| 释义 |
could /强 kʊd, 弱 kəd/
v. aux.
1. can¹ 的过去式
2. [表示过去虚拟；也作为 can 的互换形式表示现在时，但含有不确定或婉转、谦逊的意味]可以；能；可能
You could at least have met me at the station. 你本来至少可以到车站上去接我吧。
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse! 我饿得能吃下一匹马!
Could we ask you what your opinion is? 我们可以聆听高见吗?
You could be cleaning the kitchen while I'm away. 我不在时你可以打扫厨房。
He can shut down industry, and his power could cripple the economy. 他可以让工业停产，他的权力或许还能搞垮经济。
That could be my train. 大概是我的那班火车来了。
I don't know his age. He could be thirty or thirty-five. 我不知道他的年龄。他可能30或35岁。
[< ME couthe, coude < OE cūthe; 与 OHG konda could 有关] |