流逝汉英词典

can

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [kæn]
  • 美式音标 [kæn]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • aux. 能；能够；有机会；可能；被允许
  • n. 圆柱形金属容器；罐头；一听所装的（食物或饮料）量；酒瓶；喷罐；监狱；卫生间；臀部；驱逐舰；破坏者
  • v. 把（食物）装罐保存；（非正式）解雇；拒绝接受
  • n. (Can) （美）卡恩（人名）

词源解说

  • 直接源自古英语的cunnan，意为知道，能够；最初源自古日耳曼语的kunnan，意为（智力上）能够。

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    canned：罐装的；录音的。
  • v性质的同根词
    canned：装于罐头（can的过去分词）。

用法辨析

    aux. (助动词)

  • can用作情态动词的基本意思是“能,能够”“可以”“可能,会”,可表示体力、智力能够完成一件事情或环境赋予的能力; 也可表示由于环境或其他因素而产生的可能性,用于疑问句或否定句中; 还可表示环境、条件或法律的许可。can也可表示要求、拜托、请求、惊讶等。
  • can可与实义动词搭配,构成动词性合成谓语,表示“能力”; 也可用在否定句或疑问句中,与be、进行式的动词或完成式的动词搭配,是对现在或过去的推测,表示“绝不可能”“难道…吗?”。can与表示知觉的动词搭配使用时，通常不用于进行体。
  • can的否定式can't或cannot表示智力或体力不够、不可能或禁止。
  • “can't help v -ing”表示“不禁…”“禁不住做某事”。
  • “can't be too+ adj. ”表示“越…越好”“再…也不过分”; “can't help+ n./pron. ”或“can't help but+动词原形”表示“不得不…”。

英汉例句

    用作助动词 (aux.)

  • He can speak English and French.
    他会讲英语和法语。

    • 用作名词 (n.)

  • This can holds five liters of water.
    这个容器可装五升水。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    名词+～

  • garbage 〔an ash〕 can 垃圾桶
  • milk can 牛奶罐
  • watering can 喷水壶,洒水壶

    • ～+名词

  • can opener 开罐器

    • 短语

  • tin can 罐头;马口铁罐头;锡罐;锡杯
  • aluminum can 铝罐;铝包壳
  • Can think 能想

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (ABILITY) to be able to
  • (PERMISSION) to be allowed to
  • (REQUEST) used to request something
  • (POSSIBILITY) used to express possibility
  • (OFFER) used in polite offers of help

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
  • You use can to indicate that someone has the ability or opportunity to do something.
  • You use cannot to indicate that someone is not able to do something because circumstances make it impossible for them to do it.
  • You use can to indicate that something is true sometimes or is true in some circumstances.
  • You use cannot and can't to state that you are certain that something is not the case or will not happen.
  • 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 use cannot or can't when you think it is very important that something should not happen or that someone should not do something.
  • You use can, usually in questions, in order to make suggestions or to offer to do something.
  • 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.
  • You use can as a polite way of interrupting someone or of introducing what you are going to say next.
  • You use can with verbs such as "imagine," "think," and "believe" in order to emphasize how you feel about a particular situation. (imagine think believe)
  • You use can in questions with "how" to indicate that you feel strongly about something. (how)
  • 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.
  • You can use can to refer to a can and its contents, or to the contents only.
  • When food or drink is canned, it is put into a metal container and sealed so that it will remain fresh.
  • If you are canned, you are dismissed from your job.
  • The can is the toilet.

专业释义

    电子、通信与自动控制技术

  • 金属壳封装

    • 体育

  • 洞穴
  • 使球入洞

    • 食品科学技术

  • 罐头

    • 摄影

  • 片盒

    • 机械工程

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    • 计算机科学技术

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