. Crook liked her well enough, but remained indifferent to her feminine charms.
       克鲁格还比较喜欢她，只是对她的女性魅力却始终无动于衷。
15. all very well → see: all

ADJECTIVE USE 形容词用法

1. ADJ-GRADED 身体健康的;安康的
   If you are well, you are healthy and not ill.
   1. I'm not very well today, I can't come in...
      我今天身体不适，所以不能参加了。
   2. I hope you're well.
      我祝你身体健康。

NOUN USES 名词用法

1. N-COUNT 井;水井
   A well is a hole in the ground from which a supply of water is extracted.
   1. I had to fetch water from the well.
      我得从井里打水。
2. N-COUNT 油井
   A well is an oil well.
   1. About 650 wells are on fire.
      大约650个油井起火。

VERB USES 动词用法

1. VERB 涌出;冒出;流出;溢出
   If liquids, for example tears, well, they come to the surface and form a pool.
   1. Tears welled in her eyes...
      她泪如泉涌。
   2. He fell back, blood welling from a gash in his thigh.
      他向后倒去，鲜血从他大腿上的一个口子里涌了出来。
   3. Well up means the same as well .
      well up同well
   4. Tears welled up in Anni's eyes.
      安妮的眼里涌出了泪水。
2. VERB (某种情感)迸发，涌起
   If an emotion wells in you, it suddenly becomes stronger, to the point where you have to express it.
   1. Gratitude welled in Chryssa...
      克里萨满怀感激。
   2. Her love for him welled stronger than ever.
      她对他的爱比以前更强烈了。
   3. Well up means the same as well .
      well up 同 well
   4. He could feel the anger welling up inside him...
      他能感觉到自己怒火中烧。
   5. Hope welled up.
      希望油然而生。

1. 'You must admit that the man has got charm,' said Nicolson. 'Glamour,' amended Wells.
   “你必须承认这个男人有魅力，”尼科尔森说。“是诱惑力，”韦尔斯纠正说。
2. Wells was supposed to put up half the money, but later backed out.
   韦尔斯本应当出一半的钱，但后来他食言了。
3. The beer is brewed at the Charles Wells Brewery.
   这种啤酒是查尔斯·威尔斯啤酒厂生产的。
4. Springs and wells were decorated, a custom which was carried over into Christian times in Europe.
   泉眼和水井都进行装饰，这个习俗在欧洲一直延续到基督教时代。
5. Villagers still have to draw their water from wells.
   村民们仍然要从井里打水。
6. The aquifer which had once fed the wells was pronounced dry
   曾为水井供水的蓄水层正式宣告干涸了。
7. To harvest oil and gas profitably from the North Sea, it must focus on the exploitation of small reserves as the big wells run dry.
   随着大型油井的枯竭，要想从北海的石油和天然气开采中盈利，必须着力于开采小储量的油井。
8. Of 27 new wells drilled, 16 have proved exploitable.
   在新钻成的27口井中，已经有16口证明有开发价值。
9. The number of wells is a fair indicator of the demand for water.
   水井的数量能较准确地反映水需求量的大小。
10. He rejoined Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet as Assistant Administrator in 1988.
    他在1988年重回萨德勒的威尔斯皇家芭蕾舞团，任行政助理。
11. Environmentalists say that diverting water from the river will lower the water table and dry out wells.
    环保主义者称引流河水会导致地下水位下降和水井干枯。
12. An aquitard stores water and transmits enough water to be regionally significant but not enough to supply individual wells.
    弱透水层存水且区域性地传导大量水，但不能充分供给每个井。
13. Shandong also produces bromine from underground wells and salt water from the sea.
    山东的地下井和从海洋海中提取的盐水中，同样盛产“溴”。
14. It points out the necessity of tubing anchor in pumping wells, especially in deep wells.
    指出了在抽油机井，尤其是深井中进行油管锚定的必要性。
15. Geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells.
    （九）有关矿井的地质学和地球物理学的情报和资料，包括地图。
16. Currently all the horizontal wells are open hole completion.
    目前，所有的水平井都完成了无套管钻孔。
17. Abstract: Several Sticking accidents happen in the course of drilling horizontal wells in Tahe Oilfield.
    文摘：塔河油田水平井钻井过程中，曾多次发生卡钻事故。
18. How many wells have you drilled in this area?
    你们在这个地区已经打了几口井了？
19. Thread sealing property in high temperature and high pressure gas wells is more important than that in oil wells.
    高温高压气井对螺纹密封性的要求要比油井更为严格。
20. The development of horizontal wells in the low permeability oilfield is a complex and valuable engineering technology.
    低渗透油田水平井开发是一项复杂而又有实际价值的工程技术。
21. For the horizontal wells, it is an safe and easy fracturing method.
    为水平井改造提供了安全简便的压裂技术。
22. They set to work and drilled enough pump wells to irrigate more land.
    他们开始大干起来，打了足够的水泵井来灌溉更多的土地。
23. An abstraction and rejection pair of water wells are installed as the source.
    一个抽象的概念和拒绝对安装作为源。
24. Management of machine wells will directly influence crude oil yield in oilfield.
    油田中抽油机井管理的好坏将会直接影响到原油产量的高低。
25. I have read a new Wells recently.
    最近我读了威尔斯一部新作。
26. It is an effective way to exploit low permeability reservoir, difficult-to-produce reserves and remaining oils with complex wells.
    复杂结构井技术是开发低渗透油藏、难采难动用储量和挖掘剩余油行之有效的手段。
27. We all know the fact that the first country to drill gas wells was china.
    中国是第一个钻天然气井的国家，这一事实我们都知道。
28. This paper addresses a metering method and operation process of steam allocation for steam injection wells.
    针对注汽井的单井蒸汽流量分配计量问题，讨论了一种注汽井蒸汽分配计量方法和实施工艺。
29. The paper describes various reservoir applications of horizontal wells from primary recovery to EOR applications.
    这篇文章描述了水平井在各种油藏中的应用，从最初的提高采收率到EOR应用。

noun

1. prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels

   Synonym:    H. G. WellsHerbert George Wells