4. might well：意思是“很可能”“有充分理由”（與may well 相比，語氣更委婉）。如：

You could try the drugstore, but it might well be closed by now. 你可以到雜貨店去試試，但現(xiàn)在很可能關(guān)門了。

They might well be prepared to do you harm in order to achieve their purpose. 為達(dá)成自己的目的，他們說不定已經(jīng)做好了傷害你的準(zhǔn)備。

四、修飾介詞短語

能用well加強(qiáng)語氣的介詞主要是那些有動(dòng)態(tài)意味或有強(qiáng)弱比較意味的介詞。如：

1. well above：意思是“遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)在……之上”“遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)高于”。如：

the temperature was well above freezing. 溫度遠(yuǎn)在冰點(diǎn)以上。

His test results are well above average. 他的測(cè)驗(yàn)成績遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)高于平均水平。

2. well after：意思是“遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)在……之后”。如：

Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight. 富蘭克林直到午夜過后很久才出現(xiàn)。

It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment. 安妮回到寓所的時(shí)候早就過了午夜。

3. well ahead of：意思是“遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)領(lǐng)先”“遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過”。如：

Applications are well ahead of last year’s. 提出的申請(qǐng)數(shù)量大大超過去年。

Paula finished the race well ahead of the other runners. 葆拉遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)領(lǐng)先其他選手跑完了比賽。

4. well before：意思是“遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)在……之前”。如：

They’ll be back well before dark. 他們會(huì)在天黑前早早返回。

She admitted defeat well before all the votes had been counted. 選票還遠(yuǎn)未統(tǒng)計(jì)完，她就承認(rèn)競(jìng)選失敗了。

5. well below：意思是是“遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)在……之下”“遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)低于”。如：

Radiation is well below the permitted level. 輻射量遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)低于規(guī)定水平。

Those houses are badly built; they are well below the necessary standard. 那些房屋建筑質(zhì)量很差，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)達(dá)不到起碼的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

6. well beyond：意思是“遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過”“大大超出”。如：

the questions were well beyond the average adult. 這些問題大大超出了普通成年人的理解水平。

The loss has not yet been calculated accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars. 損失還沒計(jì)算清楚，但是相信會(huì)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出100萬美元。

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