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单词 could
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We were watching knowing we could have done something special there again.Then it goes back into something that could be anyone.That could mean something as simple as scanning a document and emailing it straight out.It would easily cover all the costs so they could do something really special.He insisted the badges could be used only with staff consent and that bosses get merely an overview of activity.Cops who seized him found he had cable ties and tape that could have been used as a blindfold or gag.The submarine could have been used to monitor the movement of Indian warships.The brands could use alternatives, but plastic is cheap.People think, 'I could do that.Others could use them as political capital.Who would have thought that something so soft could cause so much anxiety?Though you could sit in something else and just gaze at it.It had to be something they could connect with.It could be a muscle or it could be something worse.Yet we are getting a glimpse into something that could turn the dial on cancer treatment in the future.Is that something we could afford?Think about ways in which you could use the vast amount of energy which these sorts of emotions put at your disposal.Yet we easily could use another 150 workers today.Or he could use emergency powers to force companies to employ British workers.Not only would the fishes get a tasty meal but your bones could be used as the basis for a new coral reef.You could try something elementary: loosen the laces or straps on your shoes.If we had filmed in America or something it could have been disastrous.If we do, it is certainly something we could use again.I could then use some of the money to pay off the remaining mortgage on my main home.Any fool could use it.I could see something like this coming and the incident with the three yellow cards was a disaster for him.We wept, we held each other and we each wished there was something we could say or do that would bring you back.I couldn't use the loo for a while.FOREIGN visitors who use A&E could soon have to pay as part of a crackdown on health tourism.For legal reasons, they couldn't use any of the original code.And, if necessary, drugs could be used to bring this risk factor under control.He once said: 'I could get a kick out of two flies crawling up a window if it was a good race.English FA also fear he could use any approach from them to get a better deal from Portugal.

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could

British English: could /kʊd/ VERB
If you say you could do something, you mean that you were able to do it.
I could see through the window.
  • American English: could
  • Arabic: يَسْتَطِيعُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: conseguir
  • Chinese:
  • Croatian: moći
  • Czech: mohl
  • Danish: kunne
  • Dutch: kunnen
  • European Spanish: poder
  • Finnish: voida
  • French: avoir pu
  • German: könnte
  • Greek: μπορούσα
  • Italian: potevo, potevi, ecc.imperfect tense
  • Japanese: ・・・できた
  • Korean: 할 수 있었다
  • Norwegian: kunne
  • Polish: móc
  • European Portuguese: pretérito de can
  • Romanian: a putea
  • Russian: мочь
  • Latin American Spanish: poder
  • Swedish: kunde
  • Thai: สามารถ
  • Turkish: muktedir olmak
  • Ukrainian: могти
  • Vietnamese: có thể

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Chinese translation of 'could'

could

(kud)

aux vb

  1. (referring to past)
    we couldn't go to the party 我们(們)没(沒)能去参(參)加聚会(會) (wǒmen méi néng qù cānjiā jùhuì)
    last year we couldn't afford a holiday 去年我们(們)度不起假 (qùnián wǒmen dù bù qǐ jià)
    he could be very unkind 他可能会(會)很刻薄 (tā kěnéng huì hěn kèbó)
    he couldn't read or write 他不会(會)读(讀)也不会(會)写(寫) (tā bù huì dú yě bù huì xiě)
    we could hear him whistling 我们(們)能听(聽)到他正在吹口哨 (wǒmen néng tīngdào tā zhèngzài chuī kǒushào)
    she said she couldn't hear me 她说(說)听(聽)不见(見)我说(說)的话(話) (tā shuō tīng bù jiàn wǒ shuō de huà)
  2. (possibility)
    he could be in the library 他可能在图(圖)书(書)馆(館) (tā kěnéng zài túshūguǎn)
    I couldn't be happier 我再高兴(興)不过(過)了 (wǒ zài gāoxìng bùguò le)
    he could be released next year 他明年可能被释(釋)放 (tā míngnián kěnéng bèi shìfàng)
    you could have been killed! 可能你连(連)命都没(沒)了! (kěnéng nǐ lián mìng dōu méile!)
    the accident could have been caused by an oil leak 事故可能是由石油泄(洩)漏引起的 (shìgù kěnéng shì yóu shíyóu xièlòu yǐnqǐ de)
  3. (in conditionals with "if")
    if we had more time, I could finish this 如果有更多时(時)间(間),我能够(夠)完成的 (rúguǒ yǒu gèng duō shíjiān, wǒ nénggòu wánchéng de)
    we'd have a holiday, if we could afford it 如果能支付得起的话(話),我们(們)就去度假了 (rúguǒ néng zhīfù de qǐ de huà, wǒmen jiù qù dùjià le)
  4. (in offers, suggestions, requests) 可以 (kěyǐ)
    I could call a doctor 我可以叫个(個)医(醫)生 (wǒ kěyǐ jiào gè yīshēng)
    we could always go to the cinema 我们(們)还(還)是可以去看电(電)影 (wǒmen háishì kěyǐ qù kàn diànyǐng)
    couldn't you give him a call? 你可不可以给(給)他打个(個)电(電)话(話)? (nǐ kě bù kěyǐ gěi tā dǎ gè diànhuà?)
    could I borrow the car? 我可以借一下车(車)吗(嗎)? (wǒ kěyǐ jiè yīxià chē ma?)
    if I could just interrupt you for a minute 我是否可以打扰(擾)你一小会(會)儿(兒) (wǒ shìfǒu kěyǐ dǎrǎo nǐ yī xiǎo huìr)
    he asked if he could make a phone call 他问(問)是否可以打个(個)电(電)话(話) (tā wèn shìfǒu kěyǐ dǎ gè diànhuà)
  5. (emphatic)
    you could at least be polite! 你至少可以礼(禮)貌点(點)儿(兒)! (nǐ zhìshǎo kěyǐ lǐmào diǎnr!)
    you could have told me! 你早该(該)告诉(訴)我! (nǐ zǎo gāi gàosù wǒ!)
    I could scream! 我真想大叫! (wǒ zhēn xiǎng dàjiào!)
    how could you have lied to me? 你怎么(麼)能向我撒谎(謊)呢? (nǐ zěnme néng xiàng wǒ sāhuǎng ne?)
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