wish
v. 想要,希望; 盼望,祈求; 祝愿
n. 希望,愿望; 心愿; 祝愿/福
A wish is a desire or strong feeling that you want to have something or do something.
She was sincere and genuine in her wish to make amends for the past...
她真诚地希望弥补从前的过失。
Clearly she had no wish for conversation...
她显然无意谈话。
If you wish to do something or to have it done for you, you want to do it or have it done.
If you wish to go away for the weekend, our office will be delighted to make hotel reservations...
如果您想外出度周末,我们办事处将很乐意为您预订旅馆。
We can dress as we wish now...
我们现在着装可以随心所欲。
Wish is used in expressions such as I don't wish to be rude or without wishing to be rude as a way of apologizing or warning someone when you are going to say something which might upset, annoy, or worry them.
I don't wish to sound callous, but I am glad I wasn't here...
我不想让自己的话听上去麻木不仁,但我真的很庆幸我当时没在这儿。
Without wishing to be unkind, she's not the most interesting company.
我不想那么刻薄,不过她并不是非常有情趣的伴侣。
If you wish something were true, you would like it to be true, even though you know that it is impossible or unlikely.
I wish I could do that...
我希望我能做那件事。
I wish it weren't true...
但愿这不是真的。
If you wish for something, you express the desire for that thing silently to yourself. In fairy stories, when a person wishes for something, the thing they wish for often happens by magic.
We have all wished for men who are more considerate...
我们都曾祈求能找到更加体贴的男人。
A philosopher once said, 'Be careful what you wish for; you might get it.'
一位哲学家曾说过:“别轻易许愿——你可能会如愿以偿。”
Wish is used in sentences such as I could not wish for anything better to indicate that you are very pleased with what you have and could not imagine anything better.
I really could not have wished for a better teacher...
这个老师对我来说是再好不过的了。
Who could wish for a better opportunity?
谁还会企求能得到比这更好的机会呢?
If you say that you would not wish a particular thing on someone, you mean that the thing is so unpleasant that you would not want them to be forced to experience it.
It's a horrid experience and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
这种经历太痛苦了,我甚至都不希望它发生在死对头身上。
If you wish someone something such as luck or happiness, you express the hope that they will be lucky or happy.
I wish you both a very good journey...
我祝愿你们两人旅途愉快。
Goodbye, Hanu. I wish you well.
再见,哈努,祝你顺心如意。
If you express your good wishes towards someone, you are politely expressing your friendly feelings towards them and your hope that they will be successful or happy.
I found George's story very sad. Please give him my best wishes...
我觉得乔治的经历很悲惨,请向他转达我最诚挚的祝福。
Western leaders sent good wishes to the new American president.
西方领导人向新任美国总统致以良好的祝愿。
1. a specific feeling of desire;
2. an expression of some desire or inclination;
3. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare;
4. the particular preference that you have;
1. hope for; have a wish;
2. prefer or wish to do something;
3. have in mind;
4. make or express a wish;
5. feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
6. order politely; express a wish for
7. invoke upon;
desire, wish, hope, expect, want, long
这些动词都有"希望"之意。
if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
(谚)如果愿望是匹马,乞丐也能有马骑;如果你能仅仅通过愿望来实现目标,生活将非常容易
wish someone well
祝某人身体健康
the wish is father to the thought
(谚)愿望是思想之父;希望什么就相信什么
I wish she would stop annoying us and push off.
但愿她能离开,不要再来烦我们了.
I wish you'd stop trying to butter me up.
我希望你不要再恭维我了.
Most computer games provide some kind of wish fulfilment.
大部份电子游戏满足人们的某种愿望.
I do wish he would stop flashing his money about.
我真希望他别再到处炫耀他的钱财.
The children liked to stir the cake about, making a wish.
孩子们喜欢一边搅拌做蛋糕的材料, 一边想自己的愿望.