好的，不错的　all right; satisfactory

　～ commander　不错的指挥官
　～ decision　同意的决定
　～ guy　不错的小伙子
　～ time　玩得很好
　～ with sb　对某人适合，某人不反对

　He was an okay battery commander.　他是炮兵连一个很不错的指挥官。
　We had an okay time till we went to bed.　睡觉前我们玩得很好。
　He made an okay decision.　他作出同意的决定。
　The play is okay, but I still prefer the book.　戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
　Is my hair okay?　我的头发不错吧?
　"How is she feeling after the accident?" "Oh, she was a bit shocked, but she's okay now."　“这次事故后她感觉如何?”“噢，她有一点受惊，但现在全好了。”
　I hope the children are okay.　希望孩子们都好。
　Everything is okay.　一切进展顺利。
　"Sorry I'm late." "That's okay."　“对不起，我迟到了。”“没关系。”
　I guess it's okay with me.　我想这对我是合适的。
　Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?　我借这本书你不在意吧?

　okay　还可以拼写成很多形式。例如：
　OK, O.K.， oke, okeh, okey-doke, okey-dokey等，但现在多用OK或O.K.。在美式英语中常为发音好听，而把okay写成okey-doke，后者较前者轻松得多。有时为了押韵，把okey-doke说成okey-dokey，或将前者拼写为okie-doke，后者拼写为okie-dokie.

　好，不错　all right; satisfactorily

　get on ～　相处得不错
　run ～　运转正常
　sleep ～　睡得香

　Did he sleep okay?　他睡得好吗?
　You're doing okay without it.　你没有它也很好嘛。
　She got on okay with Lawrence.　她跟劳伦斯相处得很好。
　The new machine is running okay.　这台新机器运转很正常。
　I think I did OK in the exam.　我认为我考得不错。
　We'll go to the cinema tomorrow, Ok?　咱们明天去看电影好吗?

　行，好的　all right; yes

　okay　用作感叹词时意思是“行，好”，用于感叹句中以加强肯定或赞同的意味，增强感染力。

　Okay, doctor, I'll let you know.　好吧，大夫，我告诉你。
　"Don't let on to anyone that we've made a nonsense of the morning." "Okay, Rudy."　“别把我们上午干的蠢事告诉别人。”“好的，鲁迪。”
　"I'm afraid I can't stop here, for it's a bus stop. May I take you a little farther down the road?" "Okay, fine. I don't want you to break any traffic rules."　“恐怕我不能在这儿停车，因为这里是一个公交车站，我可以把你载到前面一点下车吗?”“可以的，你不要为我违反交通规则。”
　"Can I use your car?" "OK."　“我可以借用你的汽车吗?”“可以。”
　"Will you help me?" "OK, I will."　“你来帮帮我好吗?”“好，我来帮你。”
　Okay, children, we'll clear up the room now.　好啦，孩子们，咱们现在打扫房间吧。
　Okay, you can go.　好，你去吧。
　So I told you about that, okey, so the next thing was he jumped the fence.　那件事我已对你说过了，对吧，接下来他跳过了篱笆。

S 同意，允许 agreement; permission

　okay　用作名词时，指对某事的“许可，同意”，在句中主要用作宾语。

　get ～　获得批准
　give ～　批准
　faint ～　轻声的同意

　Don't come out of your hiding-place until I give you the okay.　得到我的同意你才能从躲藏的地方出来。
　As soon as those in authority give us the okay, we can go ahead with the project.　只要负责人一签字认可，我们就能继续进行这项工程。
　I heard his faint okay.　我听见他轻声同意。
　We've got the OK from the council at last.　我们终于获得了委员会的同意。

　vt.　同意，认可 agree to sth; approve of

　～ sb's idea　同意某人的主意
　～ sb's plan　同意某人的计划
　～ sb's request　同意某人的要求
　～ the proposal　批准提案
　～ the scheme　批准方案

　They finally okayed our plan.　最后他们赞同了我们的计划。
　They okayed the proposal yesterday.　昨天他们批准了这项提案。
　Has the bank okayed your request for a loan?　银行批准你的贷款要求了吗?
　I had to get the secretary to okay the scheme.　我只得请书记批准这个方案。
　His ear okayed the sounds as the engine warmed up.　他的耳朵听出发动机预热时发出的声音是正常的。
　He OK's their right to join in the game.　他批准他们有权参加比赛。
　Smith's report was not officially okayed by the War Department for Release until July 9.　史密斯的报告于7月9日才获得释放战俘处正式批准。

　［同义词］ adj. all right, correct, fine, satisfactory n. approval, permission v. allow, approve, endorse, sanction