➡ 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
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(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