OK2, okay ●●● S1 adjectiveadj , adverb spoken 1 [not before noun]GOOD ENOUGH if you are OK, you are not ill, injured, or unhappy 没病(的);安然无恙(的);没有不开心(的) SYN all right Do you feel OK now? 现在你觉得好些了吧?
Mum’s doing OK now. 妈妈现在不错。
2 ACCEPT[not before noun] something that is OK is acceptable and will not cause any problems 可以(的),不错(的),可接受(的) SYN all right Will half past eight be OK? 8点半行不行?
Does my hair look OK? 我的头发看上去行吗?
that’s/it’s OK ‘Sorry I’m late.’ ‘That’s OK.’ “抱歉,我迟到了。”“没关系。”
Is it OK if I leave my bags here? 我把包放在这里行吗?
Yeah, the TV's working OK. 是的,电视机没问题。
it is okay (for somebody) to do something It’s okay for you to go home now. 你现在可以回家了。
it is okay with/by somebody I’ll pay you the rest tomorrow, if that’s OK with you. 如果你觉得可以,余下的钱我明天付给你。
RegisterPeople usually avoid OK or okay in writing, and use more formal words such as acceptable or satisfactory: 人们通常避免在书面语中使用OK或okay,而用更为正式的词,如acceptable或satisfactory
We have to make sure that the quality is acceptable. 我们必须确保质量过硬 。
3 [not before noun]GOOD/EXCELLENT satisfactory but not extremely good 不错的,还算满意的 ‘How was the film?’ ‘It was okay, but not brilliant.’ “电影怎么样?”“还算可以,但谈不上很好。”
I think I did okay in the exam. 我觉得这次考试我考得还可以。
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. 我见过吉姆一次,他看起来人不错。
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.