nice
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++nice /naɪs/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 1 good 好的NICE pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable 令人愉快的，吸引人的，美好的 They’ve got a very nice house. 他们的房子真漂亮。 Did you have a nice time? 你们玩得开心吗？ It’s such a nice day (=good weather), why not go for a swim? 天气真好，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，什么东西那么香！nice big/new/long etc a nice long holiday 愉快的悠长假期 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聚首一堂。5 ► You can use nice and followed by another adjective after be. But before a noun you must leave out ‘and’: a nice hot (NOTnice and hot) drink 在 be 之后可以跟 nice and 加另一个形容词: The weather was nice and warm. 天气暖洋洋的。 但是用在名词之前则必须省略 ‘and’: a nice hot (不说nice and hot) drink 一杯热腾腾的饮料► see thesaurus at good2 friendly 友好的NICE 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吧！nice about Tim spilt wine all over the sofa, but Martha was very nice about it. 蒂姆把酒洒得沙发上都是，不过玛莎对此很宽容。nice to They were very nice to me while I was ill. 我生病的时候他们对我很好。it is nice of somebody (to do something) 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。► see thesaurus at friendly, kind3 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 something 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。 SPOKEN PHRASES11. be (as) nice as pie British EnglishNICE 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12. nice work if you can get it British English used humorously to say that someone has a very easy or enjoyable job, especially one which you would like to do 〔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〕13 detail 细节 formalDETAIL involving a very small difference or detail 细微的；微妙的14 respectable 正派的 old-fashionedCLASS IN SOCIETY having high standards of moral and social behaviour 高尚的；正派的15 nice ... shame about the ... British English used when saying that part of something is good or well done, but a more important part is bad or badly done 〔一部分〕是好的，不过〔更重要的那部分〕不好n16 make nice (with/to somebody) especially American English informal to make an effort to be nice to someone, especially so that they will like you —niceness noun [uncountable] The first thing you noticed about him was his niceness. 你对他的第一印象是他为人和善。 → no more Mr Nice Guy! at guy(5)n GRAMMAR: Order of adjectives• If there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.You say: There are some nice old houses. ✗Don’t say: There are some old nice houses.You say: I had a nice long sleep. ✗Don’t say: I had a long nice sleep.• You can use nice and followed by another adjective after be: The weather was nice and warm.• Before a noun you must leave out and: a nice warm bath ✗Don’t say: a nice and warm bath THESAURUSperson 人nice especially spoken friendly, kind, or polite. In written and formal English, it is better to use a more specific and interesting adjective than nice 友善的，友好的，礼貌的〔在书面语中和正式场合最好使用更明确生动的形容词〕I like Clare – she’s really nice. 我喜欢克莱尔——她人非常好。It was nice of them to offer to help. 他们很好，主动说帮忙。pleasant friendly, polite, and easy to talk to – used especially about someone that you do not know very well 〔尤指不太熟悉的人〕友好的，讨人喜欢的I only met her once or twice but she seemed pleasant. 我只见过她一两次，不过她好像人不错。sweet very kind and gentle 和蔼的，温柔的Kylie’s a very caring, sweet person. 凯莉是个非常体贴善良的人。It was sweet of you to send me a card. 你太好了，给我寄来贺卡。charming behaving in a polite and friendly way, which makes people like you and want to do things for you 讨人喜欢的The salesman was very charming. 销售员非常礼貌客气。a charming hostess 细心周到的女主人engaging interesting or amusing in a way that makes people like you – a rather formal word 动人的，迷人的〔比较正式〕She can be very engaging. 她有时候非常可爱。an engaging smile 迷人的微笑likeable easy to like and seeming nice and friendly 可爱的，讨人喜欢的Bobby was a likeable kid with an angelic face. 博比是个讨人喜欢的孩子，长着一张天使般的面孔。good-natured having a nice kind character and not getting angry easily 脾气好的，性情温厚的Everyone likes Mike because he’s always so good-natured. 大家都喜欢迈克，因为他总是脾气很好。great informal used about someone who you like and admire a lot 很好的，了不起的He’s a great guy! 他是个了不起的家伙！nSue’s boyfriend is really great.lovely especially British English informal very nice, kind, and friendly 可爱的，友善的All the people I met on the course were lovely. 我上这门课遇到的人都很可爱。a lovely man 友善的男人describing something you like or enjoy 形容所喜欢的事物nice especially spoken pleasant or enjoyable 好的，开心的Did you have a nice day? 