/faɪn ||; faɪn/adj1 in good health, or happy and comfortable 身体好的;快乐而舒适的: ‘How are you?’ ‘ Fine thanks. ’ “您好吗?”“很好,谢谢。”‘Do you want to change places?’ ‘No I'm fine here, thanks.’ “你要不要换个位置?”“不用,这儿很好,谢谢。”
2 all right; acceptable 够好的;行的: ‘Do you want some more milk in your coffee?’ ‘No that's fine, thanks.’ “你的咖啡要再放点牛奶吗?”“不用,够了,谢谢。”Don't cook anything special -- a sandwich will be fine. 不用特别烧什么菜──一份三明治就行了。The hotel rooms were fine but the food was awful. 旅馆的房间还可以,食物可糟糕了。
We do not use meanings 1 and
2 in questions or in the negative form, so you CANNOT say ‘Are you fine?’ or ‘This isn't fine’. 第
1及
2义不用于疑问句和否定句,所以不能说Are you fine?或This isn't fine。
3 (used about weather) bright with sunlight; not raining (指天气)晴朗的: Let's hope it stays fine for the match tomorrow. 我们且希望明天天气仍然晴好,适合比赛。
4 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) of very good quality, beautiful, well-made 优质的;精美的;精制的: a fine piece of work 一件出色的作品fine detail/carving/china 细节;精细的雕刻;精美的瓷器
5 very thin or narrow 细的;纤细的: That hairstyle's no good for me -- my hair's too fine. 那种发式不适合我──我的头发太细了。You must use a fine pencil for the diagrams. 画图表得用笔尖细的铅笔。 [OPP] thick 反义词为thick
6 made of very small pieces, grains, etc 细的;颗粒微小的: Salt is finer than sugar. 盐比糖细。 [OPP] coarse 反义词为coarse
7 difficult to notice or understand 难以注意到或理解的;细微的: I couldn't understand the finer points of his argument. 我弄不明白他论点里的细节。There's a fine line between being reserved and being unfriendly. 矜持寡言和不友好之间存在细微差别。