wish
v. 想要,希望; 盼望,祈求; 祝願
n. 希望,願望; 心願; 祝願/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...
她真誠地希望彌補從前的過失。
Clearly she had no wish for conversation...
她顯然無意談話。
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...
如果您想外出度週末,我們辦事處將很樂意為您預訂旅館。
We can dress as we wish now...
我們現在著裝可以隨心所欲。
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...
我不想讓自己的話聽上去麻木不仁,但我真的很慶幸我當時沒在這兒。
Without wishing to be unkind, she's not the most interesting company.
我不想那麼刻薄,不過她並不是非常有情趣的伴侶。
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...
但願這不是真的。
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...
我們都曾祈求能找到更加體貼的男人。
A philosopher once said, 'Be careful what you wish for; you might get it.'
一位哲學家曾說過:“別輕易許願——你可能會如願以償。”
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...
這個老師對我來說是再好不過的了。
Who could wish for a better opportunity?
誰還會企求能得到比這更好的機會呢?
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.
這種經歷太痛苦了,我甚至都不希望它發生在死對頭身上。
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...
我祝願你們兩人旅途愉快。
Goodbye, Hanu. I wish you well.
再見,哈努,祝你順心如意。
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...
我覺得喬治的經歷很悲慘,請向他轉達我最誠摯的祝福。
Western leaders sent good wishes to the new American president.
西方領導人向新任美國總統致以良好的祝願。
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
這些動詞都有"希望"之意。
if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
(諺)如果願望是匹馬,乞丐也能有馬騎;如果你能僅僅透過願望來實現目標,生活將非常容易
wish someone well
祝某人身體健康
the wish is father to the thought
(諺)願望是思想之父;希望什麼就相信什麼
I wish she would stop annoying us and push off.
但願她能離開,不要再來煩我們了.
I wish you'd stop trying to butter me up.
我希望你不要再恭維我了.
Most computer games provide some kind of wish fulfilment.
大部份電子遊戲滿足人們的某種願望.
I do wish he would stop flashing his money about.
我真希望他別再到處炫耀他的錢財.
The children liked to stir the cake about, making a wish.
孩子們喜歡一邊攪拌做蛋糕的材料, 一邊想自己的願望.