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英/kʊd , kəd/
美/kʊd , kəd/

v. (礼貌地请求许可)可以,能;(礼貌地请求别人做事)能,能否;(表示可能)可能,也许;(表示未发生的事情)差点就,本能够;(用于提出建议)可以,能;本该,应该(用于对做过或未做某事表示恼怒);(强调感觉)真想;好像,仿佛

v. 能(can的过去式)

modal verb

    【不规则形式】negative could not , short form couldn't

  • (用于can的过去时)

    英文释义:

    used as the past tense of ‘can’

    例句:

    • She said that she couldn't come.

      她说她来不了啦。

    • Sorry, I couldn't get any more.

      对不起,我无法弄到更多了。

    • I couldn't hear what they were saying.

      我听不见他们在说些什么。

  • (询问是否可做某事)能,可以

    英文释义:

    used to ask if you can do sth

    例句:

    • Could I use your phone, please?

      请让我用一下你的电话可以吗?

    • Could we stop by next week?

      我们下周能过来一下吗?

  • (礼貌地请求别人做事)能,可以

    英文释义:

    used to politely ask sb to do sth for you

    例句:

    • Could you babysit for us on Friday?

      你星期五帮我们看一下孩子好吗?

  • (表示可能)可能

    英文释义:

    used to show that sth is or might be possible

    例句:

    • You couldn't have left it on the bus, could you?

      你不可能把它落在公共汽车上了吧?

    • ‘Have some more cake.’ ‘Oh, I couldn't, thank you (= I'm too full) .’

      “再来点蛋糕吧。”“谢谢你,吃不下了。”

    • I could do it now, if you like.

      如果你愿意的话,我现在就可以做这事。

    • Don't worry─they could have just forgotten to call.

      别担心,他们可能只是忘了打电话。

  • (用于建议)可以

    英文释义:

    used to suggest sth

    例句:

    • You could always try his home number.

      你总可以试着给他往家里打电话呀。

    • We could write a letter to the director.

      我们不妨给主管写封信。

  • (对某人未做某事表示恼怒)本来可以

    英文释义:

    used to show that you are annoyed that sb did not do sth

    例句:

    • They could have let me know they were going to be late!

      他们要晚来,也该早告诉我一声呀!

  • (informal)(强调感觉)真想

    英文释义:

    used to emphasize how strongly you want to express your feelings

    例句:

    • I'm so fed up I could scream!

      我烦透了,非大喊大叫不可!

  • 习语 Idioms
  • could do with sth

    (informal)(表示需要或希望有)想要

    used to say that you need or would like to have sth

    例句:

    • Her hair could have done with a wash.

      她的头发该洗一洗了。

    • I could do with a drink!

      我真想喝一杯!

语法说明
    can|could|be able to|manage
  • Can is used to say that somebody knows how to do something. can表示懂得做:

  • Can you play the piano?

    你会弹钢琴吗?

  • It is also used with verbs of seeing, noticing, etc. 该词亦与see、notice等动词连用:

  • I can hear someone calling.

    我听见有人在呼叫。

  • and with passive infinitives. 并与动词的被动不定式连用:

  • The DVD can be rented from your local store.

    这DVD可在你们当地的商店租借。

  • Can or be able to are used to say that something is possible or that somebody has the opportunity to do something. can或be able to表示某事情有可能或某人有机会做某事:

  • Can you/are you able to come on Saturday?

    你星期六能来吗?

  • You use be able to to form the future and perfect tenses and the infinitive. 用be able to构成将来时、完成时和动词不定式:

  • You’ll be able to get a taxi outside the station.

    在车站外可搭乘出租车。

  • I haven’t been able to get much work done today.

    我今天未能干多少工作。

  • She’d love to be able to play the piano.

    她很希望能弹钢琴。

  • Could is used to talk about what someone was generally able to do in the past. could表示过去通常能做:

  • Our daughter could walk when she was nine months old.

    我们的女儿九个月大就会走路了。

  • You use was/were able to or manage (but not could ) when you are saying that something was possible on a particular occasion in the past. 关于在过去特定情况下可能的事用was/were able to或manage,但不用could:

  • I was able to/managed to find some useful books in the library.

    我总算在图书馆找到了一些有用的书。

  • I could find some useful books in the library.

  • In negative sentences, could not can also be used. 否定句也可用could not:

  • We weren’t able to/didn’t manage to/couldn’t get there in time.

    我们未能及时赶到那儿。

  • Could is also used with this meaning with verbs of seeing, noticing, understanding, etc. 亦可用could加see、notice、understand等动词表示此义:

  • I could see there was something wrong.

    我发觉出事了。

  • Could have is used when you are saying that it was possible for somebody to do something in the past but they did not try. 表示过去有可能做某事但未做,用could have:

  • I could have won the game but decided to let her win.

    我本可以赢得那场比赛,但还是决定让她赢了。

重要程度
  • MODAL 好像;仿佛

    You use could when you are saying that one thing or situation resembles another.

    例句:

    • The charming characters she draws look like they could have walked out of the 1920s.

      她画的那些优雅迷人的人物就好像是从20世纪30年代走出来的一样。

  • MODAL (表示提议或建议)可以

    You use could, or couldn't in questions, when you are making offers and suggestions.

