reasonable adj. ⇨reasonable (It is reasonable to assume that…)⇨adequate (a reasonable standard of living)⇨cheap (reasonable prices)⇨fine (make a reasonable offer)
reasonable
adjective
reasonable ♦︎ fair ♦︎ equal ♦︎ just ♦︎ equitable ♦︎ even-handedThese words all describe sb/sth that treats or affects people in a sensible, appropriate and equal way.这些词均表示公正的、合理的、公平的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be reasonable / fair / just / equitable that...◆to be reasonable / fair / just to do sth◆a reasonable / a fair / an equal / a just / an equitable division / distribution / share of sth◆a reasonable / a fair / a just / an equitable system / settlement / solution◆a reasonable / fair / just law / punishment / sentence / judgement / person / man / woman◆perfectly reasonable / fair / just■reasonablepractical, sensible and treating people in an appropriate and equal way合理的;明智的;(待人)公平的◆It is reasonable to assume that she knew beforehand that this would happen.有理由认为她事先就知道会发生这样的事。◆It seems a perfectly reasonable request to make.这看起来是一个非常合理的请求。◆Any reasonable person would have done exactly as you did.任何有头脑的人都会采取和你一模一样的做法。◆Be reasonable! We can't work late every night.要讲道理!我们不能每天都工作到那么晚。OPPunreasonable ⇨ unacceptable see also reasonable ⇨ fine, reason ⇨ logic, plausible ⇨ possible2▸reasonably
adverb
◆He couldn't reasonably be expected to pay back the loan all at once.公平合理地讲,不可能指望他立即归还全部借款。■fairtreating people in a reasonable and appropriate way; treating everyone equally and according to the rules or the law(待人)公平恰当的;(按规定或法律)平等待人的,公正的◆All we're asking for is a fair wage.我们要求的只是合理的工资。◆It's not fair to the students to keep changing the schedule.老改课程表对学生们来说不恰当。◆ (BrE also) It's not fair on the students...⋯对学生们来说不恰当。◆It's fair to say that they are pleased with the latest offer.应该说,他们对最新报价很满意。◆To be fair, she behaved better than we expected.说句公道话,她表现得比我们预期的要好。◆It seems only fair that they should give us something in return.似乎他们应该给我们点什么作为回报才像话。◆ (spoken) It's not fair! He always gets more than me!这不公平!他得到的总比我多!OPPunfair ⇨ wrong4 see also fair ⇨ fine, fairness,fair play ⇨ justice▸fairly
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◆He's always treated me very fairly.他待我一直很公正。◆Her attitude could fairly be described as hostile.公平而论,她的态度可以说是怀有敌意。■equalhaving the same rights or being treated the same as other people, without differences such as race, religion or sex being considered(不分种族、宗教或性别等)享有同等权利的,待遇平等的◆equal rights / pay平等的权利;同酬◆The company has an equal opportunities policy(= gives the same chances of employment to everyone).这家公司雇人的政策是人人机会均等。◆the desire for a more equal society(= in which everyone has the same rights and chances)对更平等的社会的向往OPPunequal ⇨ wrong4 see also equality ⇨ justice■just [usually before noun] (ratherformal) morally fair and reasonable公正的;正义的;合理的◆I think it was a just decision.我认为这是一个公正的判决。◆Of course we all strive for a just and humane society.当然,我们都在为公正和人道的社会而奋斗。◆He was known to be a just man.他以为人正直而闻名。◆The law must be seen to be just.法律须被视为公正。ⓘ Just is often used in the context of the law or the way things are done in a society. It is not usually used in informal or private contexts. * just常用于法律语境或描述社会事务,通常不用于非正式或私人场合。OPPunjust ⇨ wrong4 see also justice ⇨ justice■equitable / /ˈekwɪtəbl/ / (formal) (of a system or society) fair and reasonable; treating everyone in an equal way(体系或社会)公平合理的;公正的;一视同仁的◆We need to construct an equitable and efficient method of local taxation.我们需要构建一个公平高效的地方税收办法。OPPinequitable ⇨ wrong4■ˌeven-ˈhandedtreating everyone fairly and equally不偏不倚的;公正的;公平的◆They took an even-handed approach to industrial relations.他们对劳资关系采取公正的态度。◆He is even-handed in his criticism of the various political parties.他对各政党的批评不偏不倚。ⓘ Even-handed describes sb's way of dealing with an issue, but it is not used to describe a person. * even-handed描述某人对问题的处理方式,但不用来形容人◆an even-handed person/man/woman
