3STH you want 你想要的东西 used to say what you like or what you think would be good or useful 有用的,好的
It’s quite nice to live so close to work.
住得离上班地点那么近真是件好事。
it is nice to do something
It would be nice to have a break.
要是能休息一下就好了。
that’d be nice (=used to accept an offer or agree with a suggestion) 太好了〔用于接受别人的提议〕
‘Would you like a cup of coffee?’ ‘Yes, that’d be nice.’
“要喝杯咖啡吗?”“是的,太好了。”
I thought it would be a nice idea to send them some flowers.
我觉得给他们送些花是个好主意。
It would be nice if you could let us know in advance.
如果你能事先通知我们,那就好了。
SPOKEN PHRASES
4it’s nice to know (that)KINDused to mean that you feel happier when you know something 知道…真好
I still haven’t heard any news – it would be nice to know what’s happening.
我还是没有得到任何消息,要是能知道发生了什么事就好了。
It’s nice to know that there’s someone nearby if she needs help.
知道当她需要帮助的时候有人在她身边,这样就放心了。
Examples from the Corpus
it’s nice to know (that)• Well, it's nice to know the ad is working.• I know four-wheel drive cars rarely go into the woods, but it's nice to know they can.
5.have a nice day!American EnglishAmEGOODBYE used to say goodbye to someone, especially to customers in shops and restaurants when they are leaving 谢谢光临!再见!〔尤为商店店员、餐厅服务员向顾客告别时的用语〕
6nice to meet youHELLOused as a friendlygreeting when you meet someone for the first time 很高兴认识你〔初次见面时的礼貌用语〕
Hello. It’s nice to meet you at last.
你好。终于见到你了,我真高兴。
Examples from the Corpus
nice to meet you• Anna and William stand and shake hands formally Well, it was nice to meet you.• But... it's very nice to meet you.• It was nice to meet you.
7.(it’s been) nice meeting/talking to youGOODBYEused when you say goodbye to someone you have met for the first time 能认识你真高兴〔初次见面后的告别用语〕
8not nice 不好的British EnglishBrE used in a humorous or angry way when you really think that something or someone is not at all good or pleasant 坏的,令人不愉快的
That’s a nice way to treat a friend, I must say!
我得说,你这样对待朋友太不像话了!
Well, we’re in a nice mess now.
哎呀,我们现在搞得一团糟。
9nice tryused when someone has made a guess or suggestion, or has attempted to do something, to say that it is good, but not quite correct or successful 好但是行不通的建议
‘We could phone Mark to come and pick us up.’ ‘Nice try, Clive, but we haven’t got his number.’
“我们可以给马克打电话让他来接我们。”“这主意好是好,克莱夫,不过我们没有他的电话号码。”
Examples from the Corpus
nice try• You miscalculated, but it was a nice try.• It was a nice try, a necessary try, but one that ultimately failed.
10nice one!British EnglishBrEDO WELL used when someone has just said or done something clever, amusing, or helpful 真聪明!真好笑!好极了!
‘Dad said he’d help pay for it.’ ‘Nice one!’
“爸爸说他会帮我们付账。”“太好了!”
11.be (as) nice as pieBritish EnglishBrENICE if someone is as nice as pie, they are not angry with you when you were expecting them to be 非常友好;〔出乎意料地〕没有生气
Examples from the Corpus
be (as) nice as pie• The girl she spoke to was as nice as pie.
12.nice work if you can get itBritish EnglishBrE used humorously to say that someone has a very easy or enjoyablejob, especially one which you would like to do 〔认为对方的工作轻松有趣〕能有这样的好事就好了〔幽默用法〕
What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
你这样一个正派姑娘在这种地方干什么?
15nice ... shame about the ...British EnglishBrE used when saying that part of something is good or well done, but a more important part is bad or badly done 〔一部分〕是好的,不过〔更重要的那部分〕不好
Nice video, shame about the song.
录像倒是不错,不过歌曲不怎么样。
Examples from the Corpus
nice ... shame about the ...• Nice smile, shame about thelies, the splits and the joblosses.• Nice lips, shame about theteeth.
n16make nice (with/to somebody)especially American EnglishAmE informal to make an effort to be nice to someone, especially so that they will like you
It’s a good idea to make nice with your girlfriend’s parents.
—niceness noun [uncountableU]
The first thing you noticed about him was his niceness.
If there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.
You say:
There are some nice old houses.
✗Don’t say: There are some old nice houses.
You say:
I had a nice long sleep.
✗Don’t say: I had a long nice sleep.
You can use nice and followed by another adjective after be:
The weather was nice and warm.
