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can¹[强kæn;弱kən](过去式could;否定式can not或cannot或can't)v.aux. 1 [表示能力]能,会:Can you swim?你会游泳吗? 2 [表示可能性]可能,会:Difficulties can and must be overcome.困难能够克服而且必须克服.Can the news be true?这消息会是真的吗?He cannot(或could not) have seen me yesterday,because I wasn't there.昨天他不可能见到过我,因为当时我不在那里.How can(或could) you be so careless!你怎么会这么粗心!(用could语气较婉转) 3 [句首有疑问词而can又重读,表示惊异、迷惑、不耐烦等]究竟能,到底可能:What can he mean?他究竟是什么意思?Where can it be?这东西究竟放到哪里去了呢? 4 <口>[表示许可或请求,代替may,might]可以:Can(或Could) I borrow two books at a time?我可以一次借两本书吗?Stop,you can't play ball on the street!停下来,马路上不准打球! 5 [和感觉动词连用,代替现在或过去时态]:It was so dark that I could see(=I saw) nothing.天太暗了,我什么都看不见.I can smell(=I smell) something burning.我闻到有东西烧焦的气味. 6 [表示偶尔发生的事情]有时会:The writer can be(=is sometimes) quite sarcastic.这位作家有时也很会挖苦人的.The climate of East China can be pretty cold in winter.华东地区冬天的气候有时会相当冷. |