    例句:

    • I could call the local doctor...

      我可以给当地医生打电话。

    • We need money right? We could go around and ask if people need odd jobs done or something...

      咱们需要钱,对不对?咱们可以去周围打听一下看有没有人要找人做零工什么的。

    • 'It's boring to walk all alone.' — 'Couldn't you go for walks with your friends?'...

      “一个人走路很没意思。”——“你可以和朋友们一起去散步呀?”

    • You could look for a career abroad where environmental jobs are better paid and more secure...

      你可以在国外找一份工作,那里与环境相关的工作报酬更高,也更稳定。

    • It would be a good idea if you could do this exercise twice or three times on separate days.

      如果你能将此练习隔几天做上两三次就好了。

  • MODAL (表示某事不属实)不可能

    You use could not or couldn't to indicate that it is not possible that something is true.

    例句:

    • They argued all the time and thought it couldn't be good for the baby...

      他们一直在争论,认为这对孩子肯定不好。

    • Anne couldn't be expected to understand the situation...

      别指望安妮能弄明白当前情势。

    • He couldn't have been more than fourteen years old.

      他不可能超过14岁。

  • CONVENTION 不用了(谢绝更多的食物或饮品)

    You say 'I couldn't' to refuse an offer of more food or drink.

    例句:

    • 'More cake?' — 'Oh no, I couldn't.

      '“再来点蛋糕?”——“哦不,不用了。”

  • MODAL (表示可能性、能力或机会)可能

    You use could to talk about a possibility, ability, or opportunity that depends on other conditions.

    例句:

    • Their hope was that a new and better East Germany could be born...

      他们希望能够诞生一个崭新的、更加美好的东德。

    • I knew that if I spoke to Myra, I could get her to call my father.

      我知道如果我同迈拉讲一声,就能让她给我父亲打电话。

  • 17. could do with→see:do

  • MODAL 本能够,本可以(表示某事本有可能发生但却并未发生)

    You use could have to indicate that something was a possibility in the past, although it did not actually happen.

    例句:

    • He could have made a fortune as a lawyer...

      他本可以当律师挣大钱的。

    • You could have been killed!...

      你差点儿就没命了!

    • He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he could have expressed it differently.

      他并不后悔说了自己所做的事,但觉得本可以换一种方式表达。

  • MODAL (与比较级连用,强调某物或某人具备某种特征的程度)太…,再…不过

    You use could not or couldn't with comparatives to emphasize that someone or something has as much as is possible of a particular quality. For example, if you say 'I couldn't be happier', you mean that you are extremely happy.

    例句:

    • The rest of the players are a great bunch of lads and I couldn't be happier...

      剩下的选手是一帮很棒的小伙子,我太高兴了。

    • Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you...

      亲爱的内维尔,我真太为你高兴了。

    • The news couldn't have come at a better time.

      那消息来得正是时候。

  • MODAL (表示某事可能属实或可能发生)可能

    You use could to indicate that something is possibly true, or that it may possibly happen.

    例句:

    • Doctors told him the disease could have been caused by years of working in smokey clubs...

      医生们告诉他这种疾病可能是由于多年在烟雾缭绕的俱乐部工作所致。

    • An improvement in living standards could be years away...

      可能多年之后生活水平才能得到提高。

    • He was jailed in February 1992 and could be released next year.

      他于1992年2月入狱,可能明年获释。

  • MODAL 怎么会(用在疑问句中强调对所发生的不愉快之事的感受)

    In speech, you use how could in questions to emphasize that you feel strongly about something bad that has happened.

    例句:

    • How could you allow him to do something like that?...

      你怎么会允许他做那样的事?

    • How could I have been so stupid?...

      我怎么会那么蠢?

    • How could she do this to me?...

      她怎么能这样对我?

    • How could you have lied to us all these years?你竟然骗了我们所有人这么多年!

  • MODAL 能;会

    You use could to indicate that someone had the ability to do something. You use could not or couldn't to say that someone was unable to do something. → see usage note at: can

    例句:

    • For my return journey, I felt I could afford the extra and travel first class...

      至于回程,我觉得我能多花点钱坐头等舱。

    • I could see that something was terribly wrong...

      我能觉察到有什么事很不对头。

    • He could not resist telling her the truth...

      他忍不住把实情告诉了她。

    • When I left school at 16, I couldn't read or write...

      我16岁退学的时候既不识字也不会写字。

    • There was no way she could have coped with a baby around.

      身边带着一个孩子,她不可能应付得过来。

  • MODAL (表示想要做某事的强烈感情)

    You use could when you are expressing strong feelings about something by saying that you feel as if you want to do the thing mentioned, although you do not do it.

    例句:

    • I could kill you! I swear I could!...

      我想杀了你!我发誓我真想杀了你!

    • 'Welcome back' was all they said. I could have kissed them!...

      他们只是说,“欢迎回来。”我真想亲他们一下!

    • She could have screamed with tension.

      她紧张得差点叫起来。

  • MODAL 可能会;有时会

    You use could to indicate that something sometimes happened.

    例句:

    • Though he had a temper and could be nasty, it never lasted...

      虽然他爱发脾气,而且有时还很讨厌,但向来都只是一阵儿。

    • He could be very pleasant when he wanted to.

