a well-meaning attempt to be helpful

It was thoughtless if well meaning.

用意虽好,考虑欠周.

The implications are too be left to well-meaning but self-interested scientists.

不能让善意但自私的科学家牵涉其中.

All are the sort of well-meaning and thoughtful films that the Academy likes best.

全部是组委会最喜欢的那种善意的深思熟虑的电影.

Can her well-meaning grandma put her on the road to monarchy?

那么,善意的祖母是否能使米娅顺利成为君主 呢 ?

She's very well-meaning, but she only makes the situation worse.

她虽然出于好心, 但是却帮了倒忙.

The analogy was well meant.

这个比方打得好.

His offer was well meant.

他的提议是出于好心。

I offered her well-meant advice.

我对她好意相劝.

That has been my stated policy well nigh two thousand years.

这也是我近2000年来的既定原则.

It's well nigh impossible to convince him.

要说服他几乎不可能.

They concluded that American literature had been well-nigh throttled at birth.

他们断言美国文学诞生之日便几乎被扼杀了.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh slipped.

至于我, 我的脚几乎失闪.我的脚险些滑跌.

Almost and very well nigh saves many a lie.

差不多和几乎,掩饰了不少谎言.

...a hierarchical structure that was well-nigh unassailable.

几乎不可撼动的等级制度

Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.

遇到这样的对手几乎防不胜防。

Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible.

找到一块颜色、尺寸和价格都符合你要求的毛毯几乎是不可能的。

Although this family put up quite a front, they really are not very well off.

虽然这家人很会撑场面, 其实并不富裕.

children from well-off families

富裕家庭的孩子

And the county was always well off economically.

该郡的经济上也颇为充裕.

I grew up in a well-off families, family members include father, mother, sister and me.

我生长于一个 小康 的家庭, 家中成员包含爸爸 、 妈妈 、 妹妹以及我.