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can can ★★☆☆☆1. MODAL USES 情态动词用法2. CONTAINER 容器Part-1Can is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. The form cannot is used in negative statements. The usual spoken form of cannot is can't, pronounced /kɑːnt, AM kænt/. can 是情态动词，与动词原形连用。cannot 用于否定句中，口语中通常作 can't,读作 /kɑːnt, am 美 kænt/。1[MODAL	情态动词](表示某事物的特点)能够，可以 You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to. Pork is also the most versatile of meats. It can be roasted whole or in pieces...在肉类中，猪肉的做法也是最多的，可以整块烤来吃，也可以切片烤来吃。Luckily, iron can be reworked and mistakes don't have to be thrown away...所幸的是，铁可以再加工，次品、废品不必被扔掉。A central reservation number operated by the resort can direct you to accommodations that best suit your needs...该旅游胜地开设的预约中心电话可指引你找到最适合你的住处。A selected list of some of those stocking a comprehensive range can be found in Chapter 8.第8章选列了一些备货品种齐全的商家...the statue which can still be seen in the British Museum.在大英博物馆仍能看见的雕像2[MODAL	情态动词](表示有能力或机会)能，会，可以 You use can to indicate that someone has the ability or opportunity to do something. Don't worry yourself about me, I can take care of myself...你别担心我，我能照顾好自己。I can't give you details because I don't actually have any details...我没办法给你提供细节，因为我并不了解任何细节。Oh Stephen darling, how can I ever thank you for being so kind?...哦，亲爱的斯蒂芬，你对我这么好，叫我怎么感谢你呢?See if you can find Karlov and tell him we are ready for dinner...去看看能不能找到卡洛夫，告诉他要吃晚饭了。'You're needed here, Livy' — 'But what can I do?'...“莉薇，这里需要你。”——“可我能做些什么呢?”The United States will do whatever it can to help Greece...美国将竭尽所能帮助希腊。I cannot describe it, I can't find the words...我描述不上来，我找不到合适的字眼。Customers can choose from sixty hit titles before buying...顾客可以从60种热卖图书中选购。You can't be with your baby all the time.你不能总守在你的宝宝身边。3[MODAL	情态动词](用于否定句，表示情况不允许)不能，无法 You use cannot to indicate that someone is not able to do something because circumstances make it impossible for them to do it. People who can't afford to go to the theatre or concerts can afford to go to football matches...看不起电影或听不起音乐会的人可以去观看足球赛。We cannot buy food, clothes and pay for rent and utilities on $20 a week...一个星期才20美元，不够我们吃穿、付房租及水电等费用的。She cannot sleep and the pain is often so bad she wants to scream.她睡不着觉，常常疼得直想尖叫。4[MODAL	情态动词]有可能；有时会 You use can to indicate that something is true sometimes or is true in some circumstances. ...long-term therapy that can last five years or more...有可能持续5年乃至更长时间的长期治疗。A vacant lot or a bombsite can, to the amateur naturalist, produce an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna...对于业余博物学者来说，在一片空地上或被炸后的废墟里可能发现种类繁多的植物群和动物群。I've quite forgotten how closed in London can seem...我都快忘了，伦敦有时看上去会多么地闭塞。Exercising alone can be boring...独自锻炼会很枯燥。The speed at which we talk can also convey a great deal...我们的语速同样能传达许多信息。Coral can be yellow, blue, or green.珊瑚有黄色的、蓝色的或绿色的。5[MODAL	情态动词](用于否定句，表示确信某事不真实或不会发生)不可能，不会 You use cannot and can't to state that you are certain that something is not the case or will not happen. From her knowledge of Douglas's habits, she feels sure that the attacker can't have been Douglas...根据她对道格拉斯习性的了解，她敢断定他不可能是那个袭击者。Things can't be that bad...情况不会糟到那个地步。You can't be serious, Mrs Lorimer?洛里默夫人，你该不会是认真的吧?6[MODAL	情态动词](表示允许)可以 You use can to indicate that someone is allowed to do something. You use cannot or can't to indicate that someone is not allowed to do something. You must buy the credit life insurance before you can buy the disability insurance...你必须先购买信用人寿保险，方可购买伤残保险。No-one can set up a waste disposal company unless they can show that they've got enough money and trained staff to do the job properly...任何人若想成立废品处理公司，必须证明其拥有足够资金和受训员工以保证工作可以顺利开展。Here, can I really have your jeans when you grow out of them?...喂，等你穿不下这些牛仔裤时真的可以给我吗?We can't answer any questions, I'm afraid...恐怕我们不能回答任何问题。I can't tell you what he said...我不能把他说的话告诉你。You cannot ask for your money back before the agreed date...约定的日期没到，你不能把钱要回去。I'm on tablets and I can't drive.我在服药，不能开车。7[MODAL	情态动词]不行；不能；不该 You use cannot or can't when you think it is very important that something should not happen or that someone should not do something.   [emphasis]It is an intolerable situation and it can't be allowed to go on...这种情况忍无可忍，不能再任其继续下去了。The Commission can't demand from Sweden more than it demands from its own members.委员会对瑞典的要求不能比对自己的会员国要求都多。8[MODAL	情态动词](通常用于疑问句，表示建议或提议帮忙)能 You use can, usually in questions, in order to make suggestions or to offer to do something. What can I do around here?...我在这儿能做点儿什么?This old lady was struggling out of the train and I said, 'Oh, can I help you?'...我看见这位老太太正颤巍巍地下火车，就问:“嗯，我来帮您一把吗?”Hello John. What can we do for you?...喂，约翰!我们能帮你做点什么吗?You can always try the beer you know — it's usually all right in this bar.你尽可以来点儿啤酒——在这家酒吧一般是允许的。9[MODAL	情态动词](用于疑问句时，can 表示礼貌的请求，而 can't 表示强烈请求） You use can in questions in order to make polite requests. You use can't in questions in order to request strongly that someone does something.   [politeness]Can I have a look at that?...我能不能看一眼那个?Can you please help?...请你帮个忙好吗?Can you just lift the table for a second?...能不能请你把桌子抬一下?Can you fill in some of the details of your career?...能不能把你的工作经历填得详细一点?Why can't you leave me alone?你能不能别来烦我?10[MODAL	情态动词](用于有礼貌地打断，或引导要说的话)能，可以 You use can as a polite way of interrupting someone or of introducing what you are going to say next.   [FORMAL 正式]  [SPOKEN 口语]Can I interrupt you just for a minute?...我能不能打断你们一下?But if I can interrupt, Joe, I don't think anybody here is personally blaming you...对不起，乔，我插一句，可我认为在座的没有谁在埋怨你。Can I just ask something 'cos I'm really quite interested in this.我能不能问个问题，因为我对这个真的很感兴趣。11[MODAL	情态动词](与 imagine, think, believe 等动词连用，用来加强语气)能 You use can with verbs such as 'imagine', 'think', and 'believe' in order to emphasize how you feel about a particular situation.   [emphasis]  [INFORMAL or SPOKEN 非正式或口语]You can imagine he was terribly upset...你能想象得出来，他当时心里乱得要命。You can't think how glad I was to see them all go...你都想象不到，我看到他们全都走了，心里是多么高兴。It's been an appallingly busy morning, I can't tell you...我今天一上午那个忙啊，都没法说。I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth.我就不明白，人们为什么老是抱怨假牙的问题。12[MODAL	情态动词](与 how 一起用于疑问句，表示感受强烈)能，能够 You use can in questions with 'how' to indicate that you feel strongly about something.   [emphasis]  [SPOKEN 口语]How can you complain about higher taxes?...你怎么能抱怨税费的提高呢?How can millions of dollars go astray?...几百万美元怎么可能不翼而飞呢?How can you say such a thing?...你怎能说出这种话来?How can you expect me to believe your promises?你怎能指望我相信你的承诺?Usage Note :Can, could, and be able to are all used to talk about a person's ability to do something. They are followed by the infinitive form of a verb. You use can or a present form of be able to to refer to the present, although can is more common. They can all read and write... The snake is able to catch small mammals. You use could or a past form of be able to to refer to the past, and 'will' or 'shall' with be able to to refer to the future. Be able to is used if you want refer to doing something at a particular time. After treatment he was able to return to work. Can and could are used to talk about possibility. Could refers to a particular occasion and can to more general situations. Many jobs could be lost... Too much salt can be harmful. When talking about the past, you use could have and a past participle. It could have been much worse. You also use can for the present and could for the past to talk about rules or what people are allowed to do. They can leave at any time. Note that when making requests either can or could may be used. Can I have a drink?... Could we put the fire on? However, could is always used for suggestions. You could phone her and ask.can, could 和 be able to 都可以表示某人有能力做某事， 后接动词原形。