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The word "nice" is a versatile adjective with multiple meanings, including pleasant, attractive, kind, friendly, and subtle. It can be used to describe people, things, weather, and even abstract concepts like arguments. The word also has comparative and superlative forms: "nicer" and "nicest."
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]吸引人的;美好的;令人愉快的 If you say that something is nice, you mean that you find it attractive, pleasant, or enjoyable.
[oft it v-link ADJ to-inf]
I think silk ties can be quite nice...
我认为丝绸领带相当不错。
It's nice to be here together again...
又在这儿相聚太好了。
We had a nice meal with a bottle of champagne.
我们美餐了一顿,还喝了一瓶香槟。
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He's just written a book, nicely illustrated and not too technical...
他刚写完一本书,插图精美,内容也并不艰涩。
The horse jumps nicely.
这匹马跳跃得很好。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](常用于表示谢意)好心的,体贴人的 If you say that it is nice of someone to say or do something, you are saying that they are being kind and thoughtful. This is often used as a way of thanking someone.
[it v-link ADJ of n to-inf]
It's awfully nice of you to come all this way to see me...
你真是太好了,大老远来看我。
'How are your boys?' — 'How nice of you to ask.'...
“你的几个儿子好么?”——“谢谢关心。”
This has been so nice, so terribly kind of you.
这太好了,你真是太体贴了。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]友好的;亲切的;可爱的 If you say that someone is nice, you mean that you like them because they are friendly and pleasant.
I've met your father and he's rather nice...
我已经见过你爸爸了,他非常和蔼可亲。
He was a nice fellow, very quiet and courteous.
他是个好小伙,非常温和,彬彬有礼。
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Mr Pearce was rather bowled over by his niceness, his concern and his ordinariness.
皮尔斯先生简直为他的友善、关心和平民化惊呆了。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](对人)友好的,亲切的 If you are nice to people, you are friendly, pleasant, or polite towards them.
[v-link ADJ]
She met Mr and Mrs Ricciardi, who were very nice to her.
她见到了里恰尔迪夫妇,他们对她非常友好。
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He treated you very nicely and acted like a decent guy.
他对你非常有礼貌,举止得体。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](天气)温暖的,宜人的 When the weather is nice, it is warm and pleasant.
He nodded to us and said, 'Nice weather we're having.'
他冲我们点点头,说道:“天气真不错。”
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[ADJ 形容词](用于加强语气)美好的,令人喜爱的 You can use nice to emphasize a particular quality that you like.
[ADJ adj n]
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With a nice dark colour, the wine is medium to full bodied...
这种葡萄酒色泽深暗悦目,是中等浓郁至浓香型的。
People have got used to nice glossy magazines...
人们已经习惯了用精美的亮光纸印刷的杂志了。
Add the oats to thicken the mixture and stir until it is nice and creamy...
加上燕麦让混合料变稠,然后搅拌成奶油状。
I'll explain it nice and simply so you can understand.
我会清楚简单地进行解释,以便能让你们明白。
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[ADJ 形容词](观点、区别等)细致的,微妙的,精细的 A nice point or distinction is very clear, precise, and based on good reasoning.
[FORMAL 正式]
Those are nice academic arguments, but what about the immediate future?
那些是微妙的学术上的辩论,但不久的将来怎么办?
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I think this puts the problem very nicely.
我认为这点很好地说明了那个问题。
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[ADJ 形容词](用于打招呼)很高兴见到你 You can use nice when you are greeting people. For example, you can say 'Nice to meet you', 'Nice to have met you', or 'Nice to see you'.
[it v-link ADJ to-inf]
[formulae]
Good morning. Nice to meet you and thanks for being with us this weekend...
早上好!见到你真高兴,感谢你和我们共度这个周末。
'It's so nice to see you,' said Charles.
查尔斯说:“见到你真是太高兴了。”
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[CONVENTION 惯用语]See also:
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;(表示称赞)真不错,真妙,真棒 If someone says nice one, they are showing their approval of something clever or funny that they have just seen or heard.
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
Knowles became Torquay's manager. Nice one.