      他想要友好的时候会非常友好。

  • MODAL (用在if后以谈论没有能力或机会做但为考虑可能的结果而设想去做的事)

    You use could after 'if' when talking about something that you do not have the ability or opportunity to do, but which you are imagining in order to consider what the likely consequences might be.

    例句:

    • If I could afford it I'd have four television sets...

      假如能买得起,我就会有4台电视机。

    • If only I could get some sleep, I would be able to cope.

      要是能睡上一会儿,我就能应付了。

  • MODAL (用以礼貌地打断某人或引出将要说的话)请允许我

    People sometimes use structures with if I could or could I as polite ways of interrupting someone or of introducing what they are going to say next.

    例句:

    • Well, if I could just interject...

      嗯,请允许我插一句。

    • Could I stop you there?...

      我能打断您一下吗?

    • Could I ask you if there have been any further problems?...

      我想请问您一下,是否还出了什么其他的问题?

    • First of all, could I begin with an apology for a mistake I made last week?首先,请允许我为上周犯下的错误道歉。

  • Notes On Alternative Forms 变体形式注释

  • MODAL (用以强调某人应该做所提及的事情,尤用于当说话者因为其没做该事而生气时)

    You use could to say emphatically that someone ought to do the thing mentioned, especially when you are annoyed because they have not done it. You use why couldn't in questions to express your surprise or annoyance that someone has not done something.

    例句:

    • We've come to see you, so you could at least stand and greet us properly...

      我们都来看你了,你至少应该起身得体地打个招呼。

    • Idiot! You could have told me!...

      蠢货!你本应该告诉我!

    • He could have written...

      他本应该写信。

    • Why couldn't she have said something?...

      为什么她什么都没说?

    • But why couldn't he tell me straight out?可是他为什么不直截了当地告诉我?

  • MODAL (用于礼貌地提出请求或征得许可。当说话者意识到可能被拒绝时,可以用 couldn't 代替 could)能,可以

    You use could in questions when you are making a polite request or asking for permission to do something. Speakers sometimes use couldn't instead of 'could' to show that they realize that their request may be refused.

    例句:

    • Could I stay tonight?...

      我今晚可以留下吗?

    • Could I speak to you in private a moment, John?...

      约翰,我可以单独跟你说一会儿话吗?

    • I wonder if some time I could have a word with you...

      我在想可不可以找个时间跟你谈一谈?

    • Sir, could you please come to the commanding officer's office?...

      长官,请您到指挥官的办公室来一下好吗?

    • Could we go outside just for a second?...

      我们出去呆一小会儿行吗?

    • He asked if he could have a cup of coffee...

      他问能否给他来杯咖啡。

    • Couldn't I watch you do it?让我看着你做行吗?

  • Your sweetie could be in the mood for dinner and a movie.

    你的甜心则打算和你共进浪漫晚餐然后看场电影.《期刊摘选》

  • You shall see the apartment that I told you you could occupy.

    我带你到我刚才告诉你打算给你住的房间去.《英汉文学 - 双城记》

  • You know, you could learn some good ways to work things out.

    你知道, 你能够学到些解决问题的好办法.《电影对白》

  • You could sign any player in the world for Arsenal?

    如果可以的话,你打算为阿森纳签入哪位球员?《期刊摘选》

  • You could see from his face that he was lying.

    从他的表情上你可以看出他在说假话。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • You could never eliminate risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it.

    风险不可能完全消除,但可以通过防范和培训来降低。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • You could improve one aspect of your game?

    你打算提高哪方面的球技?《期刊摘选》

  • You could have been killed!...

    你差点儿就没命了!《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • You could have been killed!

    你本可能被杀了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • You could grasp the mechanics of the Society you lived in, but not its underlying motives.

    你能够理解你所生活的社会的运转, 但是你不理解它的根本动机.《英汉文学》

  • You could change a player's hairstyle?

    你打算让谁换换发型?《期刊摘选》

  • You could be prosecuted for trespass.

    你可能会因擅自闯入而被起诉。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • You can't take your money with you when you go.

    你不可能把钱带进棺材。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • You can't stop people from saying what they think.

    人们怎么想就会怎么说,你阻止不了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • You can get me on 0181 530 3906.

    你找我可以拨打01815303906。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Yet's rapid rotation meant it could hold a satellite within its Roche limit until the bombardment.

    然而,土星的高速自转意味着它能够在洛希极限中保持着一个卫星直到“猛烈轰击”.《期刊摘选》

  • Yes, I intend to visit New York. Could you arrange a trip for me?

    是的, 我打算去纽约游览. 您能为我安排一次旅行 吗 ?《期刊摘选》

  • Yes, I immediately began to see if I could be telepathic with her , and, It'so.

    是的, 我立刻开端打算9是否能和她心电感应, 的确可以.《期刊摘选》

  • With digital you can choose the camera angle you want.

    有了数字电视你就可以选择你所需要的摄像角度。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • What could possibly disturb such tranquillity?

    有什么能破坏这种宁静?《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • Well, if I could just interject...

    嗯,请允许我插一句。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • We've come to see you, so you could at least stand and greet us properly...

