wish
verb/wɪʃ/
/wɪʃ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they wish | /wɪʃ/ /wɪʃ/ |
he / she / it wishes | /ˈwɪʃɪz/ /ˈwɪʃɪz/ |
past simple wished | /wɪʃt/ /wɪʃt/ |
past participle wished | /wɪʃt/ /wɪʃt/ |
-ing form wishing | /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/ /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/ |
希望(不大可能的事)发生;怀着(不可能实现的)愿望 - wish (that)… I wish I were taller.
我要是个子高一些就好了。 - (British English also) I wish I was taller.
我要是个子高一些就好了。 - I wish I hadn't eaten so much.
我倒希望我没有吃这么多。 - ‘Where is he now?’ ‘I only wish I knew!’
“他现在在哪儿?”“我要是知道就好了!” - I wish you wouldn't leave your clothes all over the floor.
我真希望你不把衣服丢得满地都是。 - She really wished she’d stayed on at college.
她真的希望自己能留在大学。 - He sat by the phone, wishing it would ring.
‘That’ is nearly always left out, especially in speech.‘That’ is nearly always left out, especially in speech. - wish somebody/something/yourself + adj. He's dead and it's no use wishing him alive again.
他死了,希望他死而复生是无济于事的。 - wish somebody/something/yourself + adv./prep. She wished herself a million miles away.
她恨不得自己远在百万英里之外。
Grammar Point wishwish- After the verb wish in sense 1, a past tense is always used in a that clause:
- Do you wish (that) you had a better job?
你希望有个更好的工作吗?
- I wish he were here tonight.
要是他今晚在这儿就好了。
- Do you wish (that) you had a better job?
Extra Examples- I heartily wished that I had stayed at home.
我真心地希望自己当时待在家里。 - I really wish I could go to America.
我特别希望自己能去美国。 - When I see the kids playing football, I almost wish I was their age again.
看到孩子们踢足球时,我真希望能再回到他们那个年龄。 - I only wish I had more time for research.
我只希望有更多的时间进行研究。 - I just wish they were here to see me now.
我只希望他们现在就在这里见我。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dearly
- desperately
- devoutly
- …
- for
- wish (that)… I wish I were taller.
希望(做某事);想要(某事发生) - You may stay until morning, if you wish.
如果你愿意,你可以一直待到早晨。 - ‘I’d rather not talk now.’ ‘(Just) as you wish.’
“现在我最好还是不说话。”“悉听尊便。” - wish to do something This course is designed for people wishing to update their computer skills.
这门课程是为想要提高电脑技术的人而设的。 - I wish to speak to the manager.
我想跟经理说话。 - I don't wish (= I don't mean) to be rude, but could you be a little quieter?
我不想无礼,但请您安静一点儿好吗? - wish somebody something She could not believe that he wished her harm.
她不能相信他希望她受到伤害。 - wish somebody/something to do something He was not sure whether he wished her to stay or go.
他说不准他到底是希望她留下还是离开。
Extra Examples- He did not wish it to be known that he was buying a present for his father.
他不想让别人知道他正在给父亲买礼物。 - I wish to thank my production team for all their support.
我要感谢我的制作团队的所有支持。 - An employee, who wished to remain anonymous, gave details of the secret deal.
一位不愿透露姓名的员工提供了这项秘密交易的细节。 - I also wish to express my gratitude to my colleagues.
我还要向我的同事们表示感谢。 - They had an opportunity to sign up if they wished to participate.
如果他们愿意参加,他们就有机会报名。 - There will be special fees for residents who wish to use the facilities.
希望使用这些设施的居民将收取特殊费用。 - Any farmers wishing to join the scheme should contact Kathryn Payne.
任何希望加入该计划的农民应联系凯瑟琳·佩恩。 - I never wish to see such horrific scenes again.
我再也不想看到如此恐怖的场景了。 - The final point I wish to make is about funding.
我想说的最后一点是关于资金问题。 - You can dance all night if you so wish.
如果你愿意的话,你可以整夜跳舞。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitives- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
- beg
- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
- You may stay until morning, if you wish.
盼望;企求;想要 - If you wish really hard, maybe you'll get what you want.
心诚则灵。 - wish for something It's no use wishing for the impossible.
企求不可能的事情是徒劳无益的。 - He has everything he could possibly wish for.
他可能想要的一切东西他都有了。 - We couldn't have wished for a nicer hotel (= the hotel was exactly what we wanted).
我们不可能希望有一个更好的酒店(=这家酒店正是我们想要的)。 - wish for somebody/something to do something She shut her eyes and wished for him to get better.
她闭上眼睛盼祷他好起来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dearly
- desperately
- devoutly
- …
- for
- If you wish really hard, maybe you'll get what you want.
祝;祝愿 - wish somebody something I wished her a happy birthday.
我祝她生日快乐。 - Wish me luck!
祝我交好运吧! - wish somebody well We wish them both well in their retirement.
我们祝愿他们两位退休后颐养天年。
Extra Examples- We wish you every success.
我们祝你万事如意。 - I sincerely wish him well in his future.
我衷心祝愿他未来一切顺利。 - We wish him a speedy recovery.
我们祝愿他早日康复。
More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objects- bet
- bring
- build
- buy
- cost
- get
- give
- leave
- lend
- make
- offer
- owe
- pass
- pay
- play
- post
- promise
- read
- refuse
- sell
- send
- show
- sing
- take
- teach
- tell
- throw
- wish
- write
- wish somebody something I wished her a happy birthday.
Word OriginOld English wȳscan, of Germanic origin; related to German wünschen, also to wont.
Idioms
I/you wish!
- (informal) used to say that something is impossible or very unlikely, although you wish it were possible
synonym if only但愿如此(但不可能或不大可能);想得美 - ‘You'll have finished by tomorrow.’ ‘I wish!’
“你到明天就完成了。”“但愿如此!” - A job at the BBC? You wish!
英国广播公司的工作?想得美!
- ‘You'll have finished by tomorrow.’ ‘I wish!’