二十笔实用成语 178

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二十笔实用成语 178

01. can be construed as ...
定义: 可以被人解释为...
例句: Do not send us with any question that can be construed as seeking medical advice. (别发给我们任何可以被解释为寻求医疗意见的问题)

02. can change your life
定义: 可以改变你的一生.
例句: If you can harness that power and put it to work in a positive way, you can change your life and become a happier, more successful person. (如果你能利用这股力量, 运用它在正途上, 你可以改变你的生命并成为一个更幸福, 更成功的人)

03. can count something on the fingers of one hand
定义: 屈指可数, 很少或稀少的.
例句: I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times she's actually offered to buy me a drink. (她实际地主动提议请我喝酒的次数是屈指可数的)

04. can do something in your sleep
定义: 你熟练到闭着眼睛都可以做某件事. (注: 原译为在睡眠中都可以做某件事, 显然已经熟能生巧)
例句: I've driven there so many times, I could do it in my sleep. (我开车到那儿太多次了, 我熟悉得都可以闭着眼睛开过去)

05. can do something with the best of them
定义: 做某事不输给任何人. (注: 意指你跟别人一样地能干胜任的)
例句: There is no excuse for being unprofessional; we've got to be able to demonstrate that we can do it with the best of them. (不专业的态度是没什么理由可讲的; 我们必须能够表现出跟他们一样地胜任)

06. can do with
定义: 有益处, 可加以利用, 需要.
例句: I can do with a good night's sleep; I haven't got enough sleep recently. (我确实需要好好地睡一觉; 我最近睡眠不足)

07. can do without ...
定义: 不需要, 没有...也行; 没有...也可设法度过难关.
例句: We can do without your criticisms, thank you. (谢谢你, 我们不需要你的批评)

08. can handle it oneself
定义: 某人可以自己应付. (注: 意指不需要别人帮助或干涉也可自行对付)
例句: She can handle it herself. She will come out of it. (她可以自己应付这个状况. 她会脱困而出的)

09. can hardly begin to thank you
定义: 真不知道该怎么感谢你.
例句: I can hardly begin to thank you for all you've done. (我真不知道该怎么感谢你所做的贡献)

10. can hardly blame someone
定义: 不能怪某人, 不忍责怪某人.
例句: You can hardly blame her for being angry. (你不能怪她生气. 注: 意指她发脾气是事出有因并非是无的放矢)

11. can hardly wait
定义: 迫不及待.
例句: Many of us can hardly wait for summer to arrive, but a small number of people are much happier when it's over. (许多人迫不及待夏天的来临, 不过也有少数人更高兴看到夏天的结束)

12. can help
定义: 可以防止, 克制, 自制.
例句: There will be no more layoffs, at least not if I can help it. (如果由我决定的话, 不再会有解雇了)

13. Can I be more blunt?
[成语句型]我可以更直接露骨地说吗?

14. Can I help you?
[成语句型]我能帮你吗? (注: 有客人进入商店或办公室之员工回应)

15. Can I recommend the chef's special?
定义: [餐厅用语](服务员)我可以推荐今天的大厨特餐吗?

16. Can I say something?
[成语句型]我可以说些话吗?

17. can ill afford to
定义: 买不起, 付不出, 无法承受, 无法提供.
例句: We can ill afford to move backward at a time when we are moving forward at a dangerously low rate. (在我们这个进展极为缓慢的时刻, 我们无法承受落后的后果)

18. Can it!
定义: [命令语]不要再说了!

19. Can John come out and play?
[成语句型]约翰可以出来玩吗?

20. can make nothing of
定义: 明白, 未能达成, 辨认, 解决.
例句: Unless an analyst is well at home in these subjects, he can make nothing of this material. (除非一个对这些领域极为熟稔的分析家, 谁都无法辨认这个材料)