The word "would" is a modal verb with multiple uses. It can express past beliefs, hopes, intentions, or expectations. It's used to discuss hypothetical situations, make reasoned assumptions, and indicate unlikely future scenarios in conditional clauses. Additionally, "would" conveys willingness or refusal, expresses desires, is used for polite requests and offers, criticizes typical behavior, signals vague opinions, offers informal advice, and describes past habits. The construction "would have" + past participle is used for past possibilities or their outcomes.
The word "would" is a modal verb that can be used in various ways. These include expressing past beliefs, hopes, or expectations, indicating past intentions, referring to the results of possible situations, making assumptions based on good reasons, expressing unlikely future events in conditional sentences, showing willingness or refusal, expressing desires, making polite requests or offers, criticizing typical behavior, expressing vague opinions, giving informal advice, and describing past habitual actions. It can also be used with 'have' and a past participle to talk about past possibilities or their consequences.
Would is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. In spoken English, would is often abbreviated to 'd.
would是情态动词,后接动词原形,口语中常略作 ’d。
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[MODAL 情态动词](表示曾经相信、希望或期待)将,将会 You use would when you are saying what someone believed, hoped, or expected to happen or be the case.
No one believed he would actually kill himself...
没有人相信他真的会自杀。
Would he always be like this?…
他会一直是这个样子吗?
Once inside, I found that the flat would be perfect for my life in Paris...
一到里面,我就发现这套公寓对我在巴黎生活再适合不过了。
He expressed the hope that on Monday elementary schools would be reopened...
他表示希望各小学星期一能复课。
A report yesterday that said British unemployment would continue to rise...
昨天一篇称英国失业率将继续上升的报道
I don't think that he would take such a decision.
我认为他不会作出这样的决定。
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[MODAL 情态动词](表示曾经打算)将,将会 You use would when saying what someone intended to do.
The statement added that although there were a number of differing views, these would be discussed by both sides...
这项声明还称,虽然双方观点存在若干分歧,但将就这些分歧展开讨论。
George decided it was such a rare car that he would only use it for a few shows...
乔治认为这辆车非常稀罕,所以他只会拿它展示很少的几次。
He did not think he would marry Beth.
他觉得他是不会和贝丝结婚的。
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[MODAL 情态动词](表示可能出现的情况的结果或影响)会,将会 You use would when you are referring to the result or effect of a possible situation.
Ordinarily it would be fun to be taken to fabulous restaurants...
一般来说,跟别人去豪华餐馆吃饭会是件乐事。
It would be wrong to suggest that police officers were not annoyed by acts of indecency...
要是认为警官对粗鄙行为不气不恼,那可就错了。
It would cost very much more for the four of us to go from Italy.
从意大利走,我们4人花的钱会多得多。
...identity cards without which fans would not be able to get into stadiums.
球迷不随身携带就不能进入体育场的身份证
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[MODAL 情态动词](would 或 would have 与过去分词连用,表示有充分理由认为或猜测是某种情况)肯定,一定,应该 You use would, or would have with a past participle, to indicate that you are assuming or guessing that something is true, because you have good reasons for thinking it.
You wouldn't know him...
你肯定不认识他。
His fans would already be familiar with Caroline...
他的崇拜者们肯定已经很熟悉卡罗琳了。
That would have been Della's car...
那应该是德拉的车。
He made a promise to his great-grandfather? That would have been a long time ago...
他曾向他的曾祖父许下承诺?那准是很久以前的事情了。
It was half seven; her mother would be annoyed because he was so late.
7点半了,他到得这么晚,她母亲一定会生气的。
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[MODAL 情态动词](用于if,unless等引导的条件状语从句的主句,表示认为某事不大可能发生)就,该 You use would in the main clause of some 'if' and 'unless' sentences to indicate something you consider to be fairly unlikely to happen.
If only I could get some sleep, I would be able to cope...
要是我能睡会儿,我就能够应付。
I think if I went to look at more gardens, I would be better on planning and designing them...
我觉得如果我更多地去看一些花园,就有可能更好地规划和设计它们。
A policeman would not live one year if he obeyed these regulations...
警察如果遵守这些规定的话,一年都活不了。
The targets would not be achieved unless other departments showed equal commitment.
除非其他部门同样努力,否则这些目标无法达成。
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[MODAL 情态动词]肯;愿意 You use would to say that someone was willing to do something. You use would not to indicate that they refused to do something.
They said they would give the police their full cooperation...
他们说他们愿意与警方通力合作。
She indicated that she would help her husband...
她表示愿意帮助她丈夫。
David would not accept this...
戴维不愿接受这个东西。
He wouldn't say where he had picked up the information.