Before a noun you must leave out and:
a nice warm bath
✗Don’t say: a nice and warm bath
THESAURUS
person 人
nice especially spoken friendly, kind, or polite. In written and formal English, it is better to use a more specific and interestingadjective than nice 友善的,友好的,礼貌的〔在书面语中和正式场合最好使用更明确生动的形容词〕
I like Clare – she’s really nice.
我喜欢克莱尔——她人非常好。
It was nice of them to offer to help.
他们很好,主动说帮忙。
pleasant friendly, polite, and easy to talk to – used especially about someone that you do not know very well 〔尤指不太熟悉的人〕友好的,讨人喜欢的
I only met her once or twice but she seemed pleasant.
great (also brilliantBritish EnglishBrE) informal very enjoyable 非常棒的,非常有趣的
‘How was the party?’ ‘It was great!’
“聚会怎么样?”“棒极了!”
We all had a brilliant time.
我们大家都玩得非常开心。
charming used about something that seems pleasant and has a lot of qualities that make you like it 可爱的,迷人的
a charming little village in the Italian countryside
意大利乡间一座迷人的小村庄
I thought the restaurant was rather charming.
我觉得这家餐馆非常不错。
delightful formal very pleasant or enjoyable 令人愉快的,有趣的
There are many delightful walks in the area.
这个地区有许多宜人的步行小道。
a delightful evening
惬意的夜晚
pleasurable formal a pleasurableexperience or feeling is one that you enjoy 舒适的,令人愉快的
Shopping in the old city can be a pleasurable experience.
在老城区购物有时是一种愉快的体验。
na pleasurable feeling of relief
Examples from the Corpus
nice• "Let's take a picniclunch with us." "Yeah, that'd be nice."• He came and helped me lay it all in which was very nice.• No, it's not nice.• There's this one with candles on the table in these little glassbowls, and it all looks cosy and nice.• Feel this material. It's so nice and soft.• Maybe Henry would realize she was not as nice as she pretended to be.• Moza was making nice, asking about dinner.• I've got a niceboss, and the pay's good.• Have a nice day.• "She offered to pay for everything." "That was a nicegesture."• I want a nicehotshower.• Claire's really nice, isn't she?• I cleaned up the house as best I could, and hired a couple of nice ladies to handle the heavylifting.• I got a nice long letter from Andreas this morning.• It was nice of them to invite us.• It's the kind of place nice people don't go to.• He's one of the nicest people I know.• He had a lot of nice things to say about you.• Did you have a nice time?• All Brad's friends were very nice to me, but I was too shy to join in their chat.• I sometimes think she's only nice to me when she wants something.• It's so nice to see you again.• Come over on Saturday. It would be nice to see you.• It would be nice to think that it was a very prosperousaffair.• I hope you have a nicevacation.• Morning, Bill. Niceweather, isn't it?
nice time• He wanted to stay; he was having a nice time.• It was not a nice time.• He said he hoped we were having a nice time and could we leave the keys with Mrs Stewart please.• Had quite a nice time, I gather.
in the nicest possible way• Ladies in Burberry raincoats can be intimidatingin the nicest possible way.
it is nice to do something• Having uncovered so much that is praiseworthy so far it is nice to be able to carry on and commend the sound.• In our celebrity-obsessed society, it is nice to see some one keeping things in proportion.
