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well

/wɛl/

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variant 1: better

1 · adverb

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')

默契

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The pair worked well together in the women's doubles.

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这对搭档在女子双打中配合默契。

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