    我们都来看你了,你至少应该起身得体地打个招呼。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • We plan to go sightseeing and that could take some time. I'd prefer a daily rental.

    我们打算去观光,可能需要汽车一段时间,我选择日租.《期刊摘选》

  • We need money right? We could go around and ask if people need odd jobs done or something...

    咱们需要钱,对不对?咱们可以去周围打听一下看有没有人要找人做零工什么的。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • We could only hope for the best.

    我们只能作最好的打算.《期刊摘选》

  • We could hear sounds of revelry from next door.

    我们能够听到隔壁纵饮狂欢的声音。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • We could anchor off the pier.

    我们可以在码头抛锚。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • Wall Street wants to make its own rules again - - and could get away with it.

    华尔街希望将其重新制定为自己的规则 — 并能够蒙混过关.《期刊摘选》

  • Though he had a temper and could be nasty, it never lasted...

    虽然他爱发脾气,而且有时还很讨厌,但向来都只是一阵儿。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • This was all he could have hoped for.

    这是所有他能做出的最好的打算.《期刊摘选》

  • This new job could open up whole new vistas for her.

    这项新工作可能给她开辟全新的前景。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • This job could be done equally well by a computer.

    这个工作用计算机同样可以做得很好。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • They proposed to turn back and see if they could snatch some victory for themselves.

    他们打算回头看看能否为自己攫取某些好处.《期刊摘选》

  • They decided that father's old tools could probably be put to good use at the seminary.

    他们认为我父亲用过的旧工具在神学院或许能够派上好用场.《期刊摘选》

  • They argued all the time and thought it couldn't be good for the baby...

    他们一直在争论,认为这对孩子肯定不好。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • These policies could cause severe economic and social dislocation.

    这些政策可能引起严重的经济和社会混乱。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • There could be many reasons and he was not going to waste time speculating on them.

    原因可能有很多,他不打算浪费时间对此妄加猜测。《柯林斯例句》

  • Their hope was that a new and better East Germany could be born...

    他们希望能够诞生一个崭新的、更加美好的东德。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • The results could simply be due to chance.

    这结果可能纯属意外。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • The rest of the players are a great bunch of lads and I couldn't be happier...

    剩下的选手是一帮很棒的小伙子,我太高兴了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • The president's tactics could backfire.

    总统的策略可能会事与愿违。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • The old law could sentence a woman to an unbearable marriage for life, but this is now all changing.

    旧法律能够迫使妇女终身接受不堪忍受的婚姻, 但这种情况现在已经完全改变了.《简明英汉词典》

  • The lights changed to red before I could get across.

    我还没来得及通过,红灯又亮了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • The database could be used as a teaching resource in colleges.

    数据库可以用作大学里的一种教学辅助手段。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • The data can be interpreted in many different ways.

    这份资料可以从多方面解读。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • The consequences could be serious.

    后果可能是严重的。《牛津词典》

  • The charming characters she draws look like they could have walked out of the 1920s.

    她画的那些优雅迷人的人物就好像是从20世纪30年代走出来的一样。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • She could not move unassisted.

    她不能够独力活动。《牛津词典》

  • She could feel herself blushing.

    她可以感到脸都红了。《牛津词典》

  • She could bear the disappointments of other people with tolerable fortitude.

    她相当地坚忍,能够忍受他人的令人失望的地方.《期刊摘选》

  • She confounded her critics and proved she could do the job.

    她驳倒了批评者的看法,证明自己能够胜任那项工作。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Sensible policies could and should address both climate change and congestion.

    但明智的政策能够也应当同时解决气候变化和交通拥堵问题.《期刊摘选》

  • Scientists warned that emergency cooling systems could fail and a reactor meltdown could occur.

    科学家们警告说紧急冷却系统可能失灵,核反应堆的堆芯熔毁可能会发生。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • S News rankings, but that could be very important to parents'checkbooks.

    这个模板打算是让所提供数据的详细程度达到《美国新闻》中没有被包含, 可却对学生家长开支本来说非常重要的程度.《期刊摘选》

  • Replacing metal wiring with fiber optics could change everything from supercomputers to laptops.

    用光纤来代替金属电导能够改变从超级计算机到手提电脑的一切事物.《期刊摘选》

  • Really, you could have told us before.

    真是的,其实你大可事先跟我们说一声的。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • One would say Interne Internet providers could not discriminate against content or applications.

    一个是说网络提供商不能够歧视任何内容或者程序.《期刊摘选》

  • Office buildings could reconfigure themselves to improve ventilation.

    办公楼则能够重新装配,以加强通风.《期刊摘选》

  • Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.

    现在我可以步行去上班,而不必开车了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Nothing could be farther from my mind.

    我根本没有这打算.《期刊摘选》

  • Nothing could be farther from my mind than to sell the house.

    我根本不打算出售这房子.《期刊摘选》

  • No one can get the better of her in an argument.

    辩论起来没人能辩过她。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • No doubt i could earned something if I had really meant to.

    毫无疑问,如果我真打算做的话,我就能够赢得一些东西.《期刊摘选》

  • Modern plastics can stand very high and very low temperatures.

    新型塑料能承受很高和很低的温度。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Maybe we could celebrate tonight. — What did you have in mind?

