副词well的强调用法归纳

四、修饰介词短语

能用well加强语气的介词主要是那些有动态意味或有强弱比较意味的介词。如：

1. well above：意思是“远远在……之上”“远远高于”。如：

the temperature was well above freezing. 温度远在冰点以上。

His test results are well above average. 他的测验成绩远远高于平均水平。

2. well after：意思是“远远在……之后”。如：

Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight. 富兰克林直到午夜过后很久才出现。

It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment. 安妮回到寓所的时候早就过了午夜。

3. well ahead of：意思是“远远领先”“远远超过”。如：

Applications are well ahead of last year’s. 提出的申请数量大大超过去年。

Paula finished the race well ahead of the other runners. 葆拉远远领先其他选手跑完了比赛。

4. well before：意思是“远远在……之前”。如：

They’ll be back well before dark. 他们会在天黑前早早返回。

She admitted defeat well before all the votes had been counted. 选票还远未统计完，她就承认竞选失败了。

5. well below：意思是是“远远在……之下”“远远低于”。如：

Radiation is well below the permitted level. 辐射量远远低于规定水平。

Those houses are badly built; they are well below the necessary standard. 那些房屋建筑质量很差，远远达不到起码的标准。

6. well beyond：意思是“远远超过”“大大超出”。如：

the questions were well beyond the average adult. 这些问题大大超出了普通成年人的理解水平。

The loss has not yet been calculated accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars. 损失还没计算清楚，但是相信会远远超出100万美元。

7. well in advance：意思是“早早地”。如：

It is a good idea to place your order well in advance. 早早就提前下单是个好主意。

You’ll have to book up well in advance if you want to see that show. 要想看那场演出，你得早早预定座位。

8. well into：具体意思视into的意思而定。如：

Rub the cream well into your skin. 将乳膏抹匀，使皮肤充分吸收。

She had her first child well into middle age. 她初为人母时早已步入了中年。

He works from dawn to dusk, and often well into the night. 他从早到晚地工作，经常工作到深夜。

9. well out of：具体意思视out of的意思而定。如：

The cat stayed well out of range of the children. 那只猫离孩子们远远的。

The shelf is so high it is well out of my reach. 架子太高, 我根本够不着。