诺尔斯成了托奇酒店的经理,干得很棒。
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nice★/naɪs; NAmEnaɪs/adjective(nicer,nicest)pleasant/attractive 令人愉快;吸引人1★pleasant, enjoyable or attractive 令人愉快的;宜人的;吸引人的◆a nice day/smile/place舒适的一天;舒心的微笑;宜人的地方◆nice weather好天气◆Did you have a nice time?你玩得痛快吗?◆You look very nice.你很好看。◆‘Do you want to come, too?’ ‘Yes, that would be nice.’ “你也想来吗?”“是啊,很高兴来。”◆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。nice(to do sth) ◆Nice to meet you!(= a friendly greetingwhen you meet sb for the first time) 很高兴见到你!nice(doing sth) ◆It's been nice meeting you.这次见到你真高兴。nice(that…) ◆It's nice thatyou can come with us. 你能和我们一起去真是太好了。◆It would be nice ifhe moved to London. 他要是搬到伦敦就好了。◆We all had the flu last week—it wasn't very nice.真不走运,上周我们都得了流感。◆It's nice to know thatsomebody appreciates what I do. 知道有人欣赏我所做的事真让人开心。2★used before adjectives or adverbs to emphasize how pleasant sth is (用于形容词或副词前以加强语气)◆a nice hot bath舒舒服服的热水浴◆a nice long walk长时间很愉快的散步◆It was nice and warm yesterday.昨天的天气暖洋洋的。◆Everyone arrived nice and early.大家都早早地到了。HELPNice andwith 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 placekind/friendly 好心;友好3★kind; friendly 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。niceto sb ◆Be nice to me. I'm not feeling well.我有点不舒服,对我好点。niceof sb (to do sth) ◆It was nice of them to invite us.他们真好,邀请了我们。niceabout sth ◆I complained to the manager and he was very nice about it.我向经理发牢骚,他很宽容。◆I asked him in the nicest possible wayto put his cigarette out. 我尽量客气地请他把香烟掐了。OPP
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not nice 不好4( ironic) bad or unpleasant 坏的;令人不愉快的◆That's a nice thing to say!这种话也说得出口!◆That's a nice way to speak to your mother!你竟然对你母亲这么说话!small details 细节5( formal) involving a very small detail or difference 细微的;精细的SYN
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◆a nice point of law (= one that is difficult to decide)法律上难以决断之处▶nice·ness/naɪsnəs; NAmEnaɪsnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆In some professions, niceness does not get you very far.在某些行业,做老好人成不了大事。IDIOMSas ˌnice as ˈpie( informal) very kind and friendly, especially when you are not expecting it 非常友好的,很善良的(尤指出乎意料)have a nice ˈday!( informal) ( especially NAmE) a friendly way of saying goodbye, especially to customers (与顾客道别时常用)再见ˈnice one!( BrE) ( informal) used to show you are pleased when sth good has happened or sb has said sth amusing 太好了;好极了◆You got the job? Nice one!你得到那份工作了?太好了!nice ˈwork!( informal) ( especially BrE) used to show you are pleased when sb has done sth well 干得好◆You did a good job today. Nice work, James!你今天干得不错。好样的,詹姆斯!nice work if you can ˈget it( informal) used when you wish that you had sb's success or good luck and think they have achieved it with little effort (认为对方耕耘少,收获多)能有这样的好事儿就好了☞more at
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VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充Nice and very niceInstead of saying that something is niceor very nice,try to use more precise and interesting adjectives to describe things. 指某事物好或非常好,除了用 nice 或 very nice 外,尽量用更贴切更有意思的形容词。■pleasant/perfect/ beautifulweather 宜人的/理想的/风和日丽的天气■a cosy/a comfortable/an attractiveroom 暖融融的/舒适的/招人喜爱的房间■a pleasant/an interesting/an enjoyableexperience 令人愉快的/有趣的/愉快的经历■expensive/ fashionable/ smartclothes 昂贵的/时尚的/漂亮的衣服■a kind/a charming/an interestingman 和蔼的/有魅力的/有趣的男子■The party was fun.这聚会真有意思。In conversation you can also use great,wonderful,lovelyand (in BrE) brilliant.口语中亦可用 great、wonderful 和(英式英语) brilliant:◆The party was great.这聚会真棒。◆We had a brilliant weekend.我们周末过得非常开心。➱ note at goodnicenicernicestnice/naɪs; NAmEnaɪs/nice·ness/naɪsnəs; NAmEnaɪsnəs/
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nicenice /naɪs/ ●●●S1W2 adjective
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1good pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable: They’ve got a very nice house. Did you have a nice time? It’s such a nice day (=good weather), why not go for a swim? What a nice surprise!look/taste/smell nice You look nice in that suit. Mm, something smells nice!nice big/new/long etc a nice long holiday a nice new carnice and warm/clean/easy/quiet etc The house seemed nice and tidy.One of the nice things about Christmas is having all the family together.► see thesaurus at
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2friendly friendly, kind, or polite: Dave’s a really nice guy. That’s not a very nice thing to say about your sister!nice about Tim spilt wine all over the sofa, but Martha was very nice about it.nice to They were very nice to me while I was ill.it is nice of somebody (to do something) It was nice of you to help. He told me, in the nicest possible way, that I was interfering too much.► see thesaurus at
