| [/naɪs; naɪs/] adj (-r, -st) 用法:
1 (a) pleasant; agreeable 好的; 令人愉快的; 宜人的:
a nice person, smile, taste, remark 令人愉快的人、 微笑、 味道、 言语 *
a nice day 美好的一天 *
nice weather 好天气 *
a nice little girl 可爱的姑娘 *
That tastes nice! 味道挺好! *
We had a nice time at the beach. 我们在海滨时开心极了. *
It's not nice to pick your nose. 挖鼻孔很不雅观.
(b) ~ (to sb) kind; friendly 亲切的; 友好的:
Try to be nice to my father when he visits. 我父亲到这里来时尽量对他好些. Cf 参看 nasty. 用法:
2 (ironic 反语) bad; unpleasant 坏的; 令人不愉快的:
This is a nice mess you've got us into! 你把我们弄到了这种地步! *
That's a nice thing to say! 这种好话能说得出口! 用法:
3 needing precision and care; fine; subtle 需精确和慎重的; 细微的; 微妙的:
a nice distinction 细微的区别 *
a nice point of law, ie one that may be difficult to decide 法律上难以决定之处 *
nice (ie very slight) shades of meaning 意义的细微差别. 用法:
4 (a) hard to please; having refined tastes 难以取悦的; 讲究的:
too nice in one's dress 衣著过分讲究.
(b) (usu in negative expressions 通常用於否定用语) respectable; scrupulous 体面的; 高尚的; 谨慎的; 细致的:
She's not too nice in her business methods. 她的经营方法不敢恭维. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) nice and (used before adjs 用於形容词之前) (infml approv 口, 褒) agreeably 宜人地:
nice and warm by the fire 在火边暖烘烘的 *
nice and cool in the woods 森林里凉爽宜人. good/nice work => work1. nice work if you can get it (saying 谚) (used to express envy of what sb has been lucky or clever enough to get or do 因某人幸运或聪明而得到或得以做某事物, 用此语表达羡慕或忌妒之意). |