good

n

1. U 利益；用处；好处

• the good of the state 国家利益

• Come on, drink up this medicine - it's for your own good! 来，把药喝了，这对你的健康有好处。

2. U 优点；善

• good and evil 善与恶

• There's good in her, in spite of her bad behavior. 尽管她行为不端但总还是有优点的。

3. 用作单 好人

4. U 【哲】 善

词组be up to no good (想) 做坏事；捣鬼

• When I saw him climb through the window of the house I knew he was up to no good. 我看见他从窗户往房子里爬，我就知道他在干坏事了。

be...to the good 盈利

• We're ￡700 to the good this month. 这个月我们盈余700镑。

do no good(或not do any good) 没有；不起作用

• Try and persuade her if you like, but I don't think it'll do any good! 如果你愿意就试着说服她吧，不过我觉得不会有用的。

for good 永远

• The theatre closed down for good. 这家剧院彻底关门了。

What's the good of ...？ (或What good is...?) 非正式 (做某事)又有什么用呢

• What's the good of buying the book if you're too busy to read it？ 要是你忙得没时间看这本书，那买它又有什么用呢？

• What good is money if you haven't any friends? 你若没有了朋友，要钱有何用？