nice
adj
naɪs adj
1
GOOD
好的
pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable You can use followed by another adjective after . But before a noun you must leave out ‘and’. 但是用在名词之前则 and 必须省略
They’ve got a very nice house.
他们的房子真漂亮。
Did you have a nice time ?
你们过得开心吗？
It’s such a nice day (=good weather) , why not go for a swim?
天真好，为什么不去游泳呢？
What a nice surprise !
真是个惊喜！
look/taste/smell nice
You look nice in that suit.
你穿那套西装看上去不错。
Mm, something smells nice!
嗯，什么东西那么好闻！
nice big/new/long etc
a nice long holiday
悠长的假期
a nice new car
漂亮的新车
nice and warm/clean/easy/quiet etc
The house seemed nice and tidy.
这房子看上去非常整洁。
One of the nice things about Christmas is having all the family together.
圣诞节的一个好处是全家可以团聚在一起。
The weather was nice and warm.
天气暖洋洋的。
a nice hot (NOT 不说 nice and hot) drink
一杯热腾腾的饮料
2
FRIENDLY
友好的
friendly, kind, or polite 友好的，友善的，礼貌的
Dave’s a really nice guy.
戴夫是个很友善的人。
That’s not a very nice thing to say about your sister!
这么说你姐姐不太好！
[+ about ]
Tim spilt wine all over the sofa, but Martha was very nice about it.
蒂姆把酒洒了一沙发，不过玛莎对此很宽容。
[+ to ]
They were very nice to me while I was ill.
我生病的时候他们对我可好了。
it is nice of sb (to do sth)
It was nice of you to help.
你帮了忙，真好。
He told me, in the nicest possible way , that I was interfering too much.
他尽可能客气地告诉我，我干涉得太多了。
3
STH YOU WANT
你想要的东西
used to say what you like or what you think would be good or useful 有用的，好的
It’s quite nice to live so close to work.
住得离上班地点那么近真是件好事。
it is nice to do sth
It would be nice to have a break.
要是能休息一下就好了。
that’d be nice (used to accept an offer or agree with a suggestion) 太好了〔用于接受别人的提议〕‘
Would you like a cup of coffee?’ ‘Yes, that’d be nice.’
“要喝杯咖啡吗？”“是的，太好了。”
I thought it would be a nice idea to send them some flowers.
我觉得给他们送些花是个好主意。
It would be nice if you could let us know in advance.
如果你能事先通知我们，那就好了。
4
it’s nice to know (that)
used to mean that you feel happier when you know something 知道…真好
I still haven’t heard any news – it would be nice to know what’s happening.
我还是没有得到任何消息，要是能知道发生了什么事就好了。
It’s nice to know that there’s someone nearby if she needs help.
知道当她需要帮助的时候有人在她身边就放心了。
5
have a nice day!
used to say goodbye to someone, especially to customers in shops and restaurants when they are leaving [美] 谢谢光临！ 再见！〔尤用作商店店员、餐厅侍应生向顾客告别时的用语〕 AmE
6
nice to meet you
used as a friendly greeting when you meet someone for the first time 很高兴认识你〔初次见面时的礼貌用语〕
Hello. It’s nice to meet you at last.
你好。 终于见到你，我真高兴。
7
(it’s been) nice meeting/talking to you
used when you say goodbye to someone you have met for the first time 能认识你真高兴〔初次见面后的告别用语〕
8
NOT NICE
不好的
used in a humorous or angry way when you really think that something or someone is not at all good or pleasant [英] 坏的，令人不愉快的 BrE
That’s a nice way to treat a friend, I must say!
我得说，你这样对待朋友太不像话了！
Well, we’re in a nice mess now.
哎呀，我们现在搞得一团糟。
9
nice 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 好但是行不通的建议
‘We could phone Mark to come and pick us up.’ ‘Nice try, Clive, but we haven’t got his number.’
“我们可以给马克打电话让他来接我们。”“这主意好是好，克莱夫，不过我们没有他的电话号码。”
10
nice one!
10. used when someone has just said or done something clever, amusing, or helpful [英] 真聪明！ 真好笑！ 好极了！ BrE
‘Dad said he’d help pay for it.’ ‘Nice one!’
“爸爸说他会帮我们付账。”“太好了！”
11
be (as) nice as pie
11. if someone is as nice as pie, they are not angry with you when you were expecting them to be 非常友好，〔出乎意料地〕没有生气 BrE
12
nice work if you can get it
12. used humorously to say that someone has a very easy or enjoyable job, especially one which you would like to do [英] 〔认为对方的工作轻松有趣〕能有这样的好事就好了〔幽默用法〕 BrE
13
DETAIL
细节
involving a very small difference or detail [正式] 细微的; 微妙的 formal
a nice point of law
法律上的微妙难断之处
14
RESPECTABLE
正派的
having high standards of moral and social behaviour [过时] 高尚的; 正派的 old-fashioned
What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
你一个正派姑娘在这种地方干什么？
15
nice … shame about the …
15. used when saying that part of something is good or well done, but a more important part is bad or badly done [英] 〔一部分〕是好的，不过〔更重要的那部分〕不好 BrE
Nice video, shame about the song.
录像倒是不错，不过歌曲一点也不好。
The first thing you noticed about him was his niceness.
你对他的第一印象是他为人和善。
16 person 人
lovely
17 thing/place/activity/time 事物/地方/活动/时间
lovely