| 单词 | shall |
| 释义 | shall —shall STRONG /ʃæl/ WEAK /ʃəl/ modal verb (CERTAINLY WILL) ► F0 used to say that something certainly will or must happen, or that you are determined that something will happen: » Don't worry, I shall be there to meet the train.» FORMAL The school rules state that no child shall be allowed out of the school during the day, unless accompanied by an adult.» You shall go to the ball, Cinderella.Thesaurus+: ↑Certainty , ↑Confidence and self-assurance• • • Extra Examples:» Don't worry - I shall make sure he comes!» I shall make sure she knows.» Very well then, I shall do it myself!» If he won't do it, I shall do it and then there'll be trouble!» I shall speak to her later.modal verb (SUGGEST) ► A2 used, with 'I' or 'we', to make a suggestion: » "I'm cold." "Shall I close this window?"» Shall we go out for dinner tonight?» Shall I pick the children up from school today?Thesaurus+: ↑Question words and expressions• • • Extra Examples:» Are you comfortable or shall I turn the heat down?» "So we'll meet at 5.30, shall we?" "Agreed ."» I'll leave you to get on then, shall I?» Since it's such a nice day shall we eat outside?» What about Lola - shall we invite her?modal verb OLD-FASHIONED (FUTURE) ► B1 used instead of 'will' when the subject is 'I' or 'we': » If you do that one more time, I shall be very cross.» I shall never forget you.» Shall we be able to get this finished today, do you think?» I'm afraid I shall not/shan't be able to come to your party.» FORMAL I shall look forward to meeting you next week.» So we'll see you at the weekend, shall we (= is that right)?» We shall (= intend to) let you know as soon as there's any news.• • • Extra Examples:» Unless the money is returned, we shall shortly be contacting our legal department.» I can't afford a lawyer so I shall defend myself.» I did meet him once and it was an experience I shall never forget.» I shall list my objections to the plan in ascending order of importance.» When we receive your instructions we shall act accordingly. |
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