    “也许今晚我们可以庆祝一下。”——“你有何打算?”《柯林斯例句》

  • Many children can't function effectively in large classes.

    许多孩子在大班上课时学习效果不好。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.

    莱昂内尔做了个鸡笼,打算养些鸡,吃上新鲜鸡蛋。《柯林斯例句》

  • John expected to meet us, but his plan miscarried, and he could not come.

    约翰想接我们, 但他的打算流产了, 他不能来.《期刊摘选》

  • It could make extra training and instruction affordable.

    它使人们能够负担得起额外的培训和指导。《18年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

  • It could be a virus, or it could be all in the mind.

    这可能是种病毒,或者可能全是凭空想像。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound.

    在洞穴的这块地方, 他们能够听到持续的轰响.《期刊摘选》

  • In my personal view, our world could stand a little saving.

    就我的个人看法, 我们的世界能够经得住一点点.《期刊摘选》

  • In addition, the tester can be controlled by the computer through the USB interface too.

    此外,系统在通信模块中设计了USB接口电路, 因而也可以与PC机联机运行.《期刊摘选》

  • Imagine you could reach workload with strength training and maximum workload with set peice training alone.

    假设你能够通过仅仅提高力量训练或者定位球训练来达到最大总体训练强度.《期刊摘选》

  • If you could mobilize the resources, you could get it done.

    如果你能调动资源,你就能完成它。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in our bodies, increase good hormones like endorphin, improve blood flow to our hearts and ever have a greater chance of fighting off infection.

    如果我们成年人能够放任自己去做一些傻亊并傻笑一会儿,我们就能减少体内的压力激素,增加类似内啡 肽的健康激素,改善心脏血液流动,甚至还可以提髙抵抗感染的机率《16年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

  • If this idea works in Mexico, it could become a model for other emerging economies.

    今年墨西哥打算实验一项颇有吸引力的主意, 一种从丹麦引入的全世界运行最良好的抵押贷款模式之一.《期刊摘选》

  • If they are not prepared to prevail, they could not commit their nation's power.

    如果不打算取胜, 就不要投入国家的力量.《辞典例句》

  • If she could only get one deep breath, way down in her abdomen.

    她要是能够深深吸一口气, 一直吸到肚子里,那该多舒服啊!《飘(部分)》

  • If only I could have helped put matters right.

    要是我当时能帮着把错误纠正过来就好了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • If only I could get some sleep, I would be able to cope.

    要是能睡上一会儿,我就能应付了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • If he hurried, he could catch the first bus.

    他要是快点能够赶上头班公共汽车.《期刊摘选》

  • If Robbie is fit, he could play for any club in the world.

    如果罗比身体健康, 他能够为世界上任何俱乐部效力.《期刊摘选》

  • If I could afford it I'd have four television sets...

    假如能买得起,我就会有4台电视机。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Idiot! You could have told me!...

    蠢货!你本应该告诉我!《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • I'm sorry—could you repeat that?

    对不起—你可以再说一遍吗?《牛津词典》

  • I tried to keep it from her until I could make plans for us to leave.

    我试图对她隐瞒这件事,直到我们做好打算离开.《电影对白》

  • I tried to carry on a conversation in English, but I could not.

    我打算用英语进行对话, 但我不能.《辞典例句》

  • I to get a digital camera so that I could record some classic clinic synptoms.

    我打算买个数码相机,这样就可以把一些临床典型体征记录下来了.《期刊摘选》

  • I think the problem can be got over without too much difficulty.

    我认为这个问题不太难解决。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • I still felt sleepy and to have some sleep, but somehow I could not make it.

    感觉还是有困,打算继续睡, 但怎么也不能入睡了. 麻烦给纠正一下!谢谢!《期刊摘选》

  • I knew that if I spoke to Myra, I could get her to call my father.

    我知道如果我同迈拉讲一声,就能让她给我父亲打电话。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • I don't think I can take much more of this heat.

    我觉得再也忍受不了这种高温了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • I don't suppose you could tell me where James Street is, could you?

    不知你能不能告诉我詹姆士街在哪儿?《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • I don't suppose (that) I could have a look at your newspaper, could I?

    我能不能看看您的报纸?《牛津词典》

  • I could use a pit stop.

    我可以休息一下。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • I could see that something was terribly wrong...

    我能觉察到有什么事很不对头。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • I could kill you! I swear I could!...

    我想杀了你!我发誓我真想杀了你!《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • I could hear gunfire.

    我可以听到炮声。《牛津词典》

  • I could hardly refuse, could I?

    我很难拒绝,是不是?《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • I could do it now, if you like.

    如果你愿意的话,我现在就可以做这事。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • I could call the local doctor...

    我可以给当地医生打电话。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • I can't imagine life without the children now.

    我现在无法设想没有了孩子们的生活。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • I can't go into details now; it would take too long.

    我现在不能细说,太费工夫。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • I asked him what his plans were now. He could not answer.

    我问他现在要怎样打算, 他也说不出要怎样.《期刊摘选》

  • How could you allow him to do something like that?...

    你怎么会允许他做那样的事?《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • How could I have been so stupid?...

    我怎么会那么蠢?《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • His contribution could be key.

    他的贡献可能是最重要的。《牛津词典》

  • He could see the clock tower in the square.

