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 well-meaning ['wɛl'minɪŋ添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 善意的, 出自好意的, 好心的



    well-meaning
    [ adj ]
    1. not unfriendly or threatening

    2. <adj.all>
      her well-meaning words were received in silence
      the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs
    3. marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results

    4. <adj.all>
      a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter
      a well-meaning but tactless fellow
      the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers
      blunt but well-meant criticism


    Well-meaning \Well"-mean`ing\, a.
    Having a good intention.

    1. But he is right on target when he wonders about the wisdom of having well-meaning white women from Louisville telling dirt-poor blacks from one of the most densely populated countries in Africa what they should be doing with their land, animals and time.
    2. Jim Jordan, who delighted radio audiences for decades as the well-meaning but bumbling Fibber McGee in the classic show "Fibber McGee and Molly," died Friday.
    3. We have trendy, well-meaning do-gooders threatening to overburden industry with social projects which we just cannot afford'.
    4. This attitude is particularly frustrating for well-meaning liberal businessmen, who believe that economic upliftment and political advancement go hand in hand.
    5. Only Paxton Whitehead, as a well-meaning but bumbling neighbor, manages to rise above the drivel.
    6. The cast is excellent, especially Naughton as the well-meaning but clumsy dad, and Black as a smart kid grappling with the the confusion of adolescence.
    7. The left-leaning Asahi Journal closed in 1992, when circulation had fallen to 60,000, less than a quarter of its peak, as readers tired of its well-meaning coverage of important issues.
    8. I was embarrassed to find my old 1960s paranoias about the US (its well-meaning moral lust for world domination, its invincible ignorance about what moves anybody else) so starkly confirmed.
    9. It was to make kids patriotic. It was well-meaning, but they made the buses less visible.
    10. The Mercosul scheme currently carries out that task. The progress of such well-meaning projects was far from smooth.
    11. Nathaniel Parker is properly impassioned as the lovestruck Bassanio, while Michael Siberry is a terrific Gratiano, turning the usually long-winded boor into a funny, well-meaning best friend.
    12. Stretching this sphere of responsibility, innocuous and well-meaning as that may seem, will eventually backfire and weaken the boss's ability to discharge his or her real duties.
    13. Liberty from the panaceas of the well-meaning.
    14. Whether it would then move forwards is, shall we say, open to doubt. We must not deride these well-meaning souls for their inability to create new visions.
    15. They dismiss administrative problems as mstakes made by well-meaning volunteers and low-paid staff members.
    16. "We realize we are one in the midst of many and we have to ask, `Can we hone in on one issue or a set of interconnected issues?"' Malloy said that well-meaning people caught up by one concern should not overlook related problems.
    17. The well-meaning kidnappers don't have a prayer.
    18. The paper said skilful propaganda by the domestic drugs lobby had fooled well-meaning people into regarding the Uruguay Round as 'a western conspiracy to re-colonise India'.
    19. Look around." Many well-meaning people, bent on doing right by their community, became unwitting accomplices in passing along the story.
    20. May 31 The Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette on teachers: You have tolerated incompetent or unpleasant colleagues, well-meaning principals, a few ungrateful parents and unresponsive school board members.
    21. At present, the repertoires of America's companies are full of Balanchine clones, well-meaning but lackluster works that copy his style and ignore the artistic imperatives of which that style is the natural expression.
    22. The intention of the policy, which is to cut the cost of health insurance, "is legitimate and well-meaning." _The policy is open to review and possible revision.
    23. There are expensive and uncaring doctors, humiliating medical examinations, the endless questions of well-meaning friends and the inevitable tensions between husband and wife.
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