can 和 be able to 的现在式指现在， 不过 can 更常见: They can all read and write (他们都能读会写), The snake is able to catch small mammals (蛇能捕捉小型哺乳动物)。用 could 或 be able to 的过去式表示过去， will 或 shall 与 be able to 连用指将来。表示特定时间做某事时， 用 be able to: After treatment he was able to return to work (经过治疗， 他又能上班了)。can 和 could 可用来谈论可能性， could 指特定场合， can 指较一般的情况: Many jobs could be lost (可能会失去许多工作岗位), Too much salt can be harmful (食盐过多会有害处)。谈论过去则用 could have 加过去分词: It could have been much worse (原本会更糟糕)。表示规则或获准做某事， 可用 can 指现在， could 指过去: They can leave at any time (他们随时可以离开)。注意， 表示请求时， can 和 could 都能用: Can I have a drink (给我来杯饮料好吗), Could we put the fire on (我们可以把火点上吗)。然而， 提建议时总用 could: You could phone her and ask (你可以打电话给她问问看)。Part-21[N-COUNT	可数名词](盛放食品、饮料或油漆的)罐子，金属罐，听 A can is a metal container in which something such as food, drink, or paint is put. The container is usually sealed to keep the contents fresh. Several young men were kicking a tin can along the middle of the road.几个青年人踢着一个锡罐在路中间走着。...empty beer cans.空啤酒罐...cans of paint and brushes.数桶油漆和几把刷子2[VERB	动词]将(食物、饮料)装罐保存 When food or drink is canned, it is put into a metal container and sealed so that it will remain fresh.   [be V-ed]  [V-ed]  [usu passive]...fruits and vegetables that will be canned, skinned, diced or otherwise processed...将要装罐、去皮、切块或用其他方法加工的水果和蔬菜It was always roast lamb and canned peas for Sunday lunch.星期天午餐总是吃烤羔羊肉和豌豆罐头。3[N-SING	单数名词]厕所 The can is the toilet.   [the N]  [AM 美]  [INFORMAL 非正式]4[VERB	动词]解雇；开除 If you are canned, you are dismissed from your job.   [be V-ed]  [V-ed]  [AM 美]  [INFORMAL 非正式]The extremists prevailed, and the security minister was canned...极端主义分子猖獗，致使安全部长被解职。When I got canned, I took these keys as souvenirs.我被开除后，就拿了这些钥匙作为纪念。5See also:canned；  6[PHRASE	短语]承担所有指责；代人受过 If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.   [V inflects]  [mainly BRIT 主英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]We are a luxury restaurant and if people have a bad experience, we have to carry the can.我们这是豪华饭店；如果客人用餐不愉快，背黑锅的就是我们。7[PHRASE	短语]完成了的；完结的 If you say that something such as a job that you are doing is in the can, you mean that it is completely finished.   [v-link PHR]  [INFORMAL 非正式]With another day's work in the can, Philip is happy to leave the open countryside and head for his London flat.又干完了一天的活，菲利普满心愉悦地离开了广袤的乡村，前往自己位于伦敦的公寓。 can1 modal verbcan2 nouncan3 verbcancan1 /kən; strong kæn/ ●●● S1 W1 modal verb (negative short form can’t)  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1ability to be able to do something or to know how to do something:  You can swim, can’t you? Even a small personal computer can store vast amounts of information. Gabriella can speak French fluently. I’m afraid Mr Harding can’t see you now – he’s busy. The police are doing all they can to find her.2requesting spoken used to ask someone to do something or give you something:  Can I have a drink, please? Can you help me lift this box?3allowed to be allowed to do something or to have the right or power to do something:  You can’t park here – it’s a no parking zone. ‘Can we go home now?’ ‘No we can’t.’ A police officer can insist on seeing a driver’s license.4possibility used to say that something is possible:  I am confident a solution can be found. There can be no doubt that he is guilty. The boxes can be stored flat. Can he still be alive after all this time?5seeing/hearing etc used with the verbs ‘see’, ‘hear’, ‘feel’, ‘taste’, and ‘smell’, and with verbs connected with thinking, to mean that someone sees something, hears something etc:  Here they are – I can see their car. Can you smell something burning? I can’t understand why you’re so upset. He can’t remember where he put the tickets.6not true [in negatives] used to say that you do not believe that something is true:  This can’t be the right road. It can’t be easy caring for someone else’s children.7should not [in questions and negatives] used to say that someone should not or must not do something:  You can’t expect the world to change overnight. We can’t go on like this. Jill’s left her husband, but can you blame her after the way he treated her?8surprise/anger [usually in questions and negatives] spoken used when you are surprised or angry:  You can’t be serious! They can’t have arrived already, surely! How can you be so stupid!9sometimes used to say what sometimes happens or how someone sometimes behaves:  It can be quite cold here at night. Peter can be really annoying.10giving orders spoken used to tell someone in an angry way to do something:  And you can stop that quarrelling, the pair of you. If you won’t keep quiet, you can get out.11no can do spoken used to say that it is impossible for you to do what someone has asked you to do:  Sorry, John, no can do.GRAMMAR: Patterns with can• Like other modal verbs, you use can before the base form of the main verb  (=the infinitive without ‘to’): · We can hear the birds singing.· You can go home now.· Sharks can be dangerous. ✗Don’t say:  We can to go home.  | We can going home.• The past tense of can is could: · We could hear the birds singing.· The teacher said we could go home.• You also use was/were able to when talking about the ability to do something in the past, especially something that was difficult: · He was able to walk a few steps.• In questions you say Can I/he/she etc: · Can we go home?• In negatives you say can’t (spoken) or cannot (written): · I can’t hear you!· He cannot leave prison.• You also use is/are unable to when saying that someone does not have the ability to do something: · He is unable to walk.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSTHESAURUSto be able to do somethingcan do something to have the ability, opportunity, time, or equipment that you need in order to do something. Could is used as the past form, and is also used to say what is or may be possible: · ‘I don’t think Mike can drive.’ ‘Yes, he can.’· He can run faster than me.· Can you see the TV, or should I move?· This program can translate your e-mail into other languages.· How many hamburgers do you think you can eat?· Adrian could read when he was four.· If we had a boat we could row across to the island.· Why didn’t they ask me? I could have done it for them for half the price.· She could win.be able to do something used when talking about ability or success in the past or ability in the future, or when you need to use an infinitive. It is also used instead of can in more formal English: · I was able to get a good job (=I got one).· Will you be able to carry those bags on your own?· If you want to join the expedition, you must be able to speak Spanish.· The young birds are now able to fly.be capable of something to have the ability, energy, or qualities needed to do something, especially something very difficult or unusual – use this about people or machines: · She’s perfectly capable  (=completely capable) of dealing with the situation.· The car is capable of a top speed of 200 mph.· No one thought he was capable of murder.have the ability to do something to be able to do something, especially something that is unusual or that most people cannot do: · She seemed to have the ability to make people do anything she wanted.· I believe the team definitely has the ability to win the championship.be in a position to do something to be able to do something because you have enough knowledge, power, money, or equipment to do it: · We will have to run more tests before we are in a position to say whether the document is authentic or not.· They expect be in a position to begin construction within two years.manage to do something to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard: · He finally managed to find an apartment near his office.