    他能够看见广场的钟楼.《期刊摘选》

  • He could hear a dog barking.

    他听得到狗叫。《牛津词典》

  • He could have made a fortune as a lawyer...

    他本可以当律师挣大钱的。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • He could easily vault the wall.

    他可以轻而易举地跃过这堵墙。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • He could be very pleasant when he wanted to.

    他想要友好的时候会非常友好。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • He could be spiteful.

    他可能怀有恶意。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • He avoided looking at Gus, knowing Gus could read him too well.

    他避开格斯的目光, 因为他知道格斯能够看穿他的心思.《辞典例句》

  • For my return journey, I felt I could afford the extra and travel first class...

    至于回程,我觉得我能多花点钱坐头等舱。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Does Will intend to return with us? Joanna asked as nonchalantly as she could.

    “威尔打算和我们一起回去吗?”乔安娜尽量装作若无其事地问道。《柯林斯例句》

  • Doctors told him the disease could have been caused by years of working in smokey clubs...

    医生们告诉他这种疾病可能是由于多年在烟雾缭绕的俱乐部工作所致。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Darling Neville, I couldn't be more pleased for you...

    亲爱的内维尔,我真太为你高兴了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Could you say it again, please?

    请再说一遍好吗?《牛津词典》

  • Could you move ─ you're in my light.

    挪动一下好吗?你挡住我的光线了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Could you go a little slower?

    你能走慢点吗?《牛津词典》

  • Could you fax it to me?

    你能把它传真给我吗?《牛津词典》

  • Could you drive me home?

    你可以开车送我回家吗?《牛津词典》

  • Could we meet at lunchtime?

    我们能在午餐时间见个面吗?《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • Could save me and bring me back to you?

    还能够救赎我,把我带回你身边 吗 ?《期刊摘选》

  • Could I stop you there?...

    我能打断您一下吗?《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Could I stay tonight?...

    我今晚可以留下吗?《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Could I stay tonight?

    今晚我可以待在这吗?《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • Could I speak to you in private a moment, John?...

    约翰,我可以单独跟你说一会儿话吗?《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Could I just peep inside?

    我能不能看一眼里边?《牛津词典》

  • Could I have your autograph?

    我能请你签个名吗?《牛津词典》

  • Could I do a barter trade with you?

    能够和您做一次易物交易 吗 ?《期刊摘选》

  • Competition in this industry that new packages are available that could save you money.

    在该行业的激烈的竞争就意味着新产品能够帮你省钱.《期刊摘选》

  • China's economy could also get a boost from a big government stimulus package.

    中国经济也能够从政府的巨大刺激计划中获得提升.《期刊摘选》

  • Carrie was listening without attempting to reply. She could think of nothing worth while to say.

    “嘉莉专心听着,没打算回答, 她想不出什么值得说的话.《英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹》

  • Can't you see he's taking advantage of you?

    他在利用你,难道你看不出来?《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Can I have a go on your new bike?

    我能骑骑你的新自行车吗?《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Bring it into the light so I can see it.

    把它拿到亮的地方,好让我看见。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • As I entered office, I was convinced that the past could teach us some important lessons.

    当我任职时, 我相信,过去的事情能够给我们一些重要的教益.《期刊摘选》

  • Any high school student could tell you the answer.

    随便一个高中生都可以告诉你答案。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Anne couldn't be expected to understand the situation...

    别指望安妮能弄明白当前情势。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • An outsider's success could even curiously help two parties to get the agreement they want.

    说来奇怪,一个局外人取得成功竟然能够促使双方达成一项他们希望取得的协议.《期刊摘选》

  • An improvement in living standards could be years away...

    可能多年之后生活水平才能得到提高。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • AM: You could sign any player in the world for Arsenal?

    假如可以的话,你打算为阿森纳签入哪位球员?《期刊摘选》

  • A new kind of tree could cool the planet by removing major greenhouse gas planet's atmosphere.

    这是一种新式人造树,它能够将地球大气所含的高比重温室气体一网打尽,从而令地球的气候转暖为凉.《期刊摘选》

  • 'Welcome back' was all they said. I could have kissed them!...

    他们只是说,“欢迎回来。”我真想亲他们一下!《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • 'More cake?' — 'Oh no, I couldn't.'

    “再来点蛋糕?”——“哦不,不用了。”《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • I tell you, I could freeze to death any day now.

    告诉你, 我不定哪天就冻死,我算是明白了,干苦活儿的打算独自一个人混好,比登天还难.《汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子》

  • Years of worry that the same rockets that could take people to the moon could also bring nuclear war to Earth.

    VOA : special.2009.08.16

  • With plenty of weak companies at risk, unforeseen corporate bankruptcies could upset the government's orderliness.

    ECONOMIST: Japan's banks

  • What's the point of all of this study, all of this work, ?" all of this self-denial if I could just wind up" ? - this is a good question -- if I could just wind up dead tomorrow?

    要是我就要死了,这所有的学习,努力,自我克制还都有什么意义“,-这是个好问题--要是我明天就死了呢?弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • We could no longer be disappointed, because to be disappointed in something presupposes that it could've been some other way.

