| 单词 | please |
| 释义 | interjection | verb pleaseplease1 /pliz/ ●●● S1 W2 interjection 1used to be polite when asking someone to do something: Please be quiet! Sit down, please. Would you please hurry up – we’re going to be late. Please feel free to ask questions at any time.2used to be polite when asking for something: Two pancakes for me, please. Could I please go to Becky’s house?3said in order to politely accept something that someone offers you: “Would you like some more wine?” “Yes, please.”4Please! informal a)said when you think what someone has just said or asked is not possible or reasonable: “Maybe we’ll win.” “Oh, please! There’s no chance.” b)used to ask someone to stop behaving badly: Alison! Please! interjection | verb pleaseplease2 ●●● W3 verb [not in progressive] 1[intransitive, transitive] to make someone happy or satisfied: She did everything she could to please him. a business that wants to please its customers Most young children are eager to please.be easy/hard etc. to please She’s hard to please. Everything has to be perfect. Corey is impossible to please (=it is impossible to please him).2[intransitive not in progressive] used in some phrases to show that someone can do or have what he or she wants: She does what she pleases. She lets her kids do whatever they please. You can spend the money however you please. You are free to come and go as you please.3please yourself spoken said when telling someone to do whatever he or she likes, even though really you think that he or she is making the wrong choice: “I don’t think I’ll go.” “Oh, well, please yourself.”4please God used to express a very strong hope or wish: Everything’s going to be fine, please God.5(as) big/nice/bold etc. as you please spoken very big, nice, etc., often in a surprising way: She walked down the street in her swimming suit, as bold as you please.6if you please spoken formal used to politely ask someone to do something: Spell it for me, if you please. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French plaisir, from Latin placere to please, be decided] |
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