你今天玩得开心吗？It was nice to be back home again. 又回家了，真好。lovely especially British English informal very nice 美好的；令人愉快的We had a lovely time at the beach. 我们在沙滩上玩得非常开心。The hotel was lovely. 那酒店非常好。fun informal if something is fun, you enjoy it 有趣的The holiday was great fun. 假期非常有趣。enjoyable giving you pleasure 令人愉快的，使人快乐的We had a very enjoyable evening. 我们度过了一个非常愉快的夜晚。wonderful very enjoyable 美好的，令人愉快的It was a wonderful concert. 这是一场非常棒的音乐会。nThe food was wonderful.great (also brilliant British English) informal very enjoyable 非常棒的，非常有趣的‘How was the party?’ ‘It was great!’ “聚会怎么样？”“棒极了！”We all had a brilliant time. 我们大家都玩得非常开心。charming used about something that seems pleasant and has a lot of qualities that make you like it 可爱的，迷人的a charming little village in the Italian countryside 意大利乡间一座迷人的小村庄I thought the restaurant was rather charming. 我觉得这家餐馆非常不错。delightful formal very pleasant or enjoyable 令人愉快的，有趣的There are many delightful walks in the area. 这个地区有许多宜人的步行小道。a delightful evening 惬意的夜晚pleasurable formal a pleasurable experience or feeling is one that you enjoy 舒适的，令人愉快的Shopping in the old city can be a pleasurable experience. 在老城区购物有时是一种愉快的体验。na pleasurable feeling of relief
Examples from the Corpus
nice• "Let's take a picnic lunch with us." "Yeah, that'd be nice."• He came and helped me lay it all in which was very nice.• No, it's not nice.• There's this one with candles on the table in these little glass bowls, and it all looks cosy and nice.• Feel this material. It's so nice and soft.• Maybe Henry would realize she was not as nice as she pretended to be.• Moza was making nice, asking about dinner.• I've got a nice boss, and the pay's good.• Have a nice day.• "She offered to pay for everything." "That was a nice gesture."• I want a nice hot shower.• Claire's really nice, isn't she?• I cleaned up the house as best I could, and hired a couple of nice ladies to handle the heavy lifting.• I got a nice long letter from Andreas this morning.• It was nice of them to invite us.• It's the kind of place nice people don't go to.• He's one of the nicest people I know.• He had a lot of nice things to say about you.• Did you have a nice time?• All Brad's friends were very nice to me, but I was too shy to join in their chat.• I sometimes think she's only nice to me when she wants something.• It's so nice to see you again.• Come over on Saturday. It would be nice to see you.• It would be nice to think that it was a very prosperous affair.• I hope you have a nice vacation.• Morning, Bill. Nice weather, isn't it?nice time• He wanted to stay; he was having a nice time.• It was not a nice time.• He said he hoped we were having a nice time and could we leave the keys with Mrs Stewart please.• Had quite a nice time, I gather.in the nicest possible way• Ladies in Burberry raincoats can be intimidating in the nicest possible way.it is nice to do something• Having uncovered so much that is praiseworthy so far it is nice to be able to carry on and commend the sound.• In our celebrity-obsessed society, it is nice to see some one keeping things in proportion.nice girl• Alison had shown enough respectable horror on discovering that he was married to prove she was a nice girl.• Ivy Williams, a shopkeeper's daughter, twenty years old, was a very nice girl.• She was a nice girl, but she was involved in gangs.• Some nice girls do, some nice girls don't.• He needed some nice girl of Anthony's age to prove his point.• There are some nice girls out there, but I don't know what she was called.• She seems like a nice girl, you know.nNice /niːs/ na city on the Mediterranean coast of France, famous as a fashionable place for tourists to stay, and also a port and industrial areaOrigin nice (1200-1300) Old French “stupid”, from Latin nescius “lacking knowledge”, from nescire “not to know”nice adjective →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1
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Nice /niːs/
a city on the Mediterranean coast of France, famous as a fashionable place for tourists to stay, and also a port and industrial area
Nice /niːs/
a city on the Mediterranean coast of France, famous as a fashionable place for tourists to stay, and also a port and industrial area
nice
nice S1 W2 /naɪs/ adjective
They’ve got a very nice house.