· At least three of the hostages managed to escape.to be unable to do somethingcan’t/cannot do something to be unable to do something because you do not have the ability, opportunity, time, or equipment that you need. Couldn’t/could not is used as the past form: · Louise can’t see anything without her glasses.· He couldn’t remember where he had left the car.· ‘Will you help me move this?’ ‘I’m sorry, I can’t – my back’s still giving me trouble.’· I couldn’t have done it without your help.· I could never have climbed that ridge – I’m too out of shape.· Scientists still cannot explain exactly how the virus reproduces.· Sarah could not understand why anyone would want to hurt her.not be able to do something used when talking about inability in the past or the future, when you need to use an infinitive, and in more formal English: · Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to help them.· I don’t think I’ll be able to come to the meeting after all.· The doctor told Tina she wouldn’t be able to have children.· I’ve looked all over the house but I haven’t been able to find my keys anywhere.be unable to do something especially written to not be able to do something, especially something important that you want to do or need to do: · He was unable to sleep and lay awake all night.· Many passengers were unable to reach the lifeboats in time.not be in a position to do something (also be in no position to do something) formal to not be able to do something because you do not have enough knowledge, power, money, or equipment to do it: · I’m afraid I’m not in a position to answer your questions.· Having committed military force there, America is in no position to repeat this strategy elsewhere.not be capable of something (also be incapable of something) to not have the physical strength or mental ability to do something – often used when criticizing someone: · My son seems to be incapable of keeping a job.· She’s not capable of looking after herself anymore.· Her father was a man who was utterly incapable of pity or sympathy.can1 modal verbcan2 nouncan3 verbcancan2 /kæn/ ●●● S2 noun [countable]  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1can (1)a metal container in which food or drink is preserved without air:  a Coke cancan of All we’ve got is a couple of cans of soup.2a special metal container that keeps the liquid inside it under pressure. The liquid is released as a spray when you press the buttoncan of a can of hairspray3especially American English a metal container with a lid that can be removed, used for holding liquid:  Two large cans of paint ought to be enough.4can of worms a very complicated situation that causes a lot of problems when you start to deal with it:  I just don’t know what to do – every solution I can think of would just open up a whole new can of worms.5 in the can informal a film that is in the can is complete and ready to be shown6the can informal a)a prison b)American English a toilet7cans [plural] informal headphones → carry the canat carry1(26)can1 modal verbcan2 nouncan3 verbcancan3 verb (past tense and past participle canned, present participle canning) [transitive] American English  Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1to preserve food by putting it into a metal container from which all the air is removed SYN tin British English → canned2 informal to dismiss someone from a job  SYN  sack3can it! spoken used to tell someone to stop talking or making a noise

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EUkC9MTS0afMVAwQdgo8xXJellARfnzfVBxnUMqCnaUFkLrekJonquw+id5d4RNZrncOzHJAvZ4bM6cehuAowovsoCclNNHa4Ljg/JWL3V+sak8QjiAzshKdfeCzBblxPNE9VKaQw0sqpovaCVXOSKcgZ543Evri8uIeGS1J7QdG             can      2              ★                    /        kæn                ;          NAmE                kæn                /                              noun                ,                  verb                                    ☞see also                                            can                                1                            can      cans      canned      canning                            noun        ★            _packaging_comp.jpg      _can.jpg                    1      ★              (                  BrE also                tin        )                    [countable        ]                    a metal container in which food and drink is sold          （盛食品或饮料的）金属罐                            ◆        a can of beans        豆罐头                    ◆        a beer/paint can        啤酒罐；漆筒                              HELP         In        NAmE        canis the usual word used for both food and drink. In        BrE        canis always used for drink, but        tinor        cancan be used for food, paint, etc.        美式英语中，can 一词通常用于食品和饮料。英式英语中，can 一词总是用于饮料，而 tin 或 can 可用于食品、涂料等。                    2      ★              [countable        ]                    the amount contained in a can          一罐（的量）                            ◆        We drank a can of Coke each.        我们每人喝了一罐可乐。                    3              [countable        ]                    a metal or plastic container for holding or carrying liquids          （装运液体用的）金属容器，塑料容器                            ◆        an oil can        油罐                    ◆        a watering can        洒水壶                    4              [countable        ]                    a metal container in which liquids are kept under pressure and let out in a fine spray when you press a button on the lid          喷雾器                            ◆        a can of hairspray        一瓶喷发定型剂                    5      the can              [singular        ]                    (          NAmE) (          slang)                prison          班房；监狱；牢房                            6      the can              [singular        ]                    (          NAmE) (          slang)                the toilet          茅房；厕所                            IDIOMS              a can of ˈworms                              (              informal)                        if you open up              a can of worms,you start doing sth that will cause a lot of problems and be very difficult              棘手的问题；难题；麻烦事                                                  be in the ˈcan                  (            informal)                                (especially of filmed or recorded material            尤指影片、录像资料            )                                to be completed and ready for use              已拍摄好；录制完毕                                                  ☞more at                                    carry                                                    verb                    (              -nn-            )              1              cansth                    (          especially NAmE)                to preserve food by putting it in a can          把（食品）装罐保存                            2              cansb                    (          NAmE) (          informal)                to dismiss sb from their job          让…卷铺盖走人；炒…的鱿鱼                            SYN                                            fire                                      ,                                            sack                                                      can              /        kæn                ;          NAmE                kæn                /                        can      1              ★                    /        kən                ;          NAmE                kən                /                    /        strong form        kæn                strong form        kæn                /                              modal verb                                                                        ☞see also                                            