adequate
adjective
➡ See also the entries for ⇨ decent, ⇨ fine and ⇨ good2另见decent条、fine条和good条第 2义adequate ♦︎ not bad ♦︎ reasonable ♦︎ all right ♦︎ acceptableThese words all describe sth that is good enough, but not very good.这些词均表示还算好的、过得去的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be adequate / not bad / reasonable / all right / acceptable for sb / sth◆an adequate / a reasonable / an acceptable level / degree / standard of sth◆adequate / reasonable / acceptable provision for sb / sth◆just (about) adequate / all right / acceptable◆barely / scarcely adequate / acceptable■adequate / /ˈædɪkwət/ / enough in quantity or good enough in quality for a particular purpose or need足够的;合格的;合乎需要的◆They'll need an adequate supply of hot water.他们需要有充足的热水。◆The room was small but adequate.房间虽小但够用。◆The space available is not adequate for our needs.现有的空间不能满足我们的需要。◆The training given should be adequate to meet the future needs of the industry.所提供的培训应该能够满足该行业未来的需要。OPPinadequate ⇨ inadequate▸adequately
adverb
◆Are you adequately insured?你买够保险了吗?■not ˈbad (informal, spoken) fairly good; better than you expected还不错;比预料的好◆'How are you?' 'Not too bad.'“你怎么样?”“还行。”◆That wasn't bad for a first attempt.第一次尝试,还算不错。■reasonablefairly good, but not very good不错的;还算好的◆Most people here have a reasonable standard of living.这里大部分人生活水平还不错。◆The hotel was reasonable, I suppose.我想这家酒店还可以吧。 see also reasonably ⇨ quite1■all ˈright [not before noun] only just good enough尚可;还算可以◆Your work is all right, but you could do better.你的工作还算可以,但你可以干得更好。■acceptablenot very good, but good enough还可以的;尚可的◆The food was acceptable, but no more.食物只能说还可以。
cheap
adjective
cheap ♦︎ competitive ♦︎ budget ♦︎ affordable ♦︎ reasonable ♦︎ inexpensive ♦︎ economical ♦︎ half-priceThese words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected.这些词均表示便宜的、廉价的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达便宜的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆cheap / competitive / budget / affordable / reasonable / economical prices / rates / fares◆cheap / competitive / budget / affordable / inexpensive / economical products / services◆cheap / competitive / affordable / inexpensive goods◆very / quite cheap / competitive / affordable / reasonable / inexpensive / economical◆highly competitive / economical◆relatively cheap / competitive / affordable / inexpensive■cheapcosting little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices便宜的;廉价的;收费低廉的◆A good education is not cheap.好的教育可不便宜。◆A quality pair of Italian shoes doesn't come cheap.一双优质的意大利鞋子不会便宜。◆They've got brand new CD players going cheap.他们有全新的CD播放机降价出售。◆Her school managed to get a couple of computers on the cheap.她的学校设法买到了几台廉价的计算机。◆The town is full of immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour(= workers who are paid very little, especially unfairly).这座城里有很多外国移民,是廉价劳动力来源。◆ (BrE) We found a cheap and cheerful cafe(= one that is simple and charges low prices but is pleasant).我们找到了一家价格低廉、环境宜人的咖啡馆。ⓘ Cheap can also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that sth is poor quality as well as low in price. * cheap亦可用于贬义,指价廉而质次◆It was just a bottle of cheap perfume.那只是一瓶廉价香水。◆ (BrE) a cheap and nasty bottle of wine一瓶便宜的劣质葡萄酒 see also cheap ⇨ poor2OPPexpensive ⇨ expensive▸cheaply
