all right

BRIT also alright

• 1. 

  ADJ If you say that someone or something is all right, you mean that you find them satisfactory or acceptable. 还成的; 认为可以的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  I consider you a good friend, and if it's all right with you, I'd like to keep it that way.

  我把你看成一个好朋友，如果你认为可以的话，我想继续保持这样。

• 2. 

  ADJ All right is also used before a noun. (在名词前) 还成的; 认为可以的 [非正式] [ADJ n]

  例：

  He's an all right kind of guy really.

  其实他这个人还可以。

• 3. 

  ADJ If someone or something is all right, they are well or safe. 都好的; 没事的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  All she's worried about is whether he is all right.

  她所担心的只有他是否都好。

• 4. 

  ADV If you say that something happens or goes all right, you mean that it happens in a satisfactory or acceptable manner. (事情发生或进展) 令人满意地; 可接受地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  Things have thankfully worked out all right.

  谢天谢地事情的结果还可以。

• 5. 

  CONVENTION You say "all right" when you are agreeing to something. 好吧 [套语]

  例：

  "I think you should go now."—"All right."

  “我想你现在应该走了。”—“好吧。”

• 6. 

  CONVENTION You say "all right?" after you have given an instruction or explanation to someone when you are checking that they have understood what you have just said, or checking that they agree with or accept what you have just said. 明白吗

  例：

  Peter, you get half the fees. All right?

  彼得，你得一半的钱。明白吗？

• 7. 

  CONVENTION If someone in a position of authority says "all right," and suggests talking about or doing something else, they are indicating that they want you to end one activity and start another. 就这样吧

  例：

  All right, Bob. You can go now.

  鲍勃，就这样吧。你现在可以走了。

• 8. 

  CONVENTION You say "all right" during a discussion to show that you understand something that someone has just said, and to introduce a statement that relates to it. 好吧

  例：

  I said there was no room in my mother's house, and he said, "All right, come to my studio and paint."

  我说在我妈妈的家没有地方，然后他说：“那好吧，到我的画室来画吧。”

• 9. 

  CONVENTION You say all right before a statement or question to indicate that you are challenging or threatening someone. 哎 (用于陈述或疑问之前，表示责难或威胁某人)

  例：

  All right, who are you and what are you doing in my office?

  哎，你是谁，在我的办公室干什么呢？