can                                2                            (                  negative          can·not                      /            ˈkænɒt                        ;              NAmE                        ˈkænɑːt                        /                          ,                  short form          can't                      /            kɑːnt                        ;              NAmE                        kænt                        /                          ,                  pt          could                      /            kəd                        ;              NAmE                        kəd                        /                                /            strong form            kʊd                        ;              NAmE                        kʊd                        /                          ,                  negative          could not                ,                  short form          couldn't                      /            ˈkʊdnt                        ;              NAmE                        ˈkʊdnt                        /                          )                    1      ★              used to say that it is possible for sb/sth to do sth, or for sth to happen          （表示有能力做或能够发生）能，会                            ◆        I can run fast.        我能跑得快。                    ◆        Can you call back tomorrow?        明天你能回电话吗？                    ◆        He couldn't answer the question.        他不能回答那个问题。                    ◆        The stadium can be emptied in four minutes.        这个体育场能在四分钟以内让观众全部散场。                    ◆        I can't promise anything, but I'll do what I can.        我不能许诺什么，但会尽力而为。                    ◆        Please let us know if you cannot attend the meeting.        你若不能参加会议，请通知我们。                    2      ★              used to say that sb knows how to do sth          （表示知道如何做）懂得，会                            ◆        She can speak Spanish.        她会讲西班牙语。                    ◆        Can he cook?        他会做饭吗？                    ◆        I could drive a car before I left school.        我在中学毕业前就会开车了。                    3      ★              used with the verbs ‘feel’, ‘hear’, ‘see’, ‘smell’, ‘taste’          （与动词 feel、hear、see、smell、taste 连用）                            ◆        She could feel a lump in her breast.        她摸到自己的乳房上有一个肿块。                    ◆        I can hear music.        我听见有音乐声。                    4      ★              used to show that sb is allowed to do sth          （表示允许）可以                            ◆        You can take the car, if you want.        如果想用那辆车，你就尽管用吧。                    ◆        We can't wear jeans at work.        我们工作时不准穿牛仔裤。                    5      ★              (          informal)                used to ask permission to do sth          （请求允许）可以                            ◆        Can I read your newspaper?        我可以看一下你的报纸吗？                    ◆        Can I take you home?        我送你回家好吗？                    6      ★              (          informal)                used to ask sb to help you          （请求帮助）能                            ◆        Can you help me with this box?        你能帮我搬这个箱子吗？                    ◆        Can you feed the cat, please?        请你喂一下猫好吗？                    7      ★              used in the negative for saying that you are sure sth is not true          （用于否定句，表示某事肯定不真实）                            ◆        That can't be Mary—she's in New York.        那不可能是玛丽 — 她在纽约呢。                    ◆        He can't have slept through all that noise.        他不可能在那种闹哄哄的环境里睡好觉。                    8      ★              used to express doubt or surprise          （表示疑惑或惊讶）究竟能，难道会，到底是                            ◆        What can they be doing?        他们究竟在干些什么呢？                    ◆        Can he be serious?        他难道会当真么？                    ◆        Where can she have put it?        她到底把它放哪儿了呢？                    9      ★              used to say what sb/sth is often like          （表示常有的行为和情形）有时会，时而可能                            ◆        He can be very tactless sometimes.        他有时太莽撞。                    ◆        It can be quite cold here in winter.        这里的冬天有时还真够冷的。                    10      ★              used to make suggestions          （提出建议）可以                            ◆        We can eat in a restaurant, if you like.        如果你愿意，我们可以去餐馆吃饭。                    ◆        I can take the car if necessary.        如果必要的话，我可以乘汽车去。                    11              (          informal)                used to say that sb must do sth, usually when you are angry          （表示对方必须做，常指说话人在生气时）必须，得                            ◆        You can shut up or get out!        你给我闭嘴，要不然就滚出去！                    ☞note at                                            modal                                                  IDIOMS              can't be doing with sb/sth/sb doing sth                              (              informal)                        used to say that you do not like sth and are unwilling to accept it              （表示因不喜欢而不愿接受）无法接受…                                            ◆            I can't be doing with people who complain all the time.            我无法忍受那些整天发牢骚的人。                                      no can ˈdo                              (              informal)                        used to say that you are not able or willing to do sth              干不了；不行；不成                                            ◆            Sorry, no can do. I just don't have the time.            对不起，不行。我就是没有时间。                                              WHICH WORD? 词语辨析                                                  can / may                          ■                              Canand                cannot(or                can’t) are the most common words used for asking for, giving or refusing permission.                                  *can 和 cannot （或 can't）是表示请求、给予或拒绝许可的最通用词：                                                            ◆                Can I borrow your calculator?                我可以借用你的计算器吗？                                                          ◆                You can come with us if you want to.                如果你愿意可以跟我们一起来。                                                          ◆                You can’t park your car there.                你不能在那儿停车。                                                    ■                              May(negative                may not) is used as a polite and fairly formal way to ask for or give permission.                                  *may （否定式 may not）用以表示礼貌的正式请求或给予许可：                                                            ◆                May I borrow your newspaper?                把你的报纸借我看行吗？                                                          ◆                You may come if you wish.                你想来的话可以来。                            It is often used in official signs and rules.                该词常用于正式标志和规定：                                            ◆                Visitors may use the swimming pool between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.                访客从早上 7:00 到下午 7:00 可在游泳池游泳。                                                          ◆                Students may not use the college car park.                学生不得在学院停车场停车。                            The form                mayn’tis hardly ever used in modern English.                现代英语几乎不用 mayn't。                                                                        GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明                                                  can / could / be able to / manage                          ■                              Canis used to say that somebody knows how to do something.                                  *can 表示懂得做：                                                            ◆                Can you play the piano?                你会弹钢琴吗？                            It is also used with verbs of seeing, noticing, etc.                该词亦与表示看见、注意到等动词连用：                                            ◆                I can hear someone calling.                我听见有人在呼叫。                            and with passive infinitives.                并与不定式的被动形式连用：                                            ◆                The DVD can be rented from your local store.                这 DVD 可在你们区内的商店租借。                                                    ■                              Canor                be able toare used to say that something is possible or that somebody has the opportunity to do something.                                  *can 或 be able to 表示某事情有可能或某人有机会做某事：                                                            ◆                Can you/are you able to come on Saturday?                你星期六能来吗？                                                    ■              You use                be able toto form the future and perfect tenses and the infinitive.                用 be able to 构成将来时、完成时和动词不定式：                                            ◆                You’ll be able to get a taxi outside the station.                在车站外可搭乘出租车。                                                          ◆                I haven’t been able to get much work done today.                我今天未能干多少工作。                                                          ◆                She’d love to be able to play the piano.                她很希望能弹钢琴。                                                    ■                              Couldis used to talk about what someone was generally able to do in the past.                                  *could 表示过去通常能做：                                                            ◆                Our daughter could walk when she was nine months old.                我们的女儿九个月大就会走路了。                                                    ■              You use                was/were able toor                manage(but not                could) when you are saying that something was possible on a particular occasion in the past.                关于在过去特定情况下可能的事用 was/were able to 或 manage，但不用 could：                                            ◆                I was able to/managed to find some useful books in the library.                我总算在图书馆找到了一些有用的书。                                                          ◆                I could find some useful books in the library.                            In negative sentences,                could notcan also be used.                否定句也可用 could not：                                            ◆                We weren’t able to/didn’t manage to/couldn’t get there in time.                我们未能及时赶到那儿。                                            Couldis also used with this meaning with verbs of seeing, noticing, understanding, etc.                亦可用 could 加表示看见、注意到、明白等动词表示此义：                                            ◆                I could see there was something wrong.                我发觉出事了。                                                    ■                              Could haveis used when you are saying that it was possible for somebody to do something in the past but they did not try.                表示过去有可能做某事但没有做，用 could have：                                            ◆                I could have won the game but decided to let her win.                我本可以赢得那场比赛，但还是决定让她赢了。                                                                    can              /        kən                ;          NAmE                kən                /                    can·not              /        ˈkænɒt                ;          NAmE                ˈkænɑːt                /                    can't              /        kɑːnt                ;          NAmE                kænt                /                    could              /        kəd                ;          NAmE                kəd                /                    couldn't              /        ˈkʊdnt                ;          NAmE                ˈkʊdnt                /             can[kæn]CET4CET6TEM4考研n2967114581325413332001898902v371106769278415177558268509183652198635VERB2555412781NOUN3183365955能(50%)，可以(44%)，罐头(5%)，罐装(1%)aux.能； 能够； 可以； 可能n.罐头； （用金属或塑料制作的）容器； （马口铁或其他金属制作的）食品罐头vt.将…装入密封罐中保存

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Collins	can ★★☆☆☆ 1. MODAL USES 情态动词用法 2. CONTAINER 容器 Part-1 Can is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. The form cannot is used in negative statements. The usual spoken form of cannot is can't, pronounced /kɑːnt, AM kænt/. can 是情态动词，与动词原形连用。cannot 用于否定句中，口语中通常作 can't,读作 /kɑːnt, am 美 kænt/。 1 [MODAL 情态动词](表示某事物的特点)能够，可以 You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to. Pork is also the most versatile of meats. It can be roasted whole or in pieces... 在肉类中，猪肉的做法也是最多的，可以整块烤来吃，也可以切片烤来吃。 Luckily, iron can be reworked and mistakes don't have to be thrown away... 所幸的是，铁可以再加工，次品、废品不必被扔掉。 A central reservation number operated by the resort can direct you to accommodations that best suit your needs... 该旅游胜地开设的预约中心电话可指引你找到最适合你的住处。 A selected list of some of those stocking a comprehensive range can be found in Chapter 8. 第8章选列了一些备货品种齐全的商家 ...the statue which can still be seen in the British Museum. 在大英博物馆仍能看见的雕像 2 [MODAL 情态动词](表示有能力或机会)能，会，可以 You use can to indicate that someone has the ability or opportunity to do something. Don't worry yourself about me, I can take care of myself... 你别担心我，我能照顾好自己。 I can't give you details because I don't actually have any details... 我没办法给你提供细节，因为我并不了解任何细节。 Oh Stephen darling, how can I ever thank you for being so kind?... 哦，亲爱的斯蒂芬，你对我这么好，叫我怎么感谢你呢? See if you can find Karlov and tell him we are ready for dinner... 去看看能不能找到卡洛夫，告诉他要吃晚饭了。 'You're needed here, Livy' — 'But what can I do?'... “莉薇，这里需要你。”——“可我能做些什么呢?” The United States will do whatever it can to help Greece... 美国将竭尽所能帮助希腊。 I cannot describe it, I can't find the words... 我描述不上来，我找不到合适的字眼。 Customers can choose from sixty hit titles before buying... 顾客可以从60种热卖图书中选购。 You can't be with your baby all the time. 你不能总守在你的宝宝身边。 3 [MODAL 情态动词](用于否定句，表示情况不允许)不能，无法 You use cannot to indicate that someone is not able to do something because circumstances make it impossible for them to do it. People who can't afford to go to the theatre or concerts can afford to go to football matches... 看不起电影或听不起音乐会的人可以去观看足球赛。 We cannot buy food, clothes and pay for rent and utilities on $20 a week... 一个星期才20美元，不够我们吃穿、付房租及水电等费用的。 She cannot sleep and the pain is often so bad she wants to scream. 她睡不着觉，常常疼得直想尖叫。 4 [MODAL 情态动词]有可能；有时会 You use can to indicate that something is true sometimes or is true in some circumstances. ...long-term therapy that can last five years or more... 有可能持续5年乃至更长时间的长期治疗。 A vacant lot or a bombsite can, to the amateur naturalist, produce an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna... 对于业余博物学者来说，在一片空地上或被炸后的废墟里可能发现种类繁多的植物群和动物群。 I've quite forgotten how closed in London can seem... 我都快忘了，伦敦有时看上去会多么地闭塞。 Exercising alone can be boring... 独自锻炼会很枯燥。 The speed at which we talk can also convey a great deal... 我们的语速同样能传达许多信息。 Coral can be yellow, blue, or green. 珊瑚有黄色的、蓝色的或绿色的。 5 [MODAL 情态动词](用于否定句，表示确信某事不真实或不会发生)不可能，不会 You use cannot and can't to state that you are certain that something is not the case or will not happen. From her knowledge of Douglas's habits, she feels sure that the attacker can't have been Douglas... 根据她对道格拉斯习性的了解，她敢断定他不可能是那个袭击者。 Things can't be that bad... 情况不会糟到那个地步。 You can't be serious, Mrs Lorimer? 洛里默夫人，你该不会是认真的吧? 