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◆I'm sure I could buy this more cheaply somewhere else.我相信这个东西在别处买更便宜。◆You can live very cheaply in Greece.在希腊生活花费可以很少。■competitive / /kəmˈpetətɪv/ / (especially business尤用于商业) (of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices(价格或收费)不过高的,更便宜的,有竞争力的◆We aim to provide a first-rate competitive service.我们旨在提供一流的、有竞争力的服务。◆We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies.我们必须加倍努力,以保持与其他公司竞争的实力。◆They had gained a competitive advantage over rival companies.他们已经取得超越对手公司的竞争优势。OPPuncompetitiveⓘ Uncompetitive goods and services are not cheaper or better than others and therefore not able to compete equally. * uncompetitive指产品或服务不够便宜或品质不够好,因而缺乏竞争力◆an uncompetitive industry不具竞争力的行业◆uncompetitive prices缺乏竞争力的价格▸competitively
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◆competitively priced goods价格上有竞争力的商品■budget [only before noun] (used especially in advertising尤用于广告) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service(因仅提供基本服务而)价廉的,花费少的◆Save pounds on budget flights to the sun.享受阳光,享受特价机票。◆a budget airline / hotel便宜的航班/旅馆■affordablecheap enough for most people to afford买得起的;(价格)可以承受的◆We offer the best at affordable prices.我们以可承受的价位提供最佳品质。◆There is less and less affordable housing in this town.在这个城镇房子越来越买不起了。■reasonable(of prices) not too expensive(价格)不太贵的,公道的◆We sell good quality food at reasonable prices.我们以公道的价格出售优质食品。OPPunreasonable ⇨ high1▸reasonably
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◆The apartments are reasonably priced.这些公寓定价不算贵。■inexpensive (ratherformal) cheap不昂贵的◆Can you recommend an inexpensive hotel?你能推荐一家不太贵的旅馆吗?ⓘ Inexpensive is often used to mean that sth is good value for its price. It is used instead of cheap, because cheap can suggest that sth is poor quality. * inexpensive常指某物性价比高。用它而不用cheap,因为 cheap暗指某物质量较差。OPPexpensive ⇨ expensive■economical /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkl, ˌekəˈnɒmɪkl; NAmEˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪkl/ providing good value or service in relation to the cost经济的;实惠的◆These cars are very economical to run(= they do not use too much fuel).这些轿车很省油。◆It would be more economical to buy the bigger size.买大份儿的更实惠。OPPuneconomicalⓘ Something that is uneconomical uses too much money or time, or too many materials, and is therefore not likely to make a profit. * uneconomical指花费太多钱、太多时间或太多材料,因而不太可能赢利◆It soon proved to be uneconomical to stay open 24 hours a day.很快就证明每天24小时营业不经济。▸economically
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◆I'll do the job as economically as possible.我会尽可能高效率地工作。■ˌhalf-ˈpricecosting half the usual price半价的◆We waited in line and managed to get two half-price tickets.我们排队等候,总算买到了两张半价票。OPPfull-price▸ˈhalf-ˈprice
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◆Children aged under four go half-price.四岁以下儿童半票。▸ˈhalf price
noun
[uncountable] ◆We have many items at half price or less.我们许多商品都以五折或更低价格出售。
fine
adjective
➡ See also the entries for ⇨ adequate and ⇨ good2另见adequate条和good条第2义fine ♦︎ all right ♦︎ fair ♦︎ OK ♦︎ acceptable ♦︎ satisfactory ♦︎ reasonable ♦︎ in order ♦︎ rightThese words all describe sth that is good enough for you to accept.这些词均表示挺好的、不错的、可接受的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be fine / all right / fair / OK / acceptable / satisfactory / reasonable / in order to do sth◆to be fine / all right / fair / OK / acceptable / satisfactory / reasonable / in order that...◆a fair / an acceptable / a satisfactory / a reasonable solution◆a fair / an acceptable / a reasonable wage / price◆a fair / reasonable question◆That's fine / all right / OK by me.◆perfectly fine / all right / fair / OK / acceptable / satisfactory / reasonable / in order◆(not) entirely fair / acceptable / satisfactory / reasonable■fine (often used as an exclamation常用作感叹词) (spoken) used to tell sb that you are satisfied with an action, suggestion, decision or situation(对行为、建议、决定或情况表示满意)不错,很好,可接受◆'I'll leave this here, OK?' 