wishes
n. (书信或贺卡等中的)祝愿( wish的名词复数 ); 渴望; 希望的事; 许愿
v. <正>希望,想要,但愿( wish的第三人称单数 ); 祝愿; 盼望,企求,想要
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。
Finally, trying to respect her wishes, I said I'd leave.
最后,为了尊重她的意愿,我说我会离开。
She was compelled to fulfil the dying wishes of her mother.
她不得不去实现她母亲的临终遗愿。
Lina is fine and sends you her love and best wishes.
莉娜身体很好,还让我转达她对你的爱和祝福。
She sends her best wishes — you've obviously made a hit there.
她向你问好——看得出来你在那里大受欢迎。
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。