| 词组 | wish |
| 释义 | Contents overview wish632 wish1wish + infinitiveWe can use wish + infinitive to mean want. Wish is very formal in this sense. Note that progressive forms are not used.I wish to see the manager, please. (not I'm wishing to see …)If you wish to reserve a table, please telephone after five o'clock.An object + infinitive structure is also possible.We do not wish our names to appear in the report.Wish + direct object is not normal without a following infinitive.I want / would like an appointment with the manager. (not I wish an appointment with the manager.)2I wish you …Wish is used with two objects in some fixed expressions of good wishes.I wish you a Merry Christmas.We all wish you a speedy recovery.Here's wishing you all the best in your new job.3wish + that-clause: meaningWe can also use wish with a that-clause (that can be dropped in an informal style). In this case, wish does not mean 'want' – it expresses regret that things are not different, and refers to situations that are unreal, impossible or unlikely. Tenses are similar to those used with if (see below).I wish (that) I was better looking.Don't you wish (that) you could fly?We all wish (that) the snow would stay forever.Wish + that-clause is not generally used for wishes about things that seem possible in the future. We often use hope in this sense (490).I hope you pass your exams. (not I wish you would pass your exams.)I hope you feel better tomorrow. (not I wish you felt better tomorrow.)4wish + that-clause: tensesIn a that-clause after wish, we generally use the same tenses as we would use, for instance, after 'It would be nice if …' (239). Past tenses are used with a present or future meaning.I wish I spoke Japanese. (= It would be nice if I spoke Japanese.)I wish I had a yacht.I wish tomorrow was Sunday.All the staff wish you weren't leaving so soon.Do you ever wish you lived somewhere else?Were can be used instead of was in this structure, especially in a formal style.I wish that I were better looking.Past perfect tenses are used for wishes about the past.I wish you hadn't said that. (= It would be nice if you hadn't said that.)Now she wishes she had studied harder.In informal speech, sentences like I wish you'd have seen it sometimes occur.For similar structures with if, 245.5wish … wouldWould is very common in that-clauses after wish (much more common than it is in if-clauses). Sentences with wish … would express regret or annoyance that something will not happen.Everybody wishes you would go home. (= Why won't you go home?)I wish you would stop smoking. (= Why won't you stop smoking?)I wish Jack would call me. (But it looks as if he won't.)I wish it would stop raining. (= It will keep on raining!)Don't you wish that this moment would last forever?Sentences with wish … wouldn't refer to things that do or will happen.I wish you wouldn't keep making that stupid noise. (= You will keep making …)Wish … would(n't) can be like an order or a critical request. Compare:–I wish you wouldn't drive so fast. (Similar to Please don't drive so fast.)I wish you didn't drive so fast. (More like I'm sorry you drive so fast.)–I wish you wouldn't work on Sundays. (= Why don't you stop?)I wish you didn't work on Sundays. (= It's a pity.)For similar structures with if only, 242.For other cases where past tenses have present or future meanings, 46.Previous Next |
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