nice girl• Alison had shown enough respectablehorror on discovering that he was married to prove she was a nice girl.• Ivy Williams, a shopkeeper's daughter, twenty years old, was a very nice girl.• She was a nice girl, but she was involved in gangs.• Some nice girls do, some nice girls don't.• He needed some nice girl of Anthony's age to prove his point.• There are some nice girls out there, but I don't know what she was called.• She seems like a nice girl, you know.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste好;感覺好;看上去好;好像很好;聞起來不錯;聽起來不錯;嚐起來不錯◇I felt nice and warm.我感覺很暖和。◇That bread smells nice.那麪包聞起來不錯。◇His mother sounded very nice on the phone.他媽媽的聲音在電話中聽起來很親切。➤make sth使⋯好◇I cleaned the room to make it nice for the others when they came home.我收拾了房間,讓其他人回到家時覺得舒服。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常不錯▸➤awfully, exceptionally, incredibly, terribly (especially BrE) 極好;特別好;好極了◇an awfully nice man一個大好人➤perfectly, thoroughly再好不過;好上加好◇I'm sure she's perfectly nice really.我敢肯定她真的是一個相當不錯的人。➤genuinely, truly確實/真的很好➤not particularly不是特別愉快◇It had not been a particularly nice experience.那不是一次特別愉快的經歷。➤enough夠好◇Some of the boys were nice enough, but she didn't want to go out with them.有些男孩子很不錯,但她不想跟他們約會。PREPOSITION➤about對⋯好◇He was incredibly nice about it, though I am sure it caused him a lot of trouble.我敢肯定這件事給他製造了很多麻煩,但他還是很好地解決了這件事。➤for對⋯而言不錯◇It's nice for her to get out more.對她來說,多到外面走走很不錯。➤to對⋯好◇Can't you be nice to each other for once?你們就不能彼此好好相處一下嗎?PHRASES➤nice little舒適小巧◇It's a nice little place you have here.你這裏舒適小巧。
nice adj. ⇨nice1 (have a nice day)⇨nice2 (a really nice person)nice2
adjective
have a nice day祝你今天过得愉快a really nice person非常友善的人➡ See also the entries for friendly1, kindadj. and sweet另见friendly条第1义、kind形容词词条和sweet条nice ♦︎ wonderful ♦︎ lovely ♦︎ charming ♦︎ charismatic ♦︎ engaging ♦︎ likeable ♦︎ personableThese words all describe a person who has a friendly, pleasant personality and is easy to like.这些词均形容人友好的、和善的、讨人喜欢的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达讨人喜欢的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a nice / a wonderful / a lovely / a charming / a charismatic / an engaging / a likeable / a personable man◆a nice / a wonderful / a lovely / a charming / an engaging / likeable person◆a nice / a wonderful / a lovely / a charming / an engaging woman◆a nice / a wonderful / a lovely / a charming / a charismatic / an engaging / a likeable character / personality◆very nice / charming / charismatic / engaging / likeable / personable◆extremely nice / charming / engaging / likeable / personable◆really nice / wonderful / lovely / charming / engaging / likeable◆rather nice / wonderful / lovely / charming / engaging◆quite(= rather) nice / likeable / personable◆quite(= very) wonderful / charming■nice (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken, approving) kind, friendly and pleasant to be with好心的;和蔼的;友好的◆Our new neighbours are very nice.我们的新邻居很和气。◆He's a really nice guy.他真是个好人。◆Be nice to me. I'm not feeling well.我有点不舒服,对我好点。◆It was nice of them to invite us.他们真好,邀请了我们。◆I complained to the manager and he was very nice about it.我向经理发牢骚,他很宽容。ⓘ Nice has a very general meaning and is extremely frequent in English, especially in informal and spoken language. In writing and in more formal contexts, it can be better to use a more precise or more interesting word such as one of the other words in this group. * nice的含义很宽泛,尤其在非正式用语和口语中极为常见。在书面语和较正式的语境中最好用更贴切或更有意思的词,如本组词中的其他词。OPPnasty ⇨ meanadj.1▸nicely
adverb
◆If you ask her nicely she might say yes.好好地跟她说,她也许会同意的。■wonderful (ratherinformal, approving) very kind, generous and friendly亲切友好的;慷慨和蔼的◆She's a truly wonderful person.她真是个好人。◆You've all been absolutely wonderful!你们大家真是太好了!■lovely (especially BrE, ratherinformal, especiallyspoken, approving) very kind, generous and friendly亲切友好的;慷慨和蔼的◆Her mother was a lovely woman.她母亲是个心地善良的女人。NOTE辨析 Wonderful or lovely?You can usually use either word. Lovely is more frequent in spoken British English; wonderful is more frequent in American English, both spoken and written.这两个词通常可通用。lovely较多用于英式口语,wonderful较多用于美式口语和书面语。■charming (usuallyapproving) very polite, friendly and attractive风度翩翩的;友善的;吸引人的◆She's a charming person.她是个有魅力的人。ⓘ Charming emphasizes sb's pleasant manner and their good manners(= the polite and kind way they talk to and behave towards other people). These make people like them and do things for them. However, a person who is charming may also have negative qualities. * charming强调某人的态度和蔼可亲、举止温雅迷人,因而讨人喜欢并使人愿意为其效劳。不过,charming所形容的人也可能会有负面的特质◆He was certainly charming, but he was also ruthless and ambitious.他的确魅力不凡,但同时也冷酷无情、野心勃勃。◆What is she really like behind that charming facade?她迷人的外表后面究竟是个怎样的人呢? see also charm ⇨ charmnoun, charm ⇨ delightverb▸charmingly
