Well

(noun.) a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine.

(noun.) an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps.

(noun.) an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway).

(noun.) a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid.

(noun.) an abundant source; 'she was a well of information'.

(verb.) come up, as of a liquid; 'Tears well in her eyes'; 'the currents well up'.

(adj.) in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; 'appears to be entirely well'; 'the wound is nearly well'; 'a well man'; 'I think I'm well; at least I feel well' .

(adj.) wise or advantageous and hence advisable; 'it would be well to start early' .

(adv.) (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); 'the children behaved well'; 'a task well done'; 'the party went well'; 'he slept well'; 'a well-argued thesis'; 'a well-seasoned dish'; 'a well-planned party'; 'the baby can walk pretty good'.

(adv.) without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; 'took the joke well'; 'took the tragic news well'.

(adv.) indicating high probability; in all likelihood; 'I might well do it'; 'a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster'; 'you may well need your umbrella'; 'he could equally well be trying to deceive us'.

(adv.) thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; 'The problem is well understood'; 'she was well informed'; 'shake well before using'; 'in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked'; 'well-done beef', 'well-satisfied customers'; 'well-educated'.

(adv.) favorably; with approval; 'their neighbors spoke well of them'; 'he thought well of the book'.

(adv.) to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; 'the project was well underway'; 'the fetus has well developed organs'; 'his father was well pleased with his grades'.

(adv.) in financial comfort; 'They live well'; 'she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died'.

吉尔手打

• Yet it was a hard time for sensitive, high-spirited Jo, who meant so well and had apparently done so ill. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Well, you're not geese, you're swans--anything you like, only do, do leave Miss Sedley alone. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I can't very well do it myself; because my back's so bad, and my legs are so queer. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mr Dorrit smiled, and said, Eh, well! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Bois-Guilbert made an effort to suppress his rising scorn and indignation, the expression of which, he was well aware, would have little availed him. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Well, well, I am satisfied. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• He was undeniably a prosperous man, bore his drinking better than others bore their moderation, and, on the whole, flourished like the green bay-tree. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Perhaps you had better go after my friends at once, because the weather is warm, and I can not 'keep' long. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Better than he thought,--except the last clause. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• A departure was early made in the matter of strengthening the ribs of oak to better meet the strains from the rough seas. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• He gets worse instead of better, I think,' said the elder lady. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• I am much better here,' said Little Dorrit, faintly. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Let no one suppose that the unwillingness to cultivate what Mr. Wells calls the mental hinterland is a vice peculiar to the business man. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• These wells are now made with larger diameters than formerly, and altogether their construction has been rendered much more easy in modern times. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• A task too strong for wizard spells This squire had brought about; 'T is easy dropping stones in wells, But who shall get them out? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Of all wells, from one fathom to six or seven, the water flew out at the top with a vehement motion. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Many great cities and plains and deserts have been provided with these wells owing to the ease with which they can now be sunk. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Wells' little essay: Skepticism of the Instrument. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The sight of his blood, welling from the treacherously inflicted wound, made him indeed the son of the Yorkshire gentleman's heart. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The thought of Laura welled up like a spring in the depths of my heart, and filled it with waters of bitterness, never, never known to it before. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The rhapsody welled up within me, like blood from an inward wound, and gushed out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• As history goes on the Greeks became more religious and superstitious as the faiths of the conquered welled up from below. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The revulsion was so strong and painful in Dorothea's mind that the tears welled up and flowed abundantly. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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