can的中文意

• 0 to be able to

  • Can you drive? 你會開車嗎？

  • She can speak four languages. 她會講四種語言。

  • Can you read that sign from this distance? 你從這麼遠的距離能看清楚那標牌上的東西嗎？

  • The doctors are doing all that they can, but she's still not breathing properly. 醫生都在竭盡所能，可是她仍然不能正常呼吸。

  • Do the best you can - I realize the circumstances are not ideal. 盡力而為吧——我知道情況不理想。

  • If the party is awful, we can always leave (= that would be one possible solution to our problem). 如果聚會很糟，我們總可以離開。

  • "She's really furious about it." "Can you blame her (= I'm not surprised)?" 「她對此確實很生氣。」「你能怪她嗎？」

  • "Will you mail this letter for me, please?" "Can do." 「請你幫我把這封信寄了，好嗎？」「行。」

  • "I need you to pick up the kids today." "Sorry, no can do (= no I can't)." 「今天我需要你去接孩子。」「抱歉，不行。」

• 1 to be allowed to

  • Can I use your bike, John? 約翰，我能用你的腳踏車嗎？

  • You can park over there. 你們可以把車停在那邊。

  • You can have a piece of cake after you've eaten your vegetables! 吃完蔬菜你就可以吃塊蛋糕！

  • If you carry on being horrible to your sister, Sophie, you can just go to bed! 索菲，如果你對你妹妹還這麼凶，就上床睡覺去！

• 2 used to request something

  • If you see Brett, can you tell him I'm in town next weekend? 如果你見到布瑞特，能告訴他我下週末在倫敦嗎？

  • Can you make a little less noise, please? I'm trying to work. 請你別發出那麼大的聲音好嗎？我正在工作。

• 3 used to express possibility

  • You can get stamps from the local newsagents. 你可以在當地的報刊經銷店買到郵票。

  • You can get very nasty skin diseases from bathing in dirty water. 在髒水裡洗澡會得嚴重的皮膚病。

  • Smoking can cause cancer. 吸煙可能會導致癌症。

  • Noise can be quite a problem when you're living in a flat. 住公寓噪音會很成問題。

  • He can be really annoying at times (= he is sometimes very annoying). 有時候他很煩人。

• 4 used in polite offers of help

  • Can I help you with those bags? 我幫您拿那些提包好嗎？

  • I'm afraid Ms Ferguson has already left the office. Can I be of any help? 恐怕弗格森女士已經離開辦公室了。我能幫甚麼忙嗎？

• 5 a closed metal container, especially cylinder-shaped, in which some types of drink and food are sold

  • a can of soup/beans 一罐湯／豆

  • You'll need a can of tuna for this recipe. 做這道菜需要一罐鮪魚。

  • an oil can 油罐

  • a can of paint 一桶油漆

• 6 informal for prison

  • He spent ten years in the can for armed robbery. 他因持槍搶劫而蹲了十年大牢。

• 7 informal for toilet

• 8 to put food and drink into a closed metal container without air

  • He works in a factory where they can fruit. 他在一家罐裝水果的工廠工作。

• 9 to stop doing something or making noise

  • Hey, can it, would you? I'm trying to sleep. 嗨，別吵了，行嗎？我要睡覺呢。