Did you have a nice time?
It’s such a nice day (=good weather), why not go for a swim?
What a nice surprise!
look/taste/smell nice
You look nice in that suit.
Mm, something smells nice!
nice big/new/long etc
a nice long holiday
a nice new car
nice and warm/clean/easy/quiet etc
The house seemed nice and tidy.
One of the nice things about Christmas is having all the family together.
► You can use nice and followed by another adjective after be: The weather was nice and warm. But before a noun you must leave out ‘and’ | a nice hot (NOT nice and hot) drink
2. FRIENDLY friendly, kind, or polite:
Dave’s a really nice guy.
That’s not a very nice thing to say about your sister!
nice about
Tim spilt wine all over the sofa, but Martha was very nice about it.
nice to
They were very nice to me while I was ill.
it is nice of somebody (to do something)
It was nice of you to help.
He told me, in the nicest possible way, that I was interfering too much.
3. SOMETHING YOU WANT used to say what you like or what you think would be good or useful:
It’s quite nice to live so close to work.
it is nice to do something
It would be nice to have a break.
that’d be nice (=used to accept an offer or agree with a suggestion)
‘Would you like a cup of coffee?’ ‘Yes, that’d be nice.’
I thought it would be a nice idea to send them some flowers.
It would be nice if you could let us know in advance.
SPOKEN PHRASES
4. it’s nice to know (that) used to mean that you feel happier when you know something:
I still haven’t heard any news – it would be nice to know what’s happening.
It’s nice to know that there’s someone nearby if she needs help.
5. have a nice day! American English used to say goodbye to someone, especially to customers in shops and restaurants when they are leaving
6. nice to meet you used as a friendly greeting when you meet someone for the first time:
Hello. It’s nice to meet you at last.
7. (it’s been) nice meeting/talking to you used when you say goodbye to someone you have met for the first time
8. NOT NICE British English used in a humorous or angry way when you really think that something or someone is not at all good or pleasant:
That’s a nice way to treat a friend, I must say!
Well, we’re in a nice mess now.
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:
‘We could phone Mark to come and pick us up.’ ‘Nice try, Clive, but we haven’t got his number.’
10. nice one! British English used when someone has just said or done something clever, amusing, or helpful:
‘Dad said he’d help pay for it.’ ‘Nice one!’
11. be (as) nice as pie British English if someone is as nice as pie, they are not angry with you when you were expecting them to be
12. nice work if you can get it British English used humorously to say that someone has a very easy or enjoyable job, especially one which you would like to do
13. DETAIL formal involving a very small difference or detail:
a nice point of law
14. RESPECTABLE old-fashioned having high standards of moral and social behaviour:
What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
15. nice ... shame about the ... British English used when saying that part of something is good or well done, but a more important part is bad or badly done:
Nice video, shame about the song.
—niceness noun [uncountable]:
The first thing you noticed about him was his niceness.
⇨ no more Mr Nice Guy! at guy(5)
■ person
▪nice especially spoken friendly, kind, or polite. In written and formal English, it is better to use a more specific and interesting adjective than nice: I like Clare – she’s really nice. | It was nice of them to offer to help.
▪pleasant friendly, polite, and easy to talk to – used especially about someone that you do not know very well: I only met her once or twice but she seemed pleasant.
▪sweet very kind and gentle: Kylie’s a very caring, sweet person. | It was sweet of you to send me a card.