6 [MODAL 情态动词](表示允许)可以 You use can to indicate that someone is allowed to do something. You use cannot or can't to indicate that someone is not allowed to do something. You must buy the credit life insurance before you can buy the disability insurance... 你必须先购买信用人寿保险，方可购买伤残保险。 No-one can set up a waste disposal company unless they can show that they've got enough money and trained staff to do the job properly... 任何人若想成立废品处理公司，必须证明其拥有足够资金和受训员工以保证工作可以顺利开展。 Here, can I really have your jeans when you grow out of them?... 喂，等你穿不下这些牛仔裤时真的可以给我吗? We can't answer any questions, I'm afraid... 恐怕我们不能回答任何问题。 I can't tell you what he said... 我不能把他说的话告诉你。 You cannot ask for your money back before the agreed date... 约定的日期没到，你不能把钱要回去。 I'm on tablets and I can't drive. 我在服药，不能开车。 7 [MODAL 情态动词]不行；不能；不该 You use cannot or can't when you think it is very important that something should not happen or that someone should not do something. [emphasis] It is an intolerable situation and it can't be allowed to go on... 这种情况忍无可忍，不能再任其继续下去了。 The Commission can't demand from Sweden more than it demands from its own members. 委员会对瑞典的要求不能比对自己的会员国要求都多。 8 [MODAL 情态动词](通常用于疑问句，表示建议或提议帮忙)能 You use can, usually in questions, in order to make suggestions or to offer to do something. What can I do around here?... 我在这儿能做点儿什么? This old lady was struggling out of the train and I said, 'Oh, can I help you?'... 我看见这位老太太正颤巍巍地下火车，就问:“嗯，我来帮您一把吗?” Hello John. What can we do for you?... 喂，约翰!我们能帮你做点什么吗? You can always try the beer you know — it's usually all right in this bar. 你尽可以来点儿啤酒——在这家酒吧一般是允许的。 9 [MODAL 情态动词](用于疑问句时，can 表示礼貌的请求，而 can't 表示强烈请求） You use can in questions in order to make polite requests. You use can't in questions in order to request strongly that someone does something. [politeness] Can I have a look at that?... 我能不能看一眼那个? Can you please help?... 请你帮个忙好吗? Can you just lift the table for a second?... 能不能请你把桌子抬一下? Can you fill in some of the details of your career?... 能不能把你的工作经历填得详细一点? Why can't you leave me alone? 你能不能别来烦我? 10 [MODAL 情态动词](用于有礼貌地打断，或引导要说的话)能，可以 You use can as a polite way of interrupting someone or of introducing what you are going to say next. [FORMAL 正式] [SPOKEN 口语] Can I interrupt you just for a minute?... 我能不能打断你们一下? But if I can interrupt, Joe, I don't think anybody here is personally blaming you... 对不起，乔，我插一句，可我认为在座的没有谁在埋怨你。 Can I just ask something 'cos I'm really quite interested in this. 我能不能问个问题，因为我对这个真的很感兴趣。 11 [MODAL 情态动词](与 imagine, think, believe 等动词连用，用来加强语气)能 You use can with verbs such as 'imagine', 'think', and 'believe' in order to emphasize how you feel about a particular situation. [emphasis] [INFORMAL or SPOKEN 非正式或口语] You can imagine he was terribly upset... 你能想象得出来，他当时心里乱得要命。 You can't think how glad I was to see them all go... 你都想象不到，我看到他们全都走了，心里是多么高兴。 It's been an appallingly busy morning, I can't tell you... 我今天一上午那个忙啊，都没法说。 I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth. 我就不明白，人们为什么老是抱怨假牙的问题。 12 [MODAL 情态动词](与 how 一起用于疑问句，表示感受强烈)能，能够 You use can in questions with 'how' to indicate that you feel strongly about something. [emphasis] [SPOKEN 口语] How can you complain about higher taxes?... 你怎么能抱怨税费的提高呢? How can millions of dollars go astray?... 几百万美元怎么可能不翼而飞呢? How can you say such a thing?... 你怎能说出这种话来? How can you expect me to believe your promises? 你怎能指望我相信你的承诺? Usage Note : Can, could, and be able to are all used to talk about a person's ability to do something. They are followed by the infinitive form of a verb. You use can or a present form of be able to to refer to the present, although can is more common. They can all read and write... The snake is able to catch small mammals. You use could or a past form of be able to to refer to the past, and 'will' or 'shall' with be able to to refer to the future. Be able to is used if you want refer to doing something at a particular time. After treatment he was able to return to work. Can and could are used to talk about possibility. Could refers to a particular occasion and can to more general situations. Many jobs could be lost... Too much salt can be harmful. When talking about the past, you use could have and a past participle. It could have been much worse. You also use can for the present and could for the past to talk about rules or what people are allowed to do. They can leave at any time. Note that when making requests either can or could may be used. Can I have a drink?... Could we put the fire on? However, could is always used for suggestions. You could phone her and ask. can, could 和 be able to 都可以表示某人有能力做某事，后接动词原形。can 和 be able to 的现在式指现在，不过 can 更常见: They can all read and write (他们都能读会写), The snake is able to catch small mammals (蛇能捕捉小型哺乳动物)。用 could 或 be able to 的过去式表示过去， will 或 shall 与 be able to 连用指将来。表示特定时间做某事时，用 be able to: After treatment he was able to return to work (经过治疗，他又能上班了)。can 和 could 可用来谈论可能性， could 指特定场合， can 指较一般的情况: Many jobs could be lost (可能会失去许多工作岗位), Too much salt can be harmful (食盐过多会有害处)。谈论过去则用 could have 加过去分词: It could have been much worse (原本会更糟糕)。表示规则或获准做某事，可用 can 指现在， could 指过去: They can leave at any time (他们随时可以离开)。注意，表示请求时， can 和 could 都能用: Can I have a drink (给我来杯饮料好吗), Could we put the fire on (我们可以把火点上吗)。然而，提建议时总用 could: You could phone her and ask (你可以打电话给她问问看)。 Part-2 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](盛放食品、饮料或油漆的)罐子，金属罐，听 A can is a metal container in which something such as food, drink, or paint is put. The container is usually sealed to keep the contents fresh. Several young men were kicking a tin can along the middle of the road. 几个青年人踢着一个锡罐在路中间走着。 ...empty beer cans. 空啤酒罐 ...cans of paint and brushes. 数桶油漆和几把刷子 2 [VERB 动词]将(食物、饮料)装罐保存 When food or drink is canned, it is put into a metal container and sealed so that it will remain fresh. [be V-ed] [V-ed] [usu passive] ...fruits and vegetables that will be canned, skinned, diced or otherwise processed... 将要装罐、去皮、切块或用其他方法加工的水果和蔬菜 It was always roast lamb and canned peas for Sunday lunch. 星期天午餐总是吃烤羔羊肉和豌豆罐头。 3 [N-SING 单数名词]厕所 The can is the toilet. [the N] [AM 美] [INFORMAL 非正式] 4 [VERB 动词]解雇；开除 If you are canned, you are dismissed from your job. [be V-ed] [V-ed] [AM 美] [INFORMAL 非正式] The extremists prevailed, and the security minister was canned... 极端主义分子猖獗，致使安全部长被解职。 When I got canned, I took these keys as souvenirs. 我被开除后，就拿了这些钥匙作为纪念。 5 See also:canned ； 6 [PHRASE 短语]承担所有指责；代人受过 If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something. [V inflects] [mainly BRIT 主英] [INFORMAL 非正式] We are a luxury restaurant and if people have a bad experience, we have to carry the can. 我们这是豪华饭店；如果客人用餐不愉快，背黑锅的就是我们。 7 [PHRASE 短语]完成了的；完结的 If you say that something such as a job that you are doing is in the can, you mean that it is completely finished. [v-link PHR] [INFORMAL 非正式] With another day's work in the can, Philip is happy to leave the open countryside and head for his London flat. 又干完了一天的活，菲利普满心愉悦地离开了广袤的乡村，前往自己位于伦敦的公寓。