他不肯说是从哪儿得到这个消息的。
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[MODAL 情态动词](表示尽管付出很大努力却没有发生)就(不),偏(不) You use would not to indicate that something did not happen, often in spite of a lot of effort.
He kicked, pushed, and hurled his shoulder at the door. It wouldn't open...
他冲着门又踢又推,还用肩膀撞,但门就是打不开。
He kept trying to start the car and the battery got flatter and flatter, until it wouldn't turn the engine at all...
他反复试着发动车子,但电池的电越来越少,最后根本就打不着火了。
The paint wouldn't stick to the wallpaper.
这种漆不会粘在墙纸上。
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[MODAL 情态动词](尤与like, love 和 wish 连用,表示想做某事或拥有某物,或希望某事发生)要,会 You use would, especially with 'like', 'love', and 'wish', when saying that someone wants to do or have a particular thing or wants a particular thing to happen. would rather→see:
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She asked me what I would like to do and mentioned a particular job...
她问我想干什么,然后提到了一份工作。
Right now, your mom would like a cup of coffee...
你妈妈现在想喝一杯咖啡。
Ideally, she would love to become pregnant again...
按理想状况来说,她希望再怀上孩子。
He wished it would end...
他希望这会终结。
Anne wouldn't mind going to Italy or France to live.
安妮不会介意去意大利或法国生活。
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[MODAL 情态动词](用于带if从句的疑问句中,表示请求许可做某事)会 You use would with 'if' clauses in questions when you are asking for permission to do something.
Do you think it would be all right if I smoked?...
我可以抽烟吗?
Mr. Cutler, would you mind if I asked a question?
卡特勒先生,我可以问您个问题吗?
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[MODAL 情态动词](通常在疑问句中与 like 连用,表示礼貌地给予或邀请) You use would, usually in questions with 'like', when you are making a polite offer or invitation.
[politeness]
Would you like a drink?...
想喝一杯吗?
Would you like to stay?...
您愿意留下来吗?
Perhaps you would like to pay a visit to London.
也许,您乐意去游览一下伦敦。
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[MODAL 情态动词](通常用于疑问句中,表示礼貌地请求某人做某事)请 You use would, usually in questions, when you are politely asking someone to do something.
[politeness]
Would you do me a favour and get rid of this letter I've just received?...
请帮个忙把我刚刚收到的这封信处理掉行吗?
Would you come in here a moment, please?...
请进来一下好吗?
Would you excuse us for a minute, Cassandra?...
卡桑德拉,我们出去一会儿你不介意吧?
Oh dear, there's the doorbell. See who it is, would you, darling.
哦,天哪,门铃响了。看看是谁好吗,亲爱的。
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[MODAL 情态动词](用于批评,表示对某人做某事并不感到意外,此时 would 须重读) You say that someone would do something when it is typical of them and you are critical of it. You emphasize the word would when you use it in this way.
[disapproval]
Well, you would say that: you're a man...
呵,你当然会这样说的,因为你是个男的。
'Well, then Francesca turned round and said, That's a stupid question.' — 'She would, wouldn't she.'
“嗯,接着弗朗西丝卡转过身说,这个问题问得真蠢。”——“她肯定会这么说,不是吗?”
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[MODAL 情态动词](would 或 would have 与过去分词连用,表示发表看法或了解他人是否赞同自己的看法,尤用于对自己的话没有把握时) You use would, or sometimes would have with a past participle, when you are expressing your opinion about something or seeing if people agree with you, especially when you are uncertain about what you are saying.
[vagueness]
I think you'd agree he's a very respected columnist...
我想你得承认他是个备受尊敬的专栏作家。
I would have thought it a proper job for the Army to fight rebellion...
我会认为派军队去平叛是恰当之举。
'Was it much different for you when you started at the Foreign Office?' — 'Worse, I'd expect.'...
“你开始在外交部干的时候感觉很不一样吗?”——“我想是更糟一些。”
I would imagine she's quite lonely living on her own.
我猜想她一个人过肯定很孤独。
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[MODAL 情态动词](用于以随便的口气向人提出建议)我(就)会 You use I would when you are giving someone advice in an informal way.
If I were you I would simply ring your friend's bell and ask for your bike back...
如果我是你,我就会直接去按你朋友的门铃, 把自行车要回来。
I would not, if I were you, be inclined to discuss private business with the landlady...
我要是你,就不会跟房东太太谈私事。
There could be more unrest, but I wouldn't exaggerate the problems.
可能会有更大的动荡,不过我想也不必夸大问题。
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[MODAL 情态动词](用于否定句,与 guess, know 等动词连用,表示某事不明显,尤用于某事令人吃惊时) You use you would in negative sentences with verbs such as 'guess' and 'know' when you want to say that something is not obvious, especially something surprising.
