wish
- IPA[wiSH]
美式
- 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
- 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
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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
- ▪ 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
- ▪ 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
- ▪ hope that something unpleasant will happen to I would not wish it on the vilest soul
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
- ▪ 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
- ▪ 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
- a weak or watery drink: one pot of wish-wash called “tea.”
Oxford American Dictionary
- a weak or watery drink: one pot of wish-wash called ‘tea’
Oxford Dictionary
- a mail-order catalog.
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- the satisfying of unconscious desires in dreams or fantasies: there is a strong element of wish fulfillment in this episode
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- an unconscious desire for one's own death.
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- a desire for someone's death, especially an unconscious desire for one's own death.
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- a list of desired things or occurrences: it's best for homeowners to make a wish list of all the things they want
Oxford Dictionary
- a list of desired things or occurrences: it's best for homeowners to make a wish list of all the things they want
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- IPA[wɪʃ]
英式
- feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen: we wished for peace he wished that he had practised the routines
- a desire or hope for something to happen: the union has reiterated its wish for an agreement her wish to be a mother
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