Oxford	can 2 ★ / kæn ; NAmE kæn / noun , verb ☞see also can 1 can cans canned canning noun ★ _packaging_comp.jpg _can.jpg 1 ★ ( BrE also tin ) [countable ] a metal container in which food and drink is sold （盛食品或饮料的）金属罐 ◆ a can of beans 豆罐头 ◆ a beer/paint can 啤酒罐；漆筒 HELP In NAmE canis the usual word used for both food and drink. In BrE canis always used for drink, but tinor cancan be used for food, paint, etc. 美式英语中，can 一词通常用于食品和饮料。英式英语中，can 一词总是用于饮料，而 tin 或 can 可用于食品、涂料等。 2 ★ [countable ] the amount contained in a can 一罐（的量） ◆ We drank a can of Coke each. 我们每人喝了一罐可乐。 3 [countable ] a metal or plastic container for holding or carrying liquids （装运液体用的）金属容器，塑料容器 ◆ an oil can 油罐 ◆ a watering can 洒水壶 4 [countable ] a metal container in which liquids are kept under pressure and let out in a fine spray when you press a button on the lid 喷雾器 ◆ a can of hairspray 一瓶喷发定型剂 5 the can [singular ] ( NAmE) ( slang) prison 班房；监狱；牢房 6 the can [singular ] ( NAmE) ( slang) the toilet 茅房；厕所 IDIOMS a can of ˈworms ( informal) if you open up a can of worms,you start doing sth that will cause a lot of problems and be very difficult 棘手的问题；难题；麻烦事 be in the ˈcan ( informal) (especially of filmed or recorded material 尤指影片、录像资料 ) to be completed and ready for use 已拍摄好；录制完毕 ☞more at carry verb ( -nn- ) 1 cansth ( especially NAmE) to preserve food by putting it in a can 把（食品）装罐保存 2 cansb ( NAmE) ( informal) to dismiss sb from their job 让…卷铺盖走人；炒…的鱿鱼 SYN fire , sack can / kæn ; NAmE kæn / can 1 ★ / kən ; NAmE kən / / strong form kæn strong form kæn / modal verb ☞see also can 2 ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt ; NAmE ˈkænɑːt / , short form can't / kɑːnt ; NAmE kænt / , pt could / kəd ; NAmE kəd / / strong form kʊd ; NAmE kʊd / , negative could not , short form couldn't / ˈkʊdnt ; NAmE ˈkʊdnt / ) 1 ★ used to say that it is possible for sb/sth to do sth, or for sth to happen （表示有能力做或能够发生）能，会 ◆ I can run fast. 我能跑得快。 ◆ Can you call back tomorrow? 明天你能回电话吗？ ◆ He couldn't answer the question. 他不能回答那个问题。 ◆ The stadium can be emptied in four minutes. 这个体育场能在四分钟以内让观众全部散场。 ◆ I can't promise anything, but I'll do what I can. 我不能许诺什么，但会尽力而为。 ◆ Please let us know if you cannot attend the meeting. 你若不能参加会议，请通知我们。 2 ★ used to say that sb knows how to do sth （表示知道如何做）懂得，会 ◆ She can speak Spanish. 她会讲西班牙语。 ◆ Can he cook? 他会做饭吗？ ◆ I could drive a car before I left school. 我在中学毕业前就会开车了。 3 ★ used with the verbs ‘feel’, ‘hear’, ‘see’, ‘smell’, ‘taste’ （与动词 feel、hear、see、smell、taste 连用） ◆ She could feel a lump in her breast. 她摸到自己的乳房上有一个肿块。 ◆ I can hear music. 我听见有音乐声。 4 ★ used to show that sb is allowed to do sth （表示允许）可以 ◆ You can take the car, if you want. 如果想用那辆车，你就尽管用吧。 ◆ We can't wear jeans at work. 我们工作时不准穿牛仔裤。 5 ★ ( informal) used to ask permission to do sth （请求允许）可以 ◆ Can I read your newspaper? 我可以看一下你的报纸吗？ ◆ Can I take you home? 我送你回家好吗？ 6 ★ ( informal) used to ask sb to help you （请求帮助）能 ◆ Can you help me with this box? 你能帮我搬这个箱子吗？ ◆ Can you feed the cat, please? 请你喂一下猫好吗？ 7 ★ used in the negative for saying that you are sure sth is not true （用于否定句，表示某事肯定不真实） ◆ That can't be Mary—she's in New York. 那不可能是玛丽 — 她在纽约呢。 ◆ He can't have slept through all that noise. 他不可能在那种闹哄哄的环境里睡好觉。 8 ★ used to express doubt or surprise （表示疑惑或惊讶）究竟能，难道会，到底是 ◆ What can they be doing? 他们究竟在干些什么呢？ ◆ Can he be serious? 他难道会当真么？ ◆ Where can she have put it? 她到底把它放哪儿了呢？ 9 ★ used to say what sb/sth is often like （表示常有的行为和情形）有时会，时而可能 ◆ He can be very tactless sometimes. 他有时太莽撞。 ◆ It can be quite cold here in winter. 这里的冬天有时还真够冷的。 10 ★ used to make suggestions （提出建议）可以 ◆ We can eat in a restaurant, if you like. 如果你愿意，我们可以去餐馆吃饭。 ◆ I can take the car if necessary. 如果必要的话，我可以乘汽车去。 11 ( informal) used to say that sb must do sth, usually when you are angry （表示对方必须做，常指说话人在生气时）必须，得 ◆ You can shut up or get out! 你给我闭嘴，要不然就滚出去！ ☞note at modal IDIOMS can't be doing with sb/sth/sb doing sth ( informal) used to say that you do not like sth and are unwilling to accept it （表示因不喜欢而不愿接受）无法接受… ◆ I can't be doing with people who complain all the time. 我无法忍受那些整天发牢骚的人。 no can ˈdo ( informal) used to say that you are not able or willing to do sth 干不了；不行；不成 ◆ Sorry, no can do. I just don't have the time. 对不起，不行。我就是没有时间。 WHICH WORD? 词语辨析 can / may ■ Canand cannot(or can’t) are the most common words used for asking for, giving or refusing permission. can 和 cannot （或 can't）是表示请求、给予或拒绝许可的最通用词： ◆ Can I borrow your calculator? 我可以借用你的计算器吗？ ◆ You can come with us if you want to. 如果你愿意可以跟我们一起来。 ◆ You can’t park your car there. 你不能在那儿停车。 ■ May(negative may not) is used as a polite and fairly formal way to ask for or give permission. may （否定式 may not）用以表示礼貌的正式请求或给予许可： ◆ May I borrow your newspaper? 把你的报纸借我看行吗？ ◆ You may come if you wish. 你想来的话可以来。 It is often used in official signs and rules. 该词常用于正式标志和规定： ◆ Visitors may use the swimming pool between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. 访客从早上 7:00 到下午 7:00 可在游泳池游泳。 ◆ Students may not use the college car park. 学生不得在学院停车场停车。 The form mayn’tis hardly ever used in modern English. 现代英语几乎不用 mayn't。 GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 can / could / be able to / manage ■ Canis used to say that somebody knows how to do something. can 表示懂得做： ◆ Can you play the piano? 你会弹钢琴吗？ It is also used with verbs of seeing, noticing, etc. 该词亦与表示看见、注意到等动词连用： ◆ I can hear someone calling. 我听见有人在呼叫。 and with passive infinitives. 并与不定式的被动形式连用： ◆ The DVD can be rented from your local store. 这 DVD 可在你们区内的商店租借。 ■ Canor be able toare used to say that something is possible or that somebody has the opportunity to do something. can 或 be able to 表示某事情有可能或某人有机会做某事： ◆ Can you/are you able to come on Saturday? 你星期六能来吗？ ■ You use be able toto form the future and perfect tenses and the infinitive. 用 be able to 构成将来时、完成时和动词不定式： ◆ You’ll be able to get a taxi outside the station. 在车站外可搭乘出租车。 ◆ I haven’t been able to get much work done today. 我今天未能干多少工作。 ◆ She’d love to be able to play the piano. 她很希望能弹钢琴。 ■ Couldis used to talk about what someone was generally able to do in the past. *could 表示过去通常能做： ◆ Our daughter could walk when she was nine months old. 我们的女儿九个月大就会走路了。 ■ You use was/were able toor manage(but not could) when you are saying that something was possible on a particular occasion in the past. 关于在过去特定情况下可能的事用 was/were able to 或 manage，但不用 could： ◆ I was able to/managed to find some useful books in the library. 我总算在图书馆找到了一些有用的书。 ◆ I could find some useful books in the library. In negative sentences, could notcan also be used. 否定句也可用 could not： ◆ We weren’t able to/didn’t manage to/couldn’t get there in time. 我们未能及时赶到那儿。 Couldis also used with this meaning with verbs of seeing, noticing, understanding, etc. 亦可用 could 加表示看见、注意到、明白等动词表示此义： ◆ I could see there was something wrong. 我发觉出事了。 ■ Could haveis used when you are saying that it was possible for somebody to do something in the past but they did not try. 表示过去有可能做某事但没有做，用 could have： ◆ I could have won the game but decided to let her win. 我本可以赢得那场比赛，但还是决定让她赢了。 can / kən ; NAmE kən / can·not / ˈkænɒt ; NAmE ˈkænɑːt / can't / kɑːnt ; NAmE kænt / could / kəd ; NAmE kəd / couldn't / ˈkʊdnt ; NAmE ˈkʊdnt /
LDC	can1 modal verb can2 noun can3 verb cancan1 /kən; strong kæn/ ●●● S1 W1 modal verb (negative short form can’t) Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1ability to be able to do something or to know how to do something: You can swim, can’t you? Even a small personal computer can store vast amounts of information. Gabriella can speak French fluently. I’m afraid Mr Harding can’t see you now – he’s busy. The police are doing all they can to find her.2requesting spoken used to ask someone to do something or give you something: Can I have a drink, please? Can you help me lift this box?3allowed to be allowed to do something or to have the right or power to do something: You can’t park here – it’s a no parking zone. ‘Can we go home now?’ ‘No we can’t.’ A police officer can insist on seeing a driver’s license.4possibility used to say that something is possible: I am confident a solution can be found. There can be no doubt that he is guilty. The boxes can be stored flat. Can he still be alive after all this time?5seeing/hearing etc used with the verbs ‘see’, ‘hear’, ‘feel’, ‘taste’, and ‘smell’, and with verbs connected with thinking, to mean that someone sees something, hears something etc: Here they are – I can see their car. Can you smell something burning? I can’t understand why you’re so upset. He can’t remember where he put the tickets.6not true [in negatives] used to say that you do not believe that something is true: This can’t be the right road. It can’t be easy caring for someone else’s children.7should not [in questions and negatives] used to say that someone should not or must not do something: You can’t expect the world to change overnight. We can’t go on like this. Jill’s left her husband, but can you blame her after the way he treated her?8surprise/anger [usually in questions and negatives] spoken used when you are surprised or angry: You can’t be serious! They can’t have arrived already, surely! How can you be so stupid!9sometimes used to say what sometimes happens or how someone sometimes behaves: It can be quite cold here at night. Peter can be really annoying.10giving orders spoken used to tell someone in an angry way to do something: And you can stop that quarrelling, the pair of you. If you won’t keep quiet, you can get out.11no can do spoken used to say that it is impossible for you to do what someone has asked you to do: Sorry, John, no can do.GRAMMAR: Patterns with can• Like other modal verbs, you use can before the base form of the main verb (=the infinitive without ‘to’): · We can hear the birds singing.· You can go home now.· Sharks can be dangerous. ✗Don’t say: We can to go home. \| We can going home.• The past tense of can is could: · We could hear the birds singing.· The teacher said we could go home.• You also use was/were able to when talking about the ability to do something in the past, especially something that was difficult: · He was able to walk a few steps.• In questions you say Can I/he/she etc: · Can we go home?• In negatives you say can’t (spoken) or cannot (written): · I can’t hear you!· He cannot leave prison.• You also use is/are unable to when saying that someone does not have the ability to do something: · He is unable to walk.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSTHESAURUSto be able to do somethingcan do something to have the ability, opportunity, time, or equipment that you need in order to do something. Could is used as the past form, and is also used to say what is or may be possible: · ‘I don’t think Mike can drive.’ ‘Yes, he can.’· He can run faster than me.· Can you see the TV, or should I move?· This program can translate your e-mail into other languages.· How many hamburgers do you think you can eat?· Adrian could read when he was four.· If we had a boat we could row across to the island.· Why didn’t they ask me? I could have done it for them for half the price.· She could win.be able to do something used when talking about ability or success in the past or ability in the future, or when you need to use an infinitive. It is also used instead of can in more formal English: · I was able to get a good job (=I got one).· Will you be able to carry those bags on your own?· If you want to join the expedition, you must be able to speak Spanish.· The young birds are now able to fly.be capable of something to have the ability, energy, or qualities needed to do something, especially something very difficult or unusual – use this about people or machines: · She’s perfectly capable (=completely capable) of dealing with the situation.· The car is capable of a top speed of 200 mph.· No one thought he was capable of murder.have the ability to do something to be able to do something, especially something that is unusual or that most people cannot do: · She seemed to have the ability to make people do anything she wanted.· I believe the team definitely has the ability to win the championship.be in a position to do something to be able to do something because you have enough knowledge, power, money, or equipment to do it: · We will have to run more tests before we are in a position to say whether the document is authentic or not.· They expect be in a position to begin construction within two years.manage to do something to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard: · He finally managed to find an apartment near his office.· At least three of the hostages managed to escape.to be unable to do somethingcan’t/cannot do something to be unable to do something because you do not have the ability, opportunity, time, or equipment that you need. Couldn’t/could not is used as the past form: · Louise can’t see anything without her glasses.· He couldn’t remember where he had left the car.· ‘Will you help me move this?’ ‘I’m sorry, I can’t – my back’s still giving me trouble.’· I couldn’t have done it without your help.· I could never have climbed that ridge – I’m too out of shape.· Scientists still cannot explain exactly how the virus reproduces.· Sarah could not understand why anyone would want to hurt her.not be able to do something used when talking about inability in the past or the future, when you need to use an infinitive, and in more formal English: · Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to help them.· I don’t think I’ll be able to come to the meeting after all.· The doctor told Tina she wouldn’t be able to have children.· I’ve looked all over the house but I haven’t been able to find my keys anywhere.be unable to do something especially written to not be able to do something, especially something important that you want to do or need to do: · He was unable to sleep and lay awake all night.· Many passengers were unable to reach the lifeboats in time.not be in a position to do something (also be in no position to do something) formal to not be able to do something because you do not have enough knowledge, power, money, or equipment to do it: · I’m afraid I’m not in a position to answer your questions.· Having committed military force there, America is in no position to repeat this strategy elsewhere.not be capable of something (also be incapable of something) to not have the physical strength or mental ability to do something – often used when criticizing someone: · My son seems to be incapable of keeping a job.· She’s not capable of looking after herself anymore.· Her father was a man who was utterly incapable of pity or sympathy. can1 modal verb can2 noun can3 verb cancan2 /kæn/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1can (1)a metal container in which food or drink is preserved without air: a Coke cancan of All we’ve got is a couple of cans of soup.2a special metal container that keeps the liquid inside it under pressure. The liquid is released as a spray when you press the buttoncan of a can of hairspray3especially American English a metal container with a lid that can be removed, used for holding liquid: Two large cans of paint ought to be enough.4can of worms a very complicated situation that causes a lot of problems when you start to deal with it: I just don’t know what to do – every solution I can think of would just open up a whole new can of worms.5 in the can informal a film that is in the can is complete and ready to be shown6the can informal a)a prison b)American English a toilet7cans [plural] informal headphones → carry the can at carry1(26) can1 modal verb can2 noun can3 verb cancan3 verb (past tense and past participle canned, present participle canning) [transitive] American English Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1to preserve food by putting it into a metal container from which all the air is removed SYN tin British English → canned2 informal to dismiss someone from a job SYN sack3can it! spoken used to tell someone to stop talking or making a noise
WDF	can [kæn] CET4CET6TEM4考研 n2967 11458 1325 4133 3200 1898 902 v37 1106769 278415 177558 268509 183652 198635 VERB25 55412781 NOUN3183 365955 能(50%)，可以(44%)，罐头(5%)，罐装(1%) aux.能；能够；可以；可能 n.罐头；（用金属或塑料制作的）容器；（马口铁或其他金属制作的）食品罐头 vt.将…装入密封罐中保存

I Can’t Form T Modal 情态动词 Informal Ability

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