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can
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- Conjugation :
past
canned
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past
could
;
ing
canning
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- can
[kæn]
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1.
aux vb
(be able to) 能
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can I help you?
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您要买点儿什么？
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2.
aux vb
(in general) 我能帮你吗？
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you can do it if you try
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如果试试的话你是能做的
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I can't hear/see anything
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我什么也听/看不见
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I can't remember
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我不记得了
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she can't sleep
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她不能入睡
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you can always try telephoning him at home
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你可以试着往他家里打电话
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as you can imagine...
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就如你能想像的那样…
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how can I ever thank you?
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我该怎么谢你才好呢？
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I can't understand why...
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我不能理解为什么…
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3.
aux vb
(know how to) 会
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I can swim/drive
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我会游泳/开车
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can you play a musical instrument?
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你会一种乐器吗？
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4.
aux vb
(permission，requests) 可以
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can I use your phone?
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我可以用你的电话吗？
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can you help me?
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你可以帮我一下吗？
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can't you leave me alone?
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你就不能让我单独呆一会儿吗？
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this cannot be allowed to continue
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不能再这样下去了
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5.
aux vb
it can't be true！ (disbelief，puzzlement) 这不可能是真的！
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you can't be serious!
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你不是认真的吧！
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it can't have been them!
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不可能是他们！
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what can he want?
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他究竟想要什么？
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6.
aux vb
(possibility) 可能
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the illness can last for up to six months
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病情可能持续近6个月
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he can be very unpleasant
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他有时会非常不高兴
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can she have finished already?
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她有可能已经完成了吗？
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how can millions of dollars disappear?
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成百万的美金怎么可能消失呢？
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- can
[kæn]
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1.
vt.
将……装入罐中
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We spent the afternoon canning fruits and vegetables.
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我们花了一下午的时间把水果和蔬菜装罐制成罐头。
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2.
v.aux
能，能够，有能力
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3.
vt.
解雇，开除
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A couple of my colleagues were canned for being irresponsible.
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我的几个同事不负责任。
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4.
v.aux
会
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5.
vt.
[Slang]
终止，停止
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6.
v.aux
可能
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7.
v.aux
有权，有资格
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8.
verb
允许，可以
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9.
n.[c]
罐头，听
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Huge savings of energy are made through recycling aluminium cans.
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回收铝罐节约了大量能源。
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10.
n.[c]
一罐的量
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Simon sat at the table, drinking a can of beer.
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西蒙坐在桌边，喝着一罐啤酒。
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11.
n.[c]
浮筒，圆锥形浮标
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The can buoy was submerged underwater.
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罐状浮标没于水下。
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12.
n.[c]
[Slang]
屁股，臀部
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I was tired of sitting on my can and watching the world pass me by.
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我