Chris is so full of artistic temperament you'd never think she was the daughter of a banker...
克丽丝极富艺术气质,你根本想不到她是银行家的女儿。
Inside, he admits, his emotions may be churning, but you would never guess it.
他承认,内心里他可能心潮起伏,但你根本不会猜到。
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[MODAL 情态动词](表示某事过去惯常发生, 而现在不再发生了)就,会 You use would to talk about something which happened regularly in the past but which no longer happens.
Sunday mornings my mother would bake. I'd stand by the fridge and help...
星期天早晨,妈妈会烤面包,我就站在冰箱旁帮忙。
'Beauty is only skin deep,' my mother would say.
“美是肤浅的。”妈妈会说。
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[MODAL 情态动词](would have 与过去分词连用,表示某个时间前可能发生的事情)就,会 You use would have with a past participle when you are saying what was likely to have happened by a particular time.
Within ten weeks of the introduction, 34 million people would have been reached by our television commercials.
在推出10周之内,可能会有3,400万人看到我们的电视广告。
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[MODAL 情态动词](would have 与过去分词连用,表示过去可能发生的事情的结果或影响)就,会 You use would have with a past participle when you are referring to the result or effect of a possible event in the past.
My daughter would have been 17 this week if she had lived...
我女儿要是还活着的话,这周就17岁了。
If I had known how he felt, I would never have let him adopt those children...
我要是知道他的想法,我是决不会让他领养那些孩子的。
If I had not been enjoying the work, I would not have done so much of it.
如果我不喜欢这份工作的话,就不会这么卖命干了。
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[MODAL 情态动词]原想;本来想 If you say that someone would have liked or preferred something, you mean that they wanted to do it or have it but were unable to.
I would have liked a life in politics...
我本想从政的。
She would have liked to ask questions, but he had moved on to another topic...
她本想问问题,但他又继续谈另一个话题去了。
He also had made it a practice to dine there regularly, though he would have preferred being at home.
他也习惯了经常在那里就餐,虽然他原本更喜欢在家吃的。
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[MODAL 情态动词](通常用于否定句,批评某人所为,表示不满)(不)会 You use would, usually in negative sentences, to criticize something that someone has done and to express your disapproval of it.
I would never have done what they did.
他们做的事情我是决不会做的。
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[PHRASE 短语]但愿 If you say 'would that' something were the case, you are saying that you wish it were the case.
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[FORMAL 正式]
Would that he could have listened to his father.
他要是听了他父亲的话就好了。
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would★/strong formwʊdstrong formwʊd//weak formwəd;ədweak formwəd;əd/modal verb(short form'd/d; NAmEd/,negativewould not,short formwouldn't/ˈwʊdnt; NAmEˈwʊdnt/)1★used as the past form of willwhen reporting what sb has said or thought (will 的过去式,用于转述)将,将会◆He said he would be here at eight o'clock (= His words were: ‘I will be there at eight o'clock.’).他说他将在八点钟到达这里。◆She asked if I would help.她问我是否会帮忙。◆They told me that they probably wouldn't come.他们对我说他们多半不会来。2★used for talking about the result of an event that you imagine (带出想像的结果)◆She'd look better with shorter hair.她留短发会显得好看些。◆If you went to see him, he would be delighted.倘若你去看望他,他会高兴的。◆Hurry up! It would be a shame to miss the beginning of the play.快点儿!要是错过这出戏的开场就太可惜了。◆She'd be a fool to accept it (= if she accepted).她倘若接受,那她就是个傻瓜。3★used for describing a possible action or event that did not in fact happen, because sth else did not happen first (表示可能发生的事情没有发生,是因为之前另一件事没有发生)就会◆If I had seen the advertisement in time I would have applied for the job.我要是及时看到了这则广告,我就应聘那份工作了。◆They would never have met if she hadn't gone to Emma's party.她如果不去参加埃玛的聚会,他们就永远不会相会。4★so that/in order that sb/sth wouldused for saying why sb does sth (说明动机)◆She burned the letters so that her husband would never read them.她把那些信都烧了以便永远不让她丈夫看见。5★wish (that) sb/sth wouldused for saying what you want to happen (表达愿望)会,将会◆I wish you'd be quiet for a minute.我希望你会安静一会儿。6★used to show that sb/sth was not willing or refused to do sth (表示不愿意)◆She wouldn't change it, even though she knew it was wrong.尽管她知道这错了,她也不肯改变。◆My car wouldn't start this morning.今天早晨我的汽车怎么也发动不起来。7★used to ask sb politely to do sth (客气地请求)◆Would you mindleaving us alone for a few minutes? 你不介意让我们单独待一会吧?◆Would you open the door for me, please?请你给我开门好吗?8★used in polite offers or invitations (客气地建议或邀请)◆Would you likea sandwich? 您来一个三明治好吗?◆Would you have dinner with me on Friday?请你星期五和我一起用餐好吗?9★~ like, love, hate, prefer, etc. sth/(sb) to do sth|~ rather do sth/sb did sthused to say what you like, love, hate, etc. (表示愿意、喜欢、不愿意等)◆I'd love a coffee.我想喝杯咖啡。◆I'd be only too glad to help.我非常愿意帮忙。◆I'd hate you to think I was criticizing you.我可不愿意让你认为我是在批评你。◆I'd rather come with you.我倒愿意和你一起去。◆I'd rather you came with us.我倒愿意你和我们一块儿去。10★~ imagine, say, think, etc. (that)…used to give opinions that you are not certain about (提出拿不准的看法)◆I would imagine the job will take about two days.我猜想这工作大概需要两天左右的时间吧。◆I'd say he was about fifty.我猜他五十岁上下。11★I would…used to give advice (提出忠告)◆I wouldn'thave any more to drink, if I were you.我要是你的话,我就不会再喝酒了。12★used for talking about things that often happened in the past (带出过去常见的情况)总是,老是SYN