    我们不会再感到失望,因为对某些事情失望就表明,事情可以是另一个样子。死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • Vickers machine-guns could be temperamental.

    维克斯机枪有时会出故障。

  • Under these laws Mr. Rice's assets could have been frozen.

    根据这些法规,赖斯先生的资产可能已经被冻结了。

  • They searched for germplasms that could keep plants from weakening and wilting during hot, dry summers in the United States.

    VOA : special.2009.01.20

  • They also must provide detailed information about nearby water and environmental issues that could cause wildlife to gather near an airport.

    VOA : special.2009.04.01

  • Their authenticity is their strength and without them we could not recall and evidence the past.

    UNESCO: Preserving our written heritage

  • The report warned that unless the problem was addressed, businesses could be forced to move elsewhere.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | England | London | Gateway skills shortage warning

  • The government could collect its pound of flesh later or just a few ounces now.

    FORBES: Rothify now

  • The gas was too strong and we could not stay in the lounge without weeping.

    BBC: Turkey clashes: Chaos and camaraderie in Istanbul

  • The dollar could come back without warning, so don't take your eye off the market.

    FORBES: The Global Test

  • The President's tactics could backfire.

    总统的策略可能会事与愿违。

  • That could mean publishing restaurant reviews in Mandarin or finding new platforms for distribution.

    CNN: Does local journalism have a future?

  • Suppose you could find 10,000 independent assets, then you could drive the uncertainty about the portfolio practically to 0.

    假设你能找到一万项相互独立的资产,那么你就可以将这个投资组合的风险,降到几乎为零。金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • Spokespeople for JPMorgan Chase in New York could not be reached for comment on Monday morning.

    FORBES: JP Morgan Sweetens Deal That Is Still Sour For Bear Investors

  • So, we could also plot the number of electrons that are ejected as a relationship to the intensity, so that was yet another experiment they could do.

    我们还可以画出出射,电子数和光强的关系,这是他们做的。化学原理课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

  • So it may be prepared to look at ways that Copeland could follow its own path.

    BBC: Is it all over for Cumbrian nuclear waste store plans?

  • So if he moves ahead, it looks like Fatah could be having an election with itself.

    NPR: Gaza Cease-Fire Disrupted by Gun Battle

  • She believed that training women to serve as support pilots at home could free up men to fly combat operations overseas.

    VOA : special.2010.11.08

  • Professor BETH HILMAN (Rutgers University): I mean it could close down the base effectively.

    NPR: Detainee Suits Caught Between Congress, High Court

  • Perhaps they did this after expressing hope that they could play ball with each other,meaning that they could learn to cooperate.

    VOA : special.2010.08.22

  • Only in the Roman Empire could slavery actually start being a way that you can move up in society, because you could-- if you were a talented slave, your owner might free you, probably would free you.

    只有在罗马帝国,奴隶制可以成为,提高社会地位的手段,因为。。。,如果是一个能干的奴隶,主人可能会释放他,很有可能。新约课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • Of course,I could yell my opinion at the top of my lungs, or as loudly as I possibly could.

    VOA : special.2010.01.24

  • Of course, with less aid as leverage, the United States could lose influence in the region.

    ECONOMIST: Israel's intransigence

  • No-one following events could avoid the depth of unease at the heart of Europe.

    BBC: Europe's summer of argument

  • Mr. TAMAIRA: (Singing) Now, I could never ask for help, but so many times I tried.

    NPR: Fat Freddy's Drop Blends Reggae, Soul And DJ Culture

  • Motorola, which has long led U.S. mobile sales, could be the most in danger.

    FORBES: The iPhone Versus The RAZR

  • Mortgages and particularly mortgage securities could not be sold if there were no buyers.

    FORBES: Briefing Book: A. Michael Lipper

  • Maybe they could make skin, maybe they could make other kinds of cells if you treated them the right way.

    也许它们能生成皮肤,或者其他种类的细胞,只要你的操作恰当生物医学工程探索课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • Manzano was visible proof that a brown-skinned lady could have a career on television.

    CNN: Why 'Sesame Street's' Sonia Manzano is a Latino icon

  • Lorenzo Barba and his family are going without food and could be evicted from their flat.

    BBC: EU austerity: No quick fix for Spain

  • It has been run as a small luxury hotel, but could easily be a private residence.

    FORBES: Provencal Retreat

  • It could not produce as much military equipment, and it could not transport supplies as easily as the North could.

    VOA : special.2009.08.27

  • It could be, preconditions I want to have on input It could be, explanations of specific things you're doing.

    也可以是我对输入的预期是什么,也可以是,对代码,正在进行的特定操作的解释。计算机科学及编程导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

  • It could be information-oriented, it could be a dialogue, it could be some kind of tools, a request function or dictionary or computing request.

    可以是信息导向的,也可以是对话,或者是一种工具,一种对功能的需求,比如对字典,计算的需求。

  • Initially, colleagues and the public could be surprised to see a female within the job.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | 'If a gran can do it, anyone can'

  • In some areas, abandoned industrial or mining properties could be rehabilitated as natural areas.

    FORBES: The Green Movement's People Problem

  • I did the only thing I could do. I hit him with my closed fist as hard as I could.

    VOA : special.2010.07.17

  • I could run away from you. I could turn my head or I could blame you for causing me this misery.

