can是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to be able to -- 能，会

  • Can you drive? 你会开车吗？

  • She can speak four languages. 她会讲4门语言。

  • Can you read that sign from this distance? 你从这么远的距离能看清楚那标牌上的东西吗？

  • The doctors are doing all that they can, but she's still not breathing properly. 医生们在竭尽所能，可是她仍然不能正常呼吸。

  • Do the best you can - I realize the circumstances are not ideal. 尽力而为吧——我知道情况不理想。

  • If the party is awful, we can always leave (= that would be one possible solution to our problem). 如果聚会很糟，我们总还可以离开。

  • "She's really furious about it." "Can you blame her (= I'm not surprised)?" “她对此确实很生气。”“你能怪她吗？”

  • "Will you mail this letter for me, please?" "Can do." “请你帮我把这封信寄了，好吗？”“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 -- （表示许可）可以，能

  • Can I use your bike, John? 约翰，我能用你的自行车吗？

  • You can park over there. 你们可以把车停在那边。

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

  • If you carry on being horrible to your sister, Sophie, you can just go to bed! 索菲，如果你对你妹妹还这么凶，就上床睡觉去！

• 2 used to request something -- （用于请求）能，可以

  • If you see Brett, can you tell him I'm in town next weekend? 如果你见到布雷特，能告诉他我下周末在伦敦吗？

  • Can you make a little less noise, please? I'm trying to work. 请你别发出那么大声音好吗？我正在工作。

• 3 used to express possibility -- （表示可能性）可以，能，会

  • You can get stamps from the local newsagents. 你可以在当地的报刊销售店买到邮票。

  • You can get very nasty skin diseases from bathing in dirty water. 在脏水里洗澡会得严重的皮肤病。

  • Smoking can cause cancer. 吸烟可能会导致癌症。

  • Noise can be quite a problem when you're living in a flat. 住公寓噪音会很成问题。

  • He can be really annoying at times (= he is sometimes very annoying). 有时候他很烦人。

• 4 used in polite offers of help -- （用于礼貌地提出帮忙）可以，能

  • Can I help you with those bags? 我帮您拎那些包好吗？

  • I'm afraid Ms Ferguson has already left the office. Can I be of any help? 恐怕弗格森女士已经离开办公室了。我能帮什么忙吗？

• 5 a closed metal container, especially cylinder-shaped, in which some types of drink and food are sold -- （尤指圆柱形的）罐，筒，听

  • a can of soup/beans 一罐汤／豆

  • You'll need a can of tuna for this recipe. 做这道菜需要一罐金枪鱼。

  • an oil can 油罐

  • a can of paint 一桶油漆

• 6 informal for prison -- 监狱（prison的非正式说法）

  • He spent ten years in the can for armed robbery. 他因持枪抢劫而蹲了10年大牢。

• 7 informal for toilet -- 厕所（toilet的非正式说法）

• 8 to put food and drink into a closed metal container without air -- 将（食物、饮料）装罐

  • He works in a factory where they can fruit. 他在一家罐装水果的工厂工作。

• 9 to stop doing something or making noise -- 停止做；不再吵闹

  • Hey, can it, would you? I'm trying to sleep. 嗨，别吵了，行吗？我要睡觉呢。