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3something you want used to say what you like or what you think would be good or useful: It’s quite nice to live so close to work.it is nice to do something It would be nice to have a break.that’d be nice (=used to accept an offer or agree with a suggestion) ‘Would you like a cup of coffee?’ ‘Yes, that’d be nice.’ I thought it would be a nice idea to send them some flowers.It would be nice if you could let us know in advance.SPOKEN PHRASES4it’s nice to know (that) used to mean that you feel happier when you know something: I still haven’t heard any news – it would be nice to know what’s happening. It’s nice to know that there’s someone nearby if she needs help.5have a nice day! American English used to say goodbye to someone, especially to customers in shops and restaurants when they are leaving6nice to meet you used as a friendly greeting when you meet someone for the first time: Hello. It’s nice to meet you at last.7(it’s been) nice meeting/talking to you used when you say goodbye to someone you have met for the first time8not nice British English used in a humorous or angry way when you really think that something or someone is not at all good or pleasant: That’s a nice way to treat a friend, I must say! Well, we’re in a nice mess now.9nice try used 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: ‘We could phone Mark to come and pick us up.’ ‘Nice try, Clive, but we haven’t got his number.’10nice one! British English used when someone has just said or done something clever, amusing, or helpful: ‘Dad said he’d help pay for it.’ ‘Nice one!’11be (as) nice as pie British English if someone is as nice as pie, they are not angry with you when you were expecting them to be12nice work if you can get it British English used humorously to say that someone has a very easy or enjoyable job, especially one which you would like to do13detail formal involving a very small difference or detail: a nice point of law14respectable old-fashioned having high standards of moral and social behaviour: What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?15nice ... shame about the ... British English used when saying that part of something is good or well done, but a more important part is bad or badly done: Nice video, shame about the song.16make nice (with/to somebody) especially American English 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 [uncountable]: The first thing you noticed about him was his niceness. → no more Mr Nice Guy!
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GRAMMAR: Order of adjectives• 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 bathGrammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVESTHESAURUSpersonnice especially spoken friendly, kind, or polite. In written and formal English, it is better to use a more specific and interesting adjective than nice: · I like Clare – she’s really nice.· It was nice of them to offer to help.pleasant friendly, polite, and easy to talk to – used especially about someone that you do not know very well: · I only met her once or twice but she seemed pleasant.sweet very kind and gentle: · Kylie’s a very caring, sweet person.· It was sweet of you to send me a card.charming behaving in a polite and friendly way, which makes people like you and want to do things for you: · The salesman was very charming.· a charming hostessengaging interesting or amusing in a way that makes people like you – a rather formal word: · She can be very engaging.· an engaging smilelikeable easy to like and seeming nice and friendly: · Bobby was a likeable kid with an angelic face.good-natured having a nice kind character and not getting angry easily: · Everyone likes Mike because he’s always so good-natured.great informal used about someone who you like and admire a lot: · He’s a great guy!· Sue’s boyfriend is really great.lovely especially British English informal very nice, kind, and friendly: · All the people I met on the course were lovely.· a lovely mandescribing something you like or enjoynice especially spoken pleasant or enjoyable: · Did you have a nice day?· It was nice to be back home again.lovely especially British English informal very nice: · We had a lovely time at the beach.· The hotel was lovely.fun informal if something is fun, you enjoy it: · The holiday was great fun.enjoyable giving you pleasure: · We had a very enjoyable evening.wonderful very enjoyable: · It was a wonderful concert.· The food was wonderful.great (also brilliant British English) informal very enjoyable: · ‘How was the party?’ ‘It was great!’· We all had a brilliant time.charming used about something that seems pleasant and has a lot of qualities that make you like it: · a charming little village in the Italian countryside· I thought the restaurant was rather charming.delightful formal very pleasant or enjoyable: · There are many delightful walks in the area.· a delightful eveningpleasurable formal a pleasurable experience or feeling is one that you enjoy: · Shopping in the old city can be a pleasurable experience.· a pleasurable feeling of relief
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nicer[6938] nicest[3951]
好的(76%),友好的(8%),令人愉快的(7%),美妙的(6%),精细的(3%)
adj.精密的;美好的;细微的;和蔼的
n.(Nice)人名;(英)尼斯
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