zhòngyīngguànyònglìgōu:
  • dàn yuàn de jiàn néng bèi cǎi .
    I'm crossing my fingers that my proposal will be accepted.
  • méi kǎo , wéi kuān wèi de shì hái néng kǎo .
    is that I can take it again.
  • shēng néng bǎo zhèng zhì .
    The doctor cannot guarantee a cure.
  • men ruò néng zēng jiā huò de xiāo shòu liàng , jiù jiàng chǎn liàng .Cf cān kàn cut-back.
    production.
  • cūn zhuāng bèi xuě fēng zhùér néng wài jiè lián yuè .
    by heavy snow for a month.
  • zài yīng guó , yīn shè huì jiē céng tóng ,lunch、 dinner、 supper、 tea zhè de yòng jìn xiāng tóng , ér qiě zài dìng chéng shàng yòu xìng chā bié .Ifthemiddaymealiscalledlunch,theeveningmealisdinnerorsupper. ruò cān chēng zuò lunch, wǎn cān wéi dinner huò supper.*Inthiscaseteaconsistsofadrinkandcakeorbiscuitsintheafternoon. zài zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng xià ,tea zhǐ xià de chá diǎn , bāo kuò yǐn liào gāo diǎnbǐng qián zhī lèi .Ifthemiddaymealiscalleddinnerthentheeveningmealisteaorsupper. ruò cān chēng zuò dinner, wǎn cān shì tea huò supper.*Inthiscasesuppermaybealightsnackbeforebedtime. zhè shí ,supper néng zhǐ lín shuì qián chī de xiāo .Atschool,childrenhaveschooldinner/lunchatmiddayortheymaytakeapacked/sandwichlunchwiththem. zài xiào xué shēng zhōng chī de yào shì schooldinner/lunch( xué xiào cān) , yào shì dài de packedsandwichlunch( zhuāng [ sān míng zhì ] cān) .
    The use of the terms lunch, dinner, supper and tea varies between social classes in Britain and to some extent between regions.
  • tīng jiàn jīhū néng shuō huà .=>Usageatalso yòng jiàn also.
    He can't hear and he can hardly speak either.
  • néng táo zhè yàng de shì shí ....
    You can't escape the fact that...
  • men hěn shǎo yòu rén néng huó dào 2050 nián .
    Few of us will still be alive in the year 2050.
  • nán hái yào yán jiā guǎn jiào cái néng yòu suǒ zhǎngjìn .have,etcafirm/tightholdonsth=>hold2.
    That boy needs a firm hand to help him grow up.
  • men yīnggāi néng zhè liàng chē gāo jià mài chū .=>Usageatsell yòng jiàn sell.
    for a good price.
  • wàng néng dào qiàn -- shì zuòde tài mǎng zhuàng liǎo .Cf cān kàn backward.
    I hope you'll apologize that was a very forward thing to do.
  • yuàn mǎn , hěn bào qiàn zhǐ néng děng xià yīcháng liǎo .=>Usageatempty1 yòng jiàn empty1.
    The theatre is full, I'm afraid you'll have to wait for the next show.
  • duì quán néng de shén shì , chū de zhèng ...
    that the evidence I shall give...
  • néng zuò zhǒng gōng zuò .waitonsbhandandfoot=>wait1.washone'shandsofsb/sth=>wash2.winhandsdown=>win.wringone'shands=>wring.
    She can turn her hand to all sorts of jobs.
  • shuō duì zhēn shì jìng pèi -- cóng wèi xiǎng dào néng cān jiā jiá duì .talkthroughone'shat=>talk2.
    I must say I take my hat off to him I neverthought he would get into the first team.
  • zhè fēi tài tàng , néng .Cf cān kàn cold1,warm1.
    This coffee is too hot to drink.
  • yào shì qīn yǎn , jué huì xiāng xìn néng yòu zhè zhǒng shì .=>Usageatunless yòng jiàn unless.
    I wouldn't have believed it possible, if I hadn't seen it happen.
  • wàng jiǔ jiù néng gěi xiě xìn .=>Usageatlong3 yòng jiàn long3.
    I hope to write to you before long.
  • kàn chū shè huì dǎng rén néng zài xuǎn zhōng huò shèng .=>Usageatfeel1 yòng jiàn feel1.
    It doesn't look to me as if the Socialists will win the election.
  • fēi néng táng róng huà liǎo .=>Usageatwater1 yòng jiàn water1.
    The hot coffee melts the sugar.
  • yào shì 'àn shí yòng zhè xiē yào wán , běn lái shì néng zhì hǎo de .=>Usage2atmay1 jiàn may1 suǒ yòng 2 xiàng .
    The pills might have cured him, if only he'd taken them regularly.
  • què xìn néng chéng gōng .putone'smoneywhereone's`mouthis(infml kǒu )showone'ssupportinapracticalway,notjustbyone'swords shí xíng dòng zhī chí , bìng fēi shuō kōng huà .arunforone'smoney=>run1.seethecolourofsb'smoney=>colour1.there'smoneyinsthprofitcanbeobtainedfromsth( mǒu shì yòu .throwone'smoneyabout(infml kǒu )spendone'smoneyrecklesslyandostentatiously huī huò .youpaysyourmoneyandyoutakesyourchoice=>pay2.
    I'll put my money on him.
  • wàng men néng duō jiàn miàn .=>Usageatmuch1 yòng jiàn much1.
    I hope we'll see more of you, ie see you more often.
  • yòu diǎn shì kěn dìng de , zài néng xíng zǒu liǎo .(with)not/withoutsomuchas=>so1.
    This much is certain, you will never walk again.
  • hěn guān , rèn wéi dìng hěn kuài jiù néng zhǎo dào gōng zuò .Cf cān kàn pessimist(pessimism).
    He's such an optimist that he's sure he'll soon find a job.
  • běn gāi dāng jiào shīhěn néng shì hǎo jiào shī) .=>Usage2atmust jiàn must suǒ yòng 2 xiàng .
    She ought to have been a teacher, ie She would probably have been a good one.
  • guò gāo liǎo de néng -- xiàn zài jué gōng zuò fēi cháng kùn nán .Cf cān kàn underestimate.
    I overestimated his abilities he's finding the job very difficult.
  • shé huáng -- shuídōu néng piàn dǎo .Cf cān kàn implausible.
    She was so plausible she would have deceived anyone.
  • liàn jiù huì huāng shū .makeahabit/practiceofsth=>habit.,practicemakes`perfect(saying yàn )doingsth(egaskillorcraft)repeatedlyistheonlywaytobecomeverygoodatit shú néng shēng qiǎo .sharppractice=>sharp.
    If you don't play, you'll get out of practice.
  • bié wéi néng xiāng xìn jiàn shì .=>Usageatalmost yòng jiàn almost.
    You can scarcely expect me to believe that.
  • zhù zhì , de duì dìng néng yíng jǐn biāo .astuffedshirt=>stuff2.
    He has put his shirt on his team winning the trophy.