'Fine.'“我把这个留在这儿,可以吗?”“可以。”◆'Bob wants to know if he can come too.' 'That's fine by me.'“鲍勃想知道他是否也能来。”“我认为没问题。”◆Your speech was absolutely fine.你的讲话棒极了。◆'Can I get you another drink?' 'No thanks. I'm fine.'“我再给你一杯好吗?”“不,谢谢。我够了。”■all ˈright [not before noun] (informal, especiallyspoken) good enough; that can be allowed够好;满意;可允许;可以◆Is the coffee all right?这咖啡还行吗?◆Is it all right for me to leave early?我早点离开没问题吧?◆Is it all right if I leave early?我早点离开没问题吧?◆'I'm afraid I have to go now.' 'That's all right.'“恐怕我现在得走了。”“没有关系。”▸all right
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◆Are you getting along all right in your new job?你的新工作顺利吗?■fairgood enough or appropriate in a particular situation合理的;恰当的;适当的◆Scoring twenty points was a fair achievement.拿下二十分是个不错的成绩。◆It wasn't really fair to ask him to do all the work.所有的工作都让他做,这不太合适。◆It seems only fair that they should give us something in return.似乎他们应该给我们点什么作为回报才像话。◆It's fair to say that they're very pleased with the offer.恰如其分地说,他们对这个提议很满意。◆To be fair, she behaved better than we expected.说句公道话,她表现得比我们预期的要好。 see also fair ⇨ reasonable■OK ( okay) [not usually before noun] (informal, spoken) all right; good enough可以;不错;够好◆Is it OK if I leave now?我现在离开,可以吗?◆Is it OK for me to come too?我也去,行吗?◆She looks OK to me.我觉得她样子还行。◆We had an okay time on the trip- not great.我们的旅行谈不上精彩,但还过得去。▸OK
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◆I think I did OK in the exam.我觉得我考得还不错。NOTE辨析 All right or OK?OK is only used in spoken English; all right can be written, although it is informal. * OK只用于口语中;all right可用作书面语,但是非正式的用法。■acceptablethat sb agrees is good enough or should be allowed可接受的;令人满意的;可容许的◆We want a solution that is acceptable to all parties.我们需要一个各方都可接受的解决方案。◆To get on this course, a pass in English at grade B is acceptable.英语成绩达到B级就可以学习这门课程。◆Air pollution in the city has reached four times the acceptable level.这座城市的空气污染程度已高达可接受标准的四倍。OPPunacceptable ⇨ unacceptable■satisfactorygood enough for a particular purpose令人满意的;够好的;可以的◆Their work is satisfactory but not outstanding.他们的工作做得还可以,但不算出色。◆You haven't yet given us a satisfactory explanation.你还没给我们一个满意的解释。OPPunsatisfactory ⇨ disappointing▸satisfactorily / /ˌsætɪsˈfæktərəli/ /
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◆Our complaint was dealt with satisfactorily.我们的投诉得到了满意的处理。■reasonableacceptable and appropriate in a particular situation可以接受的;合乎情理的;公道的◆The furniture is in reasonable condition.家具的状况还过得去。◆You must submit your claim within a reasonable time.你必须在适当的时间内提出要求。◆If the price is reasonable, we'll buy it.要是价格公道,我们就买。 see also reasonable ⇨ reasonable▸reasonably
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◆The instructions are reasonably straightforward.用法说明还算简单易懂。NOTE辨析 Fair or reasonable?In many cases you can use either of these words, but fair is used in a lot of spoken expressions, where reasonable is not usually used. Fair does not collocate with time.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用,但fair用在很多口语表达中,reasonable通常没有那些用法。fair不能跟time搭配◆You must submit your claim within a fair time.■in ˈorder
idiom
(formal) as it should be正常;准备好;就绪◆Is everything in order, sir?一切都正常吗,先生?◆We need to check that all your papers are in order.我们需要查看一下你的所有证件是不是都准备好了。■right [not before noun] (used especially in negative statements尤用于否定陈述) in a normal or satisfactory condition正常;情况良好◆That sausage doesn't smell right.这香肠闻起来不对劲。◆Things aren't right between her parents.她父母的关系不太正常。◆If only I could have helped put matters right.要是我当时能帮着把错误纠正过来就好了。OPPwrong ⇨ wrong2▸right