- can
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1. [kæn]
n; c
1) (for food, drinks) 罐头 [guàntou]; (with lid) 容器 [róngqì]; (for petrol, oil) 罐 [guàn]
I had to take a can to the garage to get some petrol. — 我不得不带个罐去加油站买汽油。
2) (contents) 一听所装的量 [yītīng suǒ zhuāng de liàng]3) (contents and container) 一罐 [yīguàn]2. vt[+ food, drink] 罐装 [guànzhuāng]II [kæn] (negative - cannot, can't); (conditional, pt - could); aux vb*
to carry the can — (BRIT: inf) 承担责任1) (be able to) 能 [néng]*
can I help you? — (in shop) 您要买点儿什么？; (in general) 我能帮你吗？*
you can do it if you try — 如果试试的话你是能做的*
I can't hear/see anything — 我什么也听/看不见*
I can't remember — 我不记得了*
she can't sleep — 她不能入睡*
you can always try telephoning him at home — 你可以试着往他家里打电话*
as you can imagine... — 就如你能想像的那样...*
how can I ever thank you? — 我该怎么谢你才好呢？*
I can't understand why... — 我不能理解为什么...2) (know how to) 会 [huì]*
I can swim/drive — 我会游泳/开车*
can you play a musical instrument? — 你会一种乐器吗？3) (permission, requests) 可以 [kěyǐ]*
can I use your phone? — 我可以用你的电话吗？*
can you help me? — 你可以帮我一下吗？*
can't you leave me alone? — 你就不能让我单独呆一会儿吗？*
this cannot be allowed to continue — 不能再这样下去了4) (disbelief, puzzlement)*
it can't be true! — 这不可能是真的！ [zhè bù kěnéng shì zhēn de!]*
you can't be serious! — 你不是认真的吧！*
it can't have been them! — 不可能是他们！*
what can he want? — 他究竟想要什么？5) (possibility) 可能 [kěnéng]*
the illness can last for up to six months — 病情可能持续近6个月*
he can be very unpleasant — 他有时会非常不高兴*
can she have finished already? — 她有可能已经完成了吗？••*
how can millions of dollars disappear? — 成百万的美金怎么可能消失呢？can、could 和 be able to 都是用来表示某人有能力做某事，后接原形动词。can 或 be able to 的现在式都可以指现在，但 can 更为常用。They can all read and write...The snake is able to catch small mammals. could 或 be able to 的过去式可用来指过去。will 或 shall 加 be able to 则用于表示将来。指在某一特定时间能够做某事，用 be able to。After treatment he was able to return to work. can 和 could 用于表示可能性。could 指的是某个特定情况下的可能性，而 can 则表示一般情况下的可能性。Many jobs could be lost...Too much salt can be harmful. 在谈论过去的时候，使用 could have 加过去分词形式。It could have been much worse. 在谈论规则或表示许可的时候，用 can 表示现在，用 could 表示过去。They can leave at any time. 注意，当表示请求时，can 和 could 两者都可。Can I have a drink?...Could we put the fire on? 但表示建议时只能使用 could。You could phone her and ask.
English-Chinese new dictionary. 2014.
