| 单词 | would |
| 释义 | would I. past of will 1. a. archaic < he would that they should go > b. archaic < what would these people > < they would a word with us > c. (1) < I would I had brought better news — W.S.Gilbert > < we would all were perfect — Edward Sapir > (2) — used in auxiliary function with rather or sooner to express preference between alternatives < his flock would rather let him starve than increase the living by one penny — Emily Brontë > < he would sooner die than face them > 2. a. — used in auxiliary function to express wish, desire, or intent < the problem of him who would determine the … pattern of a language — Internat'l Journal of American Linguistics > < would unite the nations of America into a real system — C.R.Fish > b. — used in auxiliary function to express willingness or preference < as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise — Lk 6:31 (Authorized Version) > < parents would have their children do well > c. — used in auxiliary function to express plan or intention < promised that we would correct … mistakes — Virginia Prewett > < deciding that they would visit as many friends as possible > d. — used in auxiliary function in the negative to express refusal < contrary to advice he would not have an auxiliary engine in his boat > < despite a good offer, he would have none of it > e. — used in auxiliary function to express disposition or inclination < would express the opinion that the … question has been practically settled — Norman Douglas > < would propose that all candidates be accepted > < would like to recommend a series of articles — R.C.Pooley > f. — used in auxiliary function to express insistence or determination < regardless of warnings he would play with fire > < the child would have its way > < he would not be crossed > < you might expect that he would not be deterred > 3. — used in auxiliary function to express custom or habitual action < we would meet every morning — O.S.J.Gogarty > < the swagman would for long periods be without … female company — William Power > < he would stand … blows without winking or shedding a tear — Emily Brontë > 4. — used in auxiliary function to express consent or choice < could be helped if he would only do his part > < would put it off indefinitely if he could > 5. a. — used in auxiliary function in the conclusion of a conditional sentence to express a contingency or possibility < if he were coming, he would be here now > < had all the possibilities been ruled out, we would have had to accept all three — Z.S.Harris > < would have done it myself but for my temporary incapacitation — Sir Winston Churchill > b. (1) — used in auxiliary function in the conclusion of a conditional sentence to express volition or intention < if I were a librarian, I would put this book in … my display — Pearl Buck > < if we had thought that the institute was a school, we would never have come — Time > (2) — used in auxiliary function in a statement of advice or recommendation based on the implied condition if I were you < I would go today while the weather is pleasant > < telling them he wouldn't take any such risk, he ordered them to go home > c. — used in auxiliary function in a noun clause completing a statement of desire, request, or advice < we wish that he would go > < the express desire of his parents was that he would finish school > < prefer that she would not go again > 6. a. — used in auxiliary function to express futurity from a point of view in the past < kept on looking for … the money that would solve his problems — E.L.Acken > < the lowness of his funds would presently compel his return — John Buchan > < proposed a council … whereby peace would be preserved — F.L.Schuman > b. — used in auxiliary function to express probability or presumption in past or present time < the hands of the watch show that it would be about five o'clock that it was submerged > < no one, for example, could have predicted … whether or not his pistol would have missed fire — L.A.White > < at this time of day the fire would have burned low — P.H.Newby > < from his appearance he would be the one we are looking for > 7. < no stone would shatter that glass > < the barrel would hold 20 gallons > 8. — used in auxiliary function to express a request with which voluntary compliance is expected < would you please help us > 9. obsolete < that would be scanned — Shakespeare > 10. — used in auxiliary function to express doubt or uncertainty < the explanation … would seem to go deeper — F.H.Hartmann > < for the survival of our society it would appear essential — Dorothy Barclay > < the mechanics of transmitting the sound were perfect, I would say — Philip Hamburger > 11. < knew I would enjoy the trip > < would be glad to know the answer > < feel that we would recognize them easily > < if you would be interested, I could arrange an interview > < it was ordered that he would go > II. < a life of inaction cluttered with woulds > III. variant of weld |
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