▪charming behaving in a polite and friendly way, which makes people like you and want to do things for you: The salesman was very charming. | a charming hostess
▪engaging interesting or amusing in a way that makes people like you – a rather formal word: She can be very engaging. | an engaging smile
▪likeable easy to like and seeming nice and friendly: Bobby was a likeable kid with an angelic face.
▪good-natured having a nice kind character and not getting angry easily: Everyone likes Mike because he’s always so good-natured.
▪great informal used about someone who you like and admire a lot: He’s a great guy! | Sue’s boyfriend is really great.
▪lovely especially British English informal very nice, kind, and friendly: All the people I met on the course were lovely. | a lovely man
■ describing something you like or enjoy
▪nice especially spoken pleasant or enjoyable: Did you have a nice day? | It was nice to be back home again.
▪lovely especially British English informal very nice: We had a lovely time at the beach. | The hotel was lovely.
▪fun informal if something is fun, you enjoy it: The holiday was great fun.
▪enjoyable giving you pleasure: We had a very enjoyable evening.
▪wonderful very enjoyable: It was a wonderful concert. | The food was wonderful.
▪great (also brilliant British English) informal very enjoyable: ‘How was the party?’ ‘It was great!’ | We all had a brilliant time.
▪charming used about something that seems pleasant and has a lot of qualities that make you like it: a charming little village in the Italian countryside | I thought the restaurant was rather charming.
▪delightful formal very pleasant or enjoyable: There are many delightful walks in the area. | a delightful evening
▪pleasurable formal a pleasurable experience or feeling is one that you enjoy: Shopping in the old city can be a pleasurable experience. | a pleasurable feeling of relief
nice S1 W2 /naɪs/
adjective Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: 'stupid', from Latin nescius 'lacking knowledge', from nescire 'not to know'
1. GOOD pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable:Language: Old French
Origin: 'stupid', from Latin nescius 'lacking knowledge', from nescire 'not to know'
look/taste/smell nice
nice big/new/long etc
nice and warm/clean/easy/quiet etc
► You can use nice and followed by another adjective after be: The weather was nice and warm. But before a noun you must leave out ‘and’ | a nice hot (NOT nice and hot) drink
2. FRIENDLY friendly, kind, or polite:
nice about
nice to
it is nice of somebody (to do something)
3. SOMETHING YOU WANT used to say what you like or what you think would be good or useful:
it is nice to do something
that’d be nice (=used to accept an offer or agree with a suggestion)
SPOKEN PHRASES
4. it’s nice to know (that) used to mean that you feel happier when you know something:
5. have a nice day! American English used to say goodbye to someone, especially to customers in shops and restaurants when they are leaving
6. nice to meet you used as a friendly greeting when you meet someone for the first time:
7. (it’s been) nice meeting/talking to you used when you say goodbye to someone you have met for the first time
8. NOT NICE British English used in a humorous or angry way when you really think that something or someone is not at all good or pleasant:
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:
10. nice one! British English used when someone has just said or done something clever, amusing, or helpful:
11. be (as) nice as pie British English if someone is as nice as pie, they are not angry with you when you were expecting them to be
12. nice work if you can get it British English used humorously to say that someone has a very easy or enjoyable job, especially one which you would like to do
13. DETAIL formal involving a very small difference or detail:
14. RESPECTABLE old-fashioned having high standards of moral and social behaviour:
15. nice ... shame about the ... British English used when saying that part of something is good or well done, but a more important part is bad or badly done:
—niceness noun [uncountable]:
⇨ no more Mr Nice Guy! at guy(5)
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pleasant/perfect /beautiful weather宜人的／理想的／风和日丽的天气 a cosy /acomfortable /anattractive room暖融融的／舒适的／招人喜爱的房间 a pleasant /aninteresting /anenjoyable experience令人愉快的／有趣的／愉快的经历 expensive /fashionable /smart clothes昂贵的／时尚的／漂亮的衣服 a kind /acharming /aninteresting man和蔼的／有魅力的／有趣的男子 The party was fun .这聚会真有意思。
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