decent

US [ˈdis(ə)nt]
UK [ˈdiːs(ə)nt]
  • adj.像样的；相当不错的；尚好的；正派的
  • Web体面的；得体的；合适的

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decent
adj.
1.
像样的；相当不错的；尚好的of a good enough standard or quality
a decent meal/job/place to live
相当不错的饭菜╱工作╱住所
I need a decent night's sleep.
我需要好好地睡上一夜。
2.
正派的；公平的；合乎礼节的honest and fair; treating people with respect
ordinary, decent, hard-working people
勤劳、正派的普通人
Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy.
人人都说他是个品行端正的小伙子。
3.
得体的；合宜的；适当的acceptable to people in a particular situation
a decent burial
体面的葬礼
That dress isn't decent.
那件连衣裙不够雅观。
She ought to have waited for a decent interval before getting married again.
她再次嫁人也应该适当等上一段时间。
4.
(informal)
穿好了衣服的；适宜于见人的wearing enough clothes to allow sb to see you
I can't go to the door─I'm not decent.
我不能去开门，我还没穿好衣服。

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AllAll,像样的像样的,相当不错的相当不错的,尚好的尚好的,正派的正派的,体面的体面的,得体的得体的,合适的合适的
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1.
And with Facebook, Skype and good old-fashioned visits, I've managed to stay in decent touch with at least my core group of school friends.
通过社交网站Facebook，、通讯软件Skype以及传统的拜访聚会，我至少能跟一帮关系好的同学保持长期联系。
tōng guò shè jiāo wǎng zhàn Facebook , 、 tōng xùn ruǎn jiàn Skype yǐ jí chuán tǒng de bài fǎng jù huì , wǒ zhì shǎo néng gēn yī bāng guān xì hǎo de tóng xué bǎo chí cháng qī lián xì 。
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2.
It was too late to save that piglet, but Her Ladyship bought it anyway, and gave it a decent burial on the shore.
奶妈来晚了，没能救下那只小猪。不过夫人还是把它买了下来，然后庄重地埋在了岸边。
nǎi mā lái wǎn le , méi néng jiù xià nà zhī xiǎo zhū 。 bú guò fū rén hái shì bǎ tā mǎi le xià lái , rán hòu zhuāng zhòng de mái zài le àn biān 。
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3.
As countries become richer, their citizens tend to want more public services, be it a strong military or a decent safety net in retirement.
当国家变得越来越富裕，公民们就想要享有更多的公共服务，这些公共服务可以是他们退休后可以感受到的国家的强大的军事力量或者很好的安全机制。
dāng guó jiā biàn de yuè lái yuè fù yù , gōng mín men jiù xiǎng yào xiǎng yǒu gèng duō de gōng gòng fú wù , zhè xiē gōng gòng fú wù kě yǐ shì tā men tuì xiū hòu kě yǐ gǎn shòu dào de guó jiā de qiáng dà de jūn shì lì liang huò zhě hěn hǎo de ān quán jī zhì 。
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4.
We can set you up in a decent practice, buy into some old quack who's ready to retire.
我们能让你象样地开起业来，看看哪儿有滑头郎中年纪大了，打算退休了，把他的诊所盘下来不就得了。
wǒ men néng ràng nǐ xiàng yàng de kāi qǐ yè lái , kàn kan nǎ er yǒu huá tóu láng zhōng nián jì dà le , dǎ suàn tuì xiū le , bǎ tā de zhěn suǒ pán xià lái bù jiù dé le 。
5.
Essentially, this process that you may be saving yourself a decent amount of money, in the long run.
基本上，这个过程你可能挽救自己一份象样的金额，从长远来看。
jī běn shang , zhè ge guò chéng nǐ kě néng wǎn jiù zì jǐ yī fèn xiàng yàng de jīn é , cóng cháng yuǎn lái kàn 。
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6.
Foreign lagers were all the rage then in Britain, but even so it was hard to make decent returns without owning the intellectual property.
当时，外国啤酒在英国风靡一时，但即便如此，如果没有知识产权，仍很难获得令人满意的利润。
dāng shí , wài guó pí jiǔ zài yīng guó fēng mí yì shí , dàn jí biàn rú cǐ , rú guǒ méi yǒu zhī shi chǎn quán , réng hěn nán huò de lìng rén mǎn yì de lì rùn 。
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7.
Since such a lowly satellite would suffer from atmospheric drag, it would need its own propulsion system and a decent supply of fuel.
如此低空飞行的卫星会受到大气层的拖赘，本身需要推进系统和足够的燃料。
rú cǐ dī kōng fēi xíng de wèi xīng huì shòu dào dà qì céng de tuō zhuì , běn shēn xū yào tuī jìn xì tǒng hé zú gòu de rán liào 。
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8.
Michael solemnly replies that there are a few decent men down in A-Wing.
Michael一本正经地回答说在A区还是有几个正直的人的。
Michael yì běn zhèng jīng de huí dá shuō zài A qū hái shì yǒu jǐ gè zhèng zhí de rén de 。
article.yeeyan.org
9.
It's been a while since a decent, LAN-capable, 256 colour palette game hit the market, and that just seems like a shame to us.
自从像样的可以局域网连接的256色游戏上市以来，已经有一段时间了，但那看起来像是在羞辱我们。
zì cóng xiàng yàng de kě yǐ jú yù wǎng lián jiē de èr bǎi wǔ shí liù sè yóu xì shàng shì yǐ lái , yǐ jīng yǒu yí duàn shí jiān le , dàn nà kàn qǐ lái xiàng shì zài xiū rǔ wǒ men 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
As a result of this sympathy and these sentiments, people are usually pretty decent to one another when they relate person to person.
因为这种同感和情操，人们在个体间（persontoperson）相处时都表现得相当正派。
yīn wèi zhè zhǒng tóng gǎn hé qíng cāo , rén men zài gè tǐ jiān ( persontoperson ) xiāng chǔ shí dōu biǎo xiàn de xiāng dāng zhèng pài 。
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