| 单词 | wish |
| 释义 | wish —wisher, n. —wishless, adj. /wish/, v.t. 1. to want; desire; long for (usually fol. by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning. 2. to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the problem settled. 3. to entertain wishes, favorably or otherwise, for: to wish someone well; to wish someone ill. 4. to bid, as in greeting or leave-taking: to wish someone a good morning. 5. to request or charge: I wish him to come. v.i. 6. to desire; long; yearn (often fol. by for): Mother says I may go if I wish. I wished for a book. 7. to make a wish: She wished more than she worked. 8. wish on, a. to force or impose (usually used in the negative): I wouldn't wish that awful job on my worst enemy. b. Also, wish upon. to make a wish using some object as a magical talisman: to wish on a star. n. 9. an act or instance of wishing. 10. a request or command: I was never forgiven for disregarding my father's wishes. 11. an expression of a wish, often one of a kindly or courteous nature: to send one's best wishes. 12. something wished or desired: He got his wish - a new car. [bef. 900; (v.) ME wisshen, OE wyscan; c. G wünschen, ON aeskja; akin to OE wynn joy (see WINSOME), L venus charm (see VENUS); (n.) ME, deriv. of the v.] Syn. 1. crave. WISH, DESIRE, WANT indicate a longing for something. To WISH is to feel an impulse toward attainment or possession of something; the strength of the feeling may be of greater or lesser intensity: I wish I could go home. DESIRE, a more formal word, suggests a strong wish: They desire a new regime. WANT, usually colloquial in use, suggests a feeling of lack or need that imperatively demands fulfillment: People all over the world want peace. 5. direct, order. 8. will, want. |
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