could
US
UK could v aux: (can: past tense) (过去时)
SC 能 néng
TC 能
TC 能
SC 可以 néng ，kě yǐ
TC 可以
TC 可以
When Samantha was a girl, she could climb tall trees.
萨曼塔还是少女的时候，可以爬上很高的树。
could v aux: (polite request) (礼貌地请求)
SC 能否，可不可以 néng fǒu，kě bù kě yǐ
Could you hold this for me, please?
能请您帮我拿住它么？
could v aux: (ability) (表示能力)
SC 能，可以 néng ，kě yǐ
TC 能，可以
TC 能，可以
I could go to the store if I wanted to.
我要是想的话也能去商店。
could v aux: (possibility) (表示可能性)
SC 也许，可能 yě xǔ ，kě néng
TC 也許，可能
TC 也許，可能
He could be right.
他也许是对的。
could v aux: (polite suggestion) (礼貌地建议)
SC 可以 kě yǐ
TC 可以
TC 可以
You could call them and ask.
你可以打电话去问他们。
can v aux: (be able to) (表示能力)
SC 能 néng
TC 能
TC 能
I can carry those suitcases for you.
我能帮你搬那些箱子。
can v aux: (know how to) (表示技能)
SC 会
TC 會
TC 會
She can play the piano.
她会弹钢琴。
can v aux: (have the right to)
SC 有权 yǒu quán
SC 可以 yǒu quán，kě yǐ
TC 可以
TC 可以
The prime minister can call an election whenever he wants to.
首相有权在自己愿意的任何时候发起选举。
can v aux: (be allowed to) (表示准许)
SC 可以 kě yǐ
TC 可以
TC 可以
Can I borrow your car tonight?
今晚上我可以借你的车用用吗？
can v aux: (be possible) (表示可能性)
SC 可能，会 kě néng
TC 可能，會
TC 可能，會
Such things can happen if you're not careful.
如果你不小心，这种事情就可能发生。
can n: US (tin: metal container)
SC 金属罐 jīn shǔ guàn
TC 金屬罐
TC 金屬罐
SC 听，铁罐头 tīng，tiě guàn tou
TC 聽(用于装食物、饮料)
TC 聽(用于装食物、饮料)
We need three more cans of paint.
我们还需要三罐颜料。
这句话不是该英语句子的翻译。 我喝了四听啤酒，觉得头有点晕。
can n: US (tin: of food) (食品)
SC 罐头，罐，听 guàn tou ，guàn，tīng
TC 罐頭，罐，聽
TC 罐頭，罐，聽
Pass me that can of peas.
把那罐豆子递给我。
can n: (fuel) (存储天然气等的)
SC 罐 guàn
TC 罐
TC 罐
We should fill this extra can with gas in case we run out.
我们应该把这个额外的罐子加满油，以防汽油用光。
the can n: US, slang (toilet)
SC 厕所，洗手间 cè suǒ，xǐ shǒu jiān
TC 廁所，洗手間
TC 廁所，洗手間
Excuse me. I have to go to the can.
the can n: slang (jail, gaol)
SC 监狱，监牢 jiān yù，jiān láo
TC 監獄
TC 監獄
He's been in the can for three months now.
can n: slang (military: warship)
SC 驱逐舰 qū zhú jiàn
TC 驅逐艦
TC 驅逐艦
After a few repairs the can was back in the water heading across the ocean.
can n: US, slang (buttocks)
SC 屁股 pì gǔ
TC 屁股
TC 屁股
That toilet seat's so cold you'll freeze your can sitting on it.
a can of [sth] n: (contents of a tin)
SC 一听所装之物 yì tīng suǒ zhuāng zhī wù
I'll just have a can of beans for lunch.
can v aux: (have the qualifications to) (表示资历、能力)
SC 能 néng
TC 能
TC 能
A doctor can treat people more extensively than a nurse.
与护士相比，医生能为患者提供更为全面的治疗。
can v aux: (tend to) (表示倾向性)
SC 可能会 kě néng huì
TC 可能會
TC 可能會
He can be really annoying sometimes.
有时他真的会很烦人。
can [sth] vtr: (preserve in a jar, etc.)
SC 将…装入罐中保存
They canned most of their peppers for the winter.
他们将大部分辣椒装入罐中保存，以备冬天所需。
can [sb] vtr: US, slang (fire, dismiss)
SC 解雇, 辞退
He should have been canned for that kind of behavior.
can [sth] vtr: US, slang (stop doing)
SC 停止做 tíng zhǐ zuò
You two! Can that fighting! Now!
can up vtr phrasal sep: (preserve in a jar, etc.)
SC 在罐中储存起来
They canned up a lot of the berries for later use.
could do with [sth] v expr: informal (would benefit from)
SC 倒不如...
The film could do with being an hour shorter.
could do with [sth] v expr: informal ([sb]: would like)
SC 想要 xiǎng yào
I could do with a cup of tea. Would you mind making one?
could've contraction: colloquial, abbreviation (could have)
SC 本可以…
I could've been someone, you know.
I wish I could've been there to see him open his presents.
couldn't care less about [sth], could not care less about [sth] v expr: informal (feel completely apathetic towards)
SC 对…丝毫不感兴趣 duì sī háo bù gǎn xìng qù
SC 毫不在意
SC 不喜欢 duì sī háo bù gǎn xìng qù，bù xǐ huān
TC 不喜歡
TC 不喜歡
I couldn't care less about the tabloid headlines.