be gear
gear 作形容词时是英式口语用法，多放在 be 等系动词后作表语，表示“极好的”。
That new album is gear.
那张新专辑棒极了。
very good or excellent; fantastic
英国英语非正式口语用法，多用于表示赞同或兴奋。
极好的；棒的
great or fantastic
We had a gear time at the beach last weekend.
上周末我们在海滩上玩得非常开心。
用法提示：gear 作形容词，意为“极好的”，在这里形容 time 很愉快。
That's a gear jacket — where did you buy it?
那件夹克真棒——你在哪儿买的？
用法提示：gear 作形容词，意为“棒的”，用来称赞对方穿的夹克。
The concert was gear, and everyone stayed until the end.
那场音乐会太棒了，大家都待到结束才走。
用法提示：gear 作形容词，表示“极好的”，说明音乐会很精彩。
gear 作形容词时是英式口语用法，多放在 be 等系动词后作表语，表示“极好的”。
That new album is gear.
那张新专辑棒极了。
也可跟在 look、sound、feel 等感官系动词后，说明给人的主观感觉。
Your new bike looks gear.
你的新自行车看起来很棒。
口语中常加 really、so 等副词加强语气，语气轻松随意。
The film was really gear.
那部电影真的太棒了。
grammar · medium
易错句子The band played gear at the festival.
正确表达The band played well at the festival.
gear 在这个义项里是形容词，只能作表语（如 The band was gear），不能修饰动词；汉语的“很棒”可以当状语用，学生容易直接照搬。修饰 played 需要副词，所以改成 well。
grammar · medium
易错句子The party was a gear.
正确表达The party was gear.
gear 表示“极好的”时是形容词，直接作表语，前面不能加不定冠词 a；加了 a 就变成名词 gear（排挡、装备）的搭配，与“很棒”的意思不符。去掉 a 即可。
那太棒了
That's gear, mate — thanks a lot!
那太棒了，哥们儿——多谢！
简直太棒了
Her birthday party was absolutely gear.
她的生日派对简直太棒了。
挺棒的
The new album is pretty gear.
这张新专辑挺棒的。
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