Q brilliant /'briljant/ [adj] British spoken extremely good: You shou/d come to the new sports centre - it's brilliant.
J,h?l/ [adj] very good in a surprising and exciting way: Standing there on top of Mount Fuji u>as an amazing experience. What a goal.1 That was incredible.1
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Д Don't say 'very brilliant'. Say really brilliant or absolutely brilliant.
Qneat ni:t. [adj! american spoken very good or enjoyable: That's such a neat car. really neat The fireworks over Golden Gate Park were really neat.
В something that is of a high standard or good quality
good /god/ [adj] Yamaha makes good pianos. I Lisa's work has been much better recently
very good Of course it's a very good car. but it is expensive.
good - better - best
well /wel/ [adu] if something is done well or made well, it is done with a lot of care and skill, so it is of a high standard: Jean's playing much better since you gave her some lessons. S This Lexus is one of the best designed cars on the market very well Both books are very well written and enjoyable to read, do well Don't worry about the test - I'm sure youll do well.
well - better - best
excellent /'ekwtent/ [adj] extremely good:
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The bank provides an excellent service for its customers. I They told me my En^/ish was excellent.
Don't say 'very excellent'. Just say excellent.
good quality/high quality god
kwD^ti, ,hai kwoUti||-'kwa:-/ [adj only before noun] well made from good materials: If you buy good quality shoes, they last longer. 1 We only use the highest quality ingredients for our pizzas. о/good/high quality handmade carpets of the highest quality
impressive inYpresiv/ [ad;| something that is impressive is of very good quality and you admire it: The school's examination results were very impressive. I an impressive achievement
impressed /im'prest/ [adj not before noun] if you are impressed by something, you think it is of very good quality, and so you admire it and feel pleased
about it: When I satu the computer facilities at the college, I was really
impressed.
+ by/with. Everyone u;as very impressed by Kaori's English - she made almost no mistakes.
outstanding /aot'staendiij/ {adj] an outstanding performance or achievement is extremely good, much better than that of other people: an outstanding performance by a talented young actor \ Her work has been outstanding cil year.
El in good condition
in good condition m ,god kandipn
something that is in good condition is not broken and has no marks or other things wrong with it: The car hadn 't been used much, and it was in very good condition.
as good as new /эг ,gud sz nju:||-"nui
especially spoken something that is as good as new is almost as good as when it was new - use this about things that have recently been cleaned or repaired: I've just had the bike serviced, and it looks as good as new.
И a good idea, suggestion, plan etc
good /god/ [adj] A good way of dealing with the рюЫет is to talk about it. 1 Have you got a better suggestion? good idea "Why don't we hire a van?"
"That's a good idea." good - better - best
excellent /'eks<?bnt/ [adj] extremely good: We were given some excellent financial advice by Mr Samuel. I That sounds like an excellent idea to me.
Qgreat Jgreit/ {adj] spoken a great idea is one that you like very much great idea "Let's have a barbecue:' 'That's a great idea." great! "You want to go to the beach instead?" "Yeah, great, ithy not!"
brilliant /'bnljant/ |adj] very clever and likely to succeed: I think that's a brilliant suggestion - let's try it. 1 Hugh thought of a brilliant idea for a book.
БI someone who is good at doing something
good /god [adj] able to do something welclass="underline" You should see him play tennis - he's pretty good.
+ at Ruth had always been good at languages.
good at doing stH You're much better at dealing with people than I am.
good singer/teacher/actor etc I like
Robin Williams - he's a really good
actor. 1 Liridy is probably the best dancer in the class.
good with sth/sb (=good at dealing with them) Mrs Hill is uery good with children. 1 Toe never been much good with money.
good - better - best
well [adu] Dave plays the guitar very
well.
A Don't say 'he's good in football'. Say he's good at football.
brilliant briljant/ [adj] extremely good at doing something; Paganini was a bril liant violinist. I Have you seen her dance? She's absolutely brilliant.
skilful british skillful american /'skllf>l/
[adj] someone who is skilful does something very well using their intelligence and their training: Agassi is one of the most skilful players in professional tennis. I the artist's skillful use of color I Success in business depends on skilful management.
skilfully/skillfully [adv] Ben steered the boat skilfully through the narrow channel. I a skillfully worded question
skilled /skiId/ (adjl someone who is skilled at a particular job has the training and experience to do it well skilled worker/engineer/era/tsman etc There is a demand for carpenters, and other skilled craftsmen, skilled at doing sth Our advisers are skilled at dealing with financial problems.
highly skilled (=very skilled) A highly skilled chef can earn a lot of money.
outstanding/exceptional /aotstaen-
diq. ik'seppnal/ [adj] very good at doing something, so that people notice you are much better than others: At Harvard Law School he was an outstanding student. I Sarah was quite a good artist, but not an exceptional one.
talented /'taehnUd [adj] very good at doing something because you have a lot of natural ability