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◆When my parents were away, my grandmother would take care of me.我父母外出的时候,总是祖母照看我。◆He'd always be the first to offer to help.他总是第一个主动提出帮忙。13( usually disapproving) used for talking about behaviour that you think is typical (带出一贯的行为)总是,爱,好,就◆‘She said it was your fault.’ ‘Well, she would say that,wouldn't she?She's never liked me.’ “她说这是你的错。”“唉,她总是这么说,不是吗?她从来就没有喜欢过我。”14wouldthat… ( literary) used to express a strong wish (用以表示强烈的愿望)◆Would that he had lived to see it.他要是能活到看见这该多好哇。☞notes at
wouldwould /wʊd/ ●●●S1W1 modal verb (negative short form wouldn’t)
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1past intentions/expectations used to say what someone intended to do or expected to happen: They said they would meet us at 10.30 at the station. She said she wouldn’t be coming to the library anymore. Arnold knew he would be tired the next day. It would soon be dark.2imagined situationsa)used when talking about the result of a possible or imagined situation or event, or describing one: What would you do if you won a million pounds? I would be amazed if I got the job. It would be lovely to see you.b)used when talking about something that did not happen, or a situation that cannot exist: I would have phoned you, but there wasn’t time. Alex would never have found out if you hadn’t told him. What would have happened if I hadn’t been here? Everything would be very different if your father were still alive.c)used to mention an unlikely situation or event that you want to happen: I wish they would come and visit us.If only he would listen to me.GRAMMAR: Choosing the right tenseYou usually use would in the main clause, and a past tense in the ‘if’ clause: · I would be surprised if he agreed.· She would love it if you came.✗Don’t say: I would be surprised if he would agree.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS3past habits used to say that something happened often or regularly in the past: When we worked in the same office, we would often have coffee together. On summer evenings they would sit out in the garden.4requesting spoken used to ask someone politely to do something: Would you shut the window, please? Would you mind waiting outside? Would someone please tell me what is going on?5offering/inviting spoken used to offer something to someone or invite them somewhere politely: Would you like a coffee? We’re going to the theatre this evening. Would you be interested in coming?6what somebody wants spoken used to say that someone wants something or wants to do somethingwould like/love/prefer Yes, please, I’d love a coffee. My parents would like to meet you. Claudia would have liked to refuse (=wanted to refuse), but she didn’t dare.I’d hate (=I do not want) to disappoint you.would rather/sooner (=used to say what someone prefers) I’d rather stay in this evening, if that’s all right with you.7past purpose used after ‘so that’ to show that someone was trying to make something happen or prevent something: We packed all the books in wooden boxes so that they wouldn’t get damaged.8would nota)used to say that someone refused to do something: He wouldn’t give us any money.b)used to say that something did not happen, even though someone was trying to make it happen: The door wouldn’t open, no matter how hard she pushed.9advice spoken used when giving or asking for advice: I’d try to get there early if you can.I would talk to the doctor if I were you. What would you do if you were in my position?10 I would think/imagine/say spoken used to give your opinion about something when you are not very sure about it: I would think you’d be happier in a different school. ‘Will it cost a lot?’ ‘I would imagine so.’11typical behaviour spoken used to say that an action is typical or expected – usually used to show disapproval: You would go and spoil it, wouldn’t you! She insists that she did nothing wrong, but then she would say that, wouldn’t she?12would that ... literary used to express a strong wish or desireSYN if only: Would that we had seen her before she died.
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