OK
exclamation
(alsookay)uk/ˌəʊˈkeɪ/us/ˌoʊˈkeɪ/OKexclamation(AGREEING)
A1
used to show that youagreewith something oragreeto do something:
可以的，同意的；能接受的，可行的"I'llpayyou backtomorrow." "OK, noproblem."“我明天还你钱。”“行，没问题。”
"Could youpickme up fromwork?" "OK, whattime?"“你能来我上班的地方接我吗？”“好的，几点钟？”
Imean, OK(= Iacceptthat), I wasn'texactlypoliteto him, but I don'tthinkI was thatrude!我的意思是，我承认，我对他确实不礼貌，不过我觉得我并没有那么粗鲁。
Words & phrases expressing agreement & acceptance
- accha
- achha
- amen
- amen to thatidiom
- as you wish/likeidiom
- beggar
- fair
- hear
- I knowidiom
- I wouldn't say noidiom
- mind
- quite
- size
- take
- very
- will doidiom
- you can say that again!idiom
- you can't say fairer than thatidiom
- you do youidiom
- you're on!idiom
OKexclamation(UNDERSTAND)
A2
used tocheckthat someoneunderstandssomething or that theyagreeto something:
（用于确认某人是否明白或同意某事）明白吗？好吗？You need toaddmorevinegar, OK?你需要多加点醋，明白吗？
I'llseeyou at 6.30, okay?我们6点30分见面，好吗？
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- atyourfingertipsidiom
- connection
- figure
- hold
- keenness
- keepsomeoneup
- know a hawk from a handsawidiom
- know the scoreidiom
- know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
- scale
- uncomprehending
- uncomprehendingly
- understanding
- voice recognition
- wake up tosomething
- wisdom
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Accepting & agreeing
OKexclamation(ACTION)
A2informal
used as a way ofshowingthat you are going to takeactionorstartsomething new:
（用于表示打算行动或开始新的活动）行，好吧Okay, let's go.行，我们走吧。
Okay then, if you'rereadywe'llstart.那好吧，如果你准备好了，我们就开始。
- Okay, let's get going!
- OK, is everyoneready?
- Okay, today I'm going totellyou abitabout Picasso.
- OK, now that everyone's here, we'llsitdown.
- OK, Stephanie, could youtellus what you've been doing thisweek?
Linguistics: connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings
- and/orphrase
- anyhoo
- anyways
- concatenate
- conjunctive
- connective
- consequently
- ergo
- hereby
- I meanidiom
- mean
- N, n
- now
- slash
- so
- sure enoughidiom
- the thing isidiom
- thing
- what
- with thatidiom
OKexclamation(PAUSE)
not standard
used in themiddleof asentenceas a way ofpausing:
（用于句中起停顿作用）Wesawtheseguys, okay, so we went up to them andstartedtalking.我们看见了这些人，就走过去和他们交谈起来。
Linguistics: interjections
- aiyo
- alas and alackphrase
- attaboy
- attagirl
- auf Wiedersehen
- aw shucks
- eatyourheart outidiom
- figure
- goodo
- mazel tov
- more
- more power toyourelbow!idiom
- need
- need I say more?idiom
- no siridiom
- period
- small wonderidiom
- the rest is historyidiom
- you seeidiom
- yum yum
Grammar
Okay,OK
We use okay (also spelt OK) in informal language. We use it in different ways, as a discourse marker, adjective or adverb.…Okayas a discourse marker
We use okay as a response token to show that we understand, accept, or agree with what someone is saying:…Okayas an adjective
We often use okay as an adjective to say that something is not a problem, it’s ‘all right’:…Okayas an adverb
Okay is used as an adverb in informal speech, meaning ‘all right’, ‘neither well nor badly’:…OK
adjective
informal(alsookay)uk/ˌəʊˈkeɪ/us/ˌoʊˈkeɪ/OKadjective(AGREED)
A2
agreedoracceptable:
可以的，同意的；能接受的，可行的Is it okay if Ibringafriendto theparty?我带一个朋友来参加聚会行吗？
If it's okayby/withyou, I'll come overtomorrowinstead.如果你同意的话，我等到明天再来。
- "Well okay,perhapsI was a little hard on her, " heconceded.
- "Are yousureit's okay for me to useyourmother'scar?" "Positive."
- Don'trocktheboatuntil thenegotiationsarefinished, okay!
- "We'll be atyourhouseat round about nine o'clock, okay?"
- I'd like torunthrough a fewpointswith you, if that's okay.
Words & phrases expressing agreement & acceptance
- accha
- achha
- amen
- amen to thatidiom
- as you wish/likeidiom
- beggar
- fair
- hear
- I knowidiom
- I wouldn't say noidiom
- mind
- quite
- size
- take
- very
- will doidiom
- you can say that again!idiom
- you can't say fairer than thatidiom
- you do youidiom
- you're on!idiom
OKadjective(ACCEPTABLE)
A1
in asatisfactorystateor of asatisfactoryquality:
令人满意的；可以的；不错的How's Paula? Is she okay after herfallyesterday?葆拉怎么样了？她昨天摔了一跤，现在还好吗？
Are you OK? Youlookverypale.你没事吧？你看上去脸色有些苍白。
"Is everything OK with you?" "Yes,fine."“你一切都好吗？”“是的，我很好。”
I'll justcheckthat the car's okay - thatnoisefrom theenginedoesn'tsoundgood!我要检查一下汽车有没有问题——发动机的声音听起来不妙！
Synonym
all right(SAFE)
good enough but not excellent
- acceptableYour essay was acceptable, but I think you could have done better.
