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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   wish

   • IPA[wiSH]

   美式

   • v.
     feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable; want something that cannot or probably will not happen；silently invoke a hope or desire, especially in a ritualized way
   • n.
     a desire or hope for something to happen；an expression of a desire or hope for something to happen, typically in the form of a request or instruction

   • verb: wish, 3rd person present: wishes, gerund or present participle: wishing, past tense: wished, past participle: wished

   • noun: wish, plural noun: wishes

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable; want something that cannot or probably will not happen we wished for peace he wished that he had practiced the routines 同義詞 desire, want, hope for, long for, yearn for, ... 更多crave, hunger for, thirst for, lust after, covet, sigh for, pine for, dream of, aspire to, set one's heart on, have as one's goal/aim, seek, be bent on, informalfancy, hanker after, have a yen for, itch for, archaicbe desirous of, raredesiderate
   • ▪ silently invoke a hope or desire, especially in a ritualized way I closed my eyes and wished
   • ▪ feel or express a desire to do something they wish to become involved 同義詞 want, desire, have an inclination, feel/be inclined, feel like, ... 更多care, choose, please, think fit
   • ▪ ask (someone) to do something or that (something) be done I wish it to be clearly understood
   • ▪ express a desire for (the success or good fortune) of (someone) they wish her every success 同義詞 bid
   • ▪ hope that something unpleasant will happen to I would not wish it on the vilest soul

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a desire or hope for something to happen the union has reiterated its wish for an agreement it is their wish to continue organizing similar exhibitions 同義詞 desire, longing, hope, yearning, inclination, ... 更多urge, whim, craving, hunger, thirst, lust, aspiration, aim, ambition, dream, informalfancy, hankering, yen, itch
   • ▪ an expression of a desire or hope for something to happen, typically in the form of a request or instruction she must carry out her late father's wishes 同義詞 request, requirement, bidding, instruction, direction, ... 更多demand, order, command, want, desire, will, literarybehest
   • ▪ an invocation or recitation of a hope or desire he makes a wish
   • ▪ an expression of a desire for someone's success or good fortune they had received kindness and good wishes from total strangers
   • ▪ a thing or event that is or has been desired; an object of desire the petitioners eventually got their wish

   片語

   • if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
   • wish someone well
   • the wish is father to the thought