    我只要走开,或者不看你就行了,或者我可以怪你让我也感到痛苦。心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • Hello!Could I speak to Sheirly Lim please?

    喂,请找谢若利姆?

  • Hello! Could I speak to Sheirly Lim please?

    喂,请找谢若利姆?

  • He worried about his motorcycle. If the engine failed, he could die of lack of water before anyone could find him.

    VOA : special.2009.01.14

  • He says calling for reductions in the national diet could have good effects, but it could also have harmful results.

    VOA : special.2010.03.03

  • Gates credited Jobs with creating a computer that could be an empowering phenomenon.

    FORBES: Bill & Steve: Best Friends Forever

  • First,they said, he could not be guilty of treason against Virginia, because he was not a citizen of Virginia.

    VOA : special.2009.07.02

  • Even people in the snoop business fret that their gear could be taken too far.

    FORBES: Spotting Evil

  • European leaders could do worse than study our Constitution, particularly the provision for the Senate.

    FORBES: Fact And Comment

  • Change the accounting rules drastically and most corporate earnings as we now know them could disappear.

    FORBES: Why Everybody's Jumping On The Accountants These Days

  • By the first decade of the twenty-first century, I could no longer swing a golf club.

    NPR: Excerpt: 'The Healing Of America'

  • But when it landed, the pilot could take off the wings and propeller and drive it like any other car.

    VOA : special.2009.01.14

  • But I could write that same policy and write a simulator around it and write populations around it and I could see that effect instantly with a computer.

    但我可以写出同样的政策,并且为之编写出一个模拟环境,和一些模拟人群,我就可以立即在电脑上看到结果。Twitter之父Jack.Dorsey演讲:好奇和灵感的力量课程节选 : 斯坦福公开课

  • Black women who could not attend her schools could learn the Walker hair care method through a course by mail.

    VOA : special.2010.03.28

  • Because this leak is unique and unprecedented, it could take many days to stop.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on NYC Incident and BP Oil Spill in Louisiana | The White House

  • Because this could be one-- this could be let's say 4 and 5 pounds and this could be 1 and 2 pounds.

    因为这个可能是--假如说这个是4磅4,和5磅,这个是1磅和2磅。计算机科学课程节选 : 哈佛公开课

  • As long as it's reversible, you know what the efficiency has to be, and in principle, you could break it down into a bunch of steps that you could formulate as isothermal and adiabatic.

    只要这个循环过程是可逆的,你们知道效率是多少,从理论上说,可以将总过程,分解成一系列绝热,和等温的小过程。热力学与动力学课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

  • And you could think of this you could think of this belief as the belief that rationalizes that choice.

    你可以把它看成,你可以把这个信念,理解成让你的策略合理化的理由博弈论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • And if you go into the library you could find books on topics that we are discussing here, and you could read on your own.

    如果你们进去图书馆,你们可以,找到很多关于我们在这讨论的话题的书,你们可以自己读一读。固态化学导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

  • And all along I could hear that voice call, haunting me all that day long.

    NPR: Judy Collins, From Both Sides Now

  • And all along I could hear that voice call, come back to the mountains again.

    NPR: Judy Collins, From Both Sides Now

  • An object in the solar system could be identified if it appeared to move from its place in the earlier photograph.

    VOA : special.2010.07.11

  • After all, one wrong move and our car could have toppled over the side.

    BBC: Meet Septembers BBC Travel Photo Nomad

  • Actually, if the teaching fellows could stand up so people could at least recognize you, that would be wonderful.

    如果助教们能起立让大家都能,认识你们就更好了。旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • +4 Because this could be three plus four, 3 times five, or it could be three, plus four times five.

    因为这可能是,然后乘以5,也可能是,加上4乘以5。计算机科学及编程导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

词典短语
习语
    modal verb
  • could do with sth

    (informal)(表示需要或希望有)想要

    used to say that you need or would like to have sth

    例句:

    • Her hair could have done with a wash.

      她的头发该洗一洗了。

    • I could do with a drink!

      我真想喝一杯!

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advance v. (使)前进,(使)向前移动;发展,进步;预付;提前,提早;促进,推动;提出

translate v. 译,翻译;(使)转变,(使)变化;意同,相当于,(把……)解释为;(以易于

formulated vt. 规划;用公式表示;明确地表达(formulate 的过去式和过去分词)

acquire v. 获得,得到;学到,习得;患上(疾病);逐渐具有,开始学会

complicated adj. 复杂的,难处理的v. 使复杂化,使难以理解;引起并发症(complic

from prep. 从……起;从……开始;寄自,得自;来自;由……(制成);(两地的距离

absorb v. 吸收;使并入,纳入;同化,汲取;消减,缓冲(外力、震动等);理解,掌握(信

google v. 用谷歌搜索引擎搜索n. (Google)谷歌(网络搜索引擎)

equate v. (使)等同;使(两个或两个以上事物)相等,使平衡

alternative n. 可供选择的事物,替代物adj. 可替代的,备选的;非传统的,另类的;(两者

chat v. 闲聊,聊天n. 闲聊,聊天;鸣禽【名】 (Chat)(英、美、泰)沙(人名

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diverse adj. 不同的,各式各样的