could的意思和读音

could

: [kəd] : [kəd]

modalv. can ;(

auxv.;“can”

couldmodalv.

1. can used as the past tense of ‘can’

She said that she couldn't come.

I couldn't hear what they were saying.

Sorry, I couldn't get any more.

2.used to ask if you can do sth

Could I use your phone, please?

Could we stop by next week?

3.used to politely ask sb to do sth for you

Could you babysit for us on Friday?

4.used to show that sth is or might be possible

I could do it now, if you like.

Don't worry─they could have just forgotten to call.

You couldn't have left it on the bus, could you?/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>

‘Have some more cake.’ ‘Oh, I couldn't, thank you(= I'm too full) .’“/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>。”“。”

5.used to suggest sth

We could write a letter to the director.

You could always try his home number.

6.used to show that you are annoyed that sb did not do sth

They could have let me know they were going to be late!

7.(informal)used to emphasize how strongly you want to express your feelings

I'm so fed up I could scream!

auxv.1.“can”2.,,3.4.1.“can”2.,,3.4.

auxv.1.The past tense of can

modv.1ed as the past tense ofcan2ed in polite requests, or when offering or suggesting something3ed for saying that something is possible or that it may happen; used for suggesting to someone a possible course of action, especially when they are in a difficult situation4ed for showing that you are annoyed at the way someone has behaved5ed for emphasizing how angry, happy, bored, etc. you are1ed as the past tense ofcan2ed in polite requests, or when offering or suggesting something3ed for saying that something is possible or that it may happen; used for suggesting to someone a possible course of action, especially when they are in a difficult situation4ed for showing that you are annoyed at the way someone has behaved5ed for emphasizing how angry, happy, bored, etc. you are

1. calm( could) soften( ) ...

2. pianist could hum ...

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5. 6.should1) , ( ( could)1) , ( = ( might)1) (, = ...

6. wrong adj. could v. can ticket n.

8. should : 2. could : III. in : ...

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1.At this point, labor could be one or two days, or even weeks, away, with your cervix continuing to open gradually over that time.

2.I used to wish to be a teacher of men, and it was a great disappointment to me when I found I could not enter the Church.

3.As long as China stayed in the war, hundreds of thousands of imperial Japanese Army soldiers could be tied down on the Asian mainland.退

4.Some of you could actually get a chance for a do-over, and you might even get it right this time.

5."There's no way you can sail through it, " she said. "If it's still here in August, it could be a real problem. "穿”,,“便。”

6.She was certain she could not even come close to what I had predicted, but at least she would learn something.西

7.While you seem to be the big moneymaker in the relationship, this could suggest that your partner will feel deficient in comparison.

8.Yet he gave Pareto credit for identifying it as "universal" when, it seemed, he could have taken the credit himself.

9.When you thought I wasn't looking I saw that you cared, and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

10.You know, I cannot imagine that a Special Drawing Right, which has no real existence, could survive a crisis or two.2。