“can”的过去式;能够,打算;用于假设语气的条件句;用于虚拟语气的结论句;
词源记忆法
来自can,能。-d, 过去分词后缀。
单词用法
could有时是can的过去式,有时不是。表示能力和允许时,could可用作can的过去式,但通常只表示一般性的能力或允许,除非在否定句中,它通常不表示特定场合下的能力和允许。2.表示可能性或客气地表示请求时,could本身可用于现在You could be right,but I donˈt think you are.你可能是对的,但我不这样认为。/Could you tell me how to get to the station?请问去车站怎么走?
重要短语
could be可能是;有可能
could have本能够;本来也可以
how could i我怎么能;我如何能够
could have done本来能做成的(却没做成)
近义词汇
was/were able to
I could hear the director teeing off on his client's complaint as usual.
我能听到主任又像平时一样对客户的抱怨发火.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Neither threats nor promises could change his inflexible determination.
威胁与利诱均不能改变他坚定的决心.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Harry, could you do the honours? Tom and Angela both want gin and tonic.
哈里, 能劳驾你 吗 ?汤姆和安杰拉都想要掺奎宁水的杜松子酒.
来源:《简明英汉词典》The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow's whims.
那位伙伴很遗憾地说他不能说出那年轻人产生怪念头的原因.
来源:《简明英汉词典》I could tell that he was lying because he faced away while he was speaking.
我敢说他撒谎了,因为他说话时总是往旁边看.
来源:《简明英汉词典》没人能从那次雪崩中活着出来, 除非相信人能死而复生.
来源:《简明英汉词典》The captain ordered all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm.
船长命令把所有的帆放下以便船只安全渡过暴风雨.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》He was rigged up to a machine so that the nurses could check his heartbeat.
他身上连接了机器让护士检查心跳.
来源:《简明英汉词典》The few small rivers could not hold all the rain that fell during the wet season.
几条小河容不下雨季的全部雨水.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》When I asked him if he could do so, he replied proudly, " What else?
”我问他是否做得到时, 他傲然地回答 “ 那还用问 吗 ?”
来源:《简明英汉词典》大哲网 · 英语词汇
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