OK2, okay ●●● S1 adjectiveadj , adverb spoken1 [not before noun]GOOD ENOUGH if you are OK, you are not ill, injured, or unhappy 沒病(的);安然無恙(的);沒有不開心(的) SYN all rightDo you feel OK now? 現在你覺得好些了吧?
Mum’s doing OK now. 媽媽現在不錯。
2 ACCEPT[not before noun] something that is OK is acceptable and will not cause any problems 可以(的),不錯(的),可接受(的) SYN all rightWill half past eight be OK? 8點半行不行?
Does my hair look OK? 我的頭發看上去行嗎?
that’s/it’s OK‘Sorry I’m late.’ ‘That’s OK.’ “抱歉,我遲到了。”“沒關系。”
Is it OK if I leave my bags here? 我把包放在這裏行嗎?
Yeah, the TV's working OK. 是的,電視機沒問題。
it is okay (for somebody) to do somethingIt’s okay for you to go home now. 你現在可以回家了。
it is okay with/by somebodyI’ll pay you the rest tomorrow, if that’s OK with you. 如果你覺得可以,餘下的錢我明天付給你。
RegisterPeople usually avoid OK or okay in writing, and use more formal words such as acceptable or satisfactory: 人們通常避免在書面語中使用OK或okay,而用更爲正式的詞,如acceptable或satisfactory
We have to make sure that the quality is acceptable. 我們必須確保質量過硬 。
3 [not before noun]GOOD/EXCELLENT satisfactory but not extremely good 不錯的,還算滿意的‘How was the film?’ ‘It was okay, but not brilliant.’ “電影怎麽樣?”“還算可以,但談不上很好。”
I think I did okay in the exam. 我覺得這次考試我考得還可以。
4 someone who is OK is nice, pleasant etc 〔人〕和善的,友好的I’ve met Jim once, and he seems OK. 我見過吉姆一次,他看起來人不錯。
OK• "I couldn't find the shampoo you wanted." "That's okay."• Are you OK?• Is your stomach OK?• The movie was OK, but the book was better.• Are these clothes OK for the opera?• an OK kind of guy• I figure that 110 pounds is an OK weight for me to be.• Dwight's OK. You can trust him. doing OK• Newsome had a bad start but ended up doing ok, I thought.
it is okay with/by somebody• It's OK with me if we just stay home tonight.