词组 | can (could) do with |
释义 | can (could) do with 【问】 (a) I could do with a cup of tea. (b) The car could do with a good polish. (c) Some children can do with very little spending money. could do with按字面很难理解其含义。请解释。 【答】 在句(a)中 could do with是“想要”(want)的意思,在句(b)中是需要(need)的意思,而在句(c)中则是“有……就行了”、“有……就可以了”。请看下面的例句及其译法: 1. I think we could all do with good night's sleep...(EED) 我认为我们大家都需要好好地睡一夜。 2. Your hands look as though they could do with a wash. (Wood) 你的两只手看样子需要洗一洗。 3. Can you do with cold meat for dinner? (ALD) 晚餐你吃冷肉行吗? 赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨:黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第232-233页. |
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