- reasonableThey have a reasonable chance of winning.
- adequateThe law provides adequate compensation for robbery victims.
- passableI speak passable Spanish.
- will doIt's not perfect, but it'll do.
A2
notbadbutcertainlynot good:
还可以的，还行的，凑合的"Did you have a gooddinnerout lastnight?" "It was okay - I'vedefinitelyhadbetter."“你昨晚吃得怎么样？”“还可以，不过我吃过更好的。”
Hervoiceis OK, but it's nothingspecial.她的嗓音还可以，不过没什么特别之处。
- Youlookghastly- are you okay?
- Don'tpanic! Everything will be okay.
- Would youpopupstairsandseeif Grandad is okay?
- IringhomeonceaweektotellmyparentsI'm okay.
- Thedoctorsays that it'stouch-and-gowhether Mary will be okay.
Quite good, or not very good
- acceptable
- adequacy
- adequate
- adequately
- agreeable
- fair
- iffy
- impure
- indifferent
- indifferently
- kind
- pass
- patchiness
- patchy
- raggedly
- raggedness
- reasonable
- rough
- scratch
- spotty
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Suitable and acceptable
Grammar
Okay,OK
We use okay (also spelt OK) in informal language. We use it in different ways, as a discourse marker, adjective or adverb.…Okayas a discourse marker
We use okay as a response token to show that we understand, accept, or agree with what someone is saying:…Okayas an adjective
We often use okay as an adjective to say that something is not a problem, it’s ‘all right’:…Okayas an adverb
Okay is used as an adverb in informal speech, meaning ‘all right’, ‘neither well nor badly’:…OK
adverb
informal(alsookay)uk/ˌəʊˈkeɪ/us/ˌoʊˈkeɪ/A2
in asatisfactoryway:
很好；还不错；还算满意Everything was going OK until theprinterstoppedworking.打印机停止工作之前，一切还算顺利。
Did yousleepokay?你睡得还好吗？
I just called to makesurethat you got there okay.我打电话来就是确认一下你是否顺利到达。
Synonym
fine
- WemanagedtofindthehouseOK.
- Did you get theworkfinishedokay?
- Thedocumentprintedout okay.
- I just need tocheckthat thepaymenthas come through OK.
- Thehousesaleseemsto be going through OK.
Quite good, or not very good
- acceptable
- adequacy
- adequate
- adequately
- agreeable
- fair
- iffy
- impure
- indifferent
- indifferently
- kind
- pass
- patchiness
- patchy
- raggedly
- raggedness
- reasonable
- rough
- scratch
- spotty
Grammar
Okay,OK
We use okay (also spelt OK) in informal language. We use it in different ways, as a discourse marker, adjective or adverb.…Okayas a discourse marker
We use okay as a response token to show that we understand, accept, or agree with what someone is saying:…Okayas an adjective
We often use okay as an adjective to say that something is not a problem, it’s ‘all right’:…Okayas an adverb
Okay is used as an adverb in informal speech, meaning ‘all right’, ‘neither well nor badly’:…OK
verb[T]
informal(alsookaypresent tenseokays|present participleokaying|past tense and past participleokayed)uk/ˌəʊˈkeɪ/us/ˌoʊˈkeɪ/present tenseOK's|present participleOK'ing|past tense and past participleOK'dtoagreeto something:
同意，接受；批准Have thecommitteeOK'dyourproposal?委员会已批准你的建议了吗？
Accepting & agreeing
- acceptance
- accepting
- accommodation
- accreditation
- agree tosomething
- agree withsomething
- approved
- concur
- currency
- murmur
- reconcile
- root
- rule
- seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
- self-acceptance
- self-acknowledged
- self-admitted
- settle onsomething
- sign on the dotted lineidiom
- unanimous
OK
noun
uk/ˌəʊˈkeɪ/us/ˌoʊˈkeɪ/OKnoun(PERMISSION)
the OK[S](alsothe okay)
permission:
许可，认可；批准Hegotthe OK to goaheadwith hisproject.他已获准启动他的方案。
Allowing and permitting
- admission
- admit
- admit ofsomething
- allow ofsomething
- allowable
- authorization
- authorize
- clearance
- entrance
- given the chance/choiceidiom
- green-light
- hall pass
- imprimatur
- left
- liberty
- relicense
- relicensure
- say-so
- security clearance
- seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
OKnoun(ADDRESS)
written abbreviationforthe USstateof Oklahoma: used inaddresses
（美国）奥克拉荷马州（写地址时Oklahoma的缩写）Towns & regions: named regions of countries
- Aberdeen City
- Aberdeenshire
- AK
- AL
- Alabama
- fife
- fl.
- Flintshire
- Florida
- Floridian
- Missourian
- MN
- Monmouthshire
- Montana
- Montanan
- Staffordshire
- Stirling
- Stirlingshire
- Strathclyde
- Suffolk