adverb
◆She smiled charmingly at me.她对我微微一笑,甚是迷人。■charismatic ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk (oftenapproving) (especially of a man) having a powerful personal quality that attracts and impresses other people(尤指男人)有超凡魅力的,有感召力的◆the charismatic leader of a religious sect某教派魅力超凡的领袖 see also charisma ⇨ charm■engaginginteresting or pleasant in a way that attracts your attention有趣的;令人愉快的;迷人的◆She had an engaging smile, which charmed everyone.她动人的微笑令所有人着迷。■likeable (especially BrE) ( likable, NAmE, BrE) pleasant and easy to like可爱的;讨人喜欢的◆He's a very likeable man.他是个十分讨人喜欢的人。 see also like ⇨ likeverb■personableˈpɜːsənəbl; NAmEˈpɜːrsənəbl (ratherformal) (especially of a man) pleasant in appearance, character or behaviour(尤指男人)品貌兼优的,英俊潇洒的◆Her assistant seemed a very personable young man.她的助手看来是个英俊潇洒的青年。ⓘ Personable is used especially to describe your impression of sb that you do not know well. * personable尤用于描述对不太熟悉的人的印象。nice1
adjective
have a nice day祝你今天过得愉快a really nice person非常友善的人➡ See also the entries for satisfying and wonderful另见satisfying条和wonderful条nice ♦︎ good ♦︎ pleasant ♦︎ enjoyable ♦︎ pleasurableThese words all describe an experience, activity or event that gives you pleasure.这些词均表示令人愉快的、宜人的、有乐趣的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a nice / a good / a pleasant / an enjoyable / a pleasurable experience / thing (to do)◆a nice / a good / a pleasant / an enjoyable time / evening / party◆a nice / a good / a pleasant / a pleasurable feeling / sensation◆nice / good / pleasant weather◆a pleasant / an enjoyable / a pleasurable task◆It's nice / good / pleasant to be / feel / find / have / know / meet / see...◆It would be nice / good / pleasant if...◆It's nice / good that...◆very nice / good / pleasant / enjoyable■nice (ratherinformal) that you enjoy; that gives you pleasure; attractive令人愉快的;宜人的;吸引人的◆Have a nice day(= enjoy yourself today)!祝你今天过得愉快!◆If it's a nice day tomorrow(= if the weather is good), shall we go out?要是明天天气好,我们出去消遣一下好吗?◆The nicest thing about her is that she never criticizes us.她最大的好处就是从不批评我们。◆'Do you want to come too?' 'Yes, that would be nice.'“你也想来吗?”“是啊,很高兴来。”◆Nice to meet you!很高兴见到你!◆It's been nice meeting you.这次见到你很高兴。◆You look nice.你很好看。ⓘ Nice can be used before adjectives or adverbs to emphasize how pleasant sth is. * nice可用在形容词或副词前,强调某事物十分令人愉快◆a nice hot bath舒舒服服的热水澡◆Everyone arrived nice and early.大家都早早地到了。Nice and with another adjective cannot be used before a noun. * nice and加另一个形容词不可用于名词前◆a nice and quiet placeOPPnasty ⇨ bad■good (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) that you enjoy; that gives you pleasure令人愉快的;令人满意的◆Did you have a good time in America?你在美国过得愉快吗?◆This is very good news.这消息真叫人高兴。◆It would be good if he moved to London.他要是搬到伦敦就好了。◆We are still friends though, which is good.不过我们仍然是朋友,这令人欣慰。OPPbad ⇨ bad, terrible ⇨ terrible1■pleasant (ratherformal) that gives you pleasure; attractive令人愉快的;可喜的;吸引人的◆It was pleasant to be alone again.又只剩下一个人了,真自在。◆It's nice to live in pleasant surroundings.生活在宜人的环境中真舒服。OPPunpleasant ⇨ bad▸pleasantly
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◆a pleasantly cool room凉爽宜人的房间◆I was pleasantly surprised by my exam results.我的考试成绩真让我喜出望外。NOTE辨析 Nice, good or pleasant?All these words can describe times, events, feelings and the weather. Nice and pleasant can also describe places, and nice can describe sb's appearance.所有这些词均可描述时刻、事件、情感和天气。nice和pleasant亦可描述地方,nice还可描述人的外表。■enjoyablethat you enjoy有乐趣的;快活的;令人愉快的◆I always try to make my lessons enjoyable.我总是尽量让我的课堂有趣味。◆Swimming is a very enjoyable way of staying in shape.游泳是一种令人愉快的保持健康的方法。■pleasurable ˈpleʒərəbl (formal) that you enjoy愉快的;快活的;适意的◆She had the pleasurable sensation of being swept off her feet.她神魂颠倒,有种飘飘然的感觉。NOTE辨析 Enjoyable or pleasurable?Pleasurable is a more formal word than enjoyable and is used especially to describe physical pleasures and feelings. * pleasurable较enjoyable正式,尤用于描述肉体快感和感觉。