English Dictionary

do well

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, well. / (followed by an infinitive) To take the prudent approach; to be advised.

I always do well in my exams.

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, well.

He tries hard to tell a good joke but, alas, he does not do it well.

意味（2）

(followed by an infinitive) To take the prudent approach; to be advised.

He would do well to listen more carefully to his wife.

意味（3）

(with a prepositional phrase headed by by or for) To benefit, to favour.

The company did well by his family after he died.

意味（4）

To succeed; to flourish.

Prosimians make good use of shelves, ropes, or swings and do well with natural substrates—such as vines, bamboo, and branches—to climb on or jump among.