okay

中英词典：okay

形容词

1. 没问题的，好的

Okay (adj.): satisfactory or acceptable.

例句：

1. Is it okay if I borrow your pen? 可以借用你的笔吗？
2. Are you feeling okay? 你感觉好吗？

2. 中等的，一般的

Okay (adj.): average or adequate.

例句：

3. The movie was just okay, not great. 那部电影一般般，不是很好看。
4. Her performance was okay, but it could have been better. 她的表演还行，但还有提升空间。

名词

1. 同意

Okay (n.): agreement or approval.

例句：

1. We need your okay before proceeding with the project. 在进行项目之前，我们需要你的同意。
2. He gave his okay to the new proposal. 他对新提案表示同意。

2. 可以

Okay (n.): permission or consent.

例句：

3. Do I have your okay to make the reservation? 我可以帮你预订了吗？
4. She needed her parents' okay to go on the trip. 她需要父母的同意才能去旅行。

词语辨析

okay vs. fine

Both "okay" and "fine" can mean satisfactory or acceptable. However, "okay" is more informal and casual, while "fine" is more neutral and can be used in formal contexts as well.

例句：

1. Is it okay if I arrive a few minutes late? / Is it fine if I arrive a few minutes late? 我晚几分钟到可以吗？
2. The food was okay, but not fine dining. 这食物还凑合，但不是高级餐饮。

词汇扩充

1. okayish

Okayish (adj.): somewhat okay; mediocre.

例句：

1. The movie was okayish, nothing special. 那部电影还行吧，没有什么特别。
2. His performance was okayish, but he could have done better. 他的表演还凑合，但还有提升空间。

2. okayness

Okayness (n.): the state or quality of being okay.

例句：

3. I'm not sure about the okayness of this decision. 我对这个决定的可行性不确定。
4. Despite the challenges, she maintained a sense of okayness. 尽管面临挑战，她保持了一种可接受的感觉。

近义词

acceptable, satisfactory, fine, good, all right

反义词

unsatisfactory, unacceptable, bad, not okay

柯林斯词典

【形容词】

If you describe something as okay, you find it satisfactory or acceptable.

【名词】

An okay is a way of giving permission for someone to do something, or of saying that something is acceptable or satisfactory.

牛津词典

【形容词】

Satisfactory but not exceptionally or especially good.

【名词】

An authorization or approval.

用法

"Okay"可以用作形容词和名词。作为形容词，它表示满意、可接受或一般般的程度。作为名词，它表示同意、许可或可接受的程度。"Okay"的近义词包括acceptable、satisfactory、fine、good和all right，反义词则有unsatisfactory、unacceptable、bad和not okay。

例句

1. Is it okay if I borrow your pen? (可以借用你的笔吗？)
2. Are you feeling okay? (你感觉好吗？)
3. The movie was just okay, not great. (那部电影一般般，不是很好看。)
4. Her performance was okay, but it could have been better. (她的表演还行，但还有提升空间。)
5. We need your okay before proceeding with the project. (在进行项目之前，我们需要你的同意。)
6. He gave his okay to the new proposal. (他对新提案表示同意。)
7. Do I have your okay to make the reservation? (我可以帮你预订了吗？)
8. She needed her parents' okay to go on the trip. (她需要父母的同意才能去旅行。)
9. Is it okay if I arrive a few minutes late? / Is it fine if I arrive a few minutes late? (我晚几分钟到可以吗？)
10. The food was okay, but not fine dining. (这食物还凑合，但不是高级餐饮。)
11. The movie was okayish, nothing special. (那部电影还行吧，没有什么特别。)
12. His performance was okayish, but he could have done better. (他的表演还凑合，但还有提升空间。)
13. I'm not sure about the okayness of this decision. (我对这个决定的可行性不确定。)
14. Despite the challenges, she maintained a sense of okayness. (尽管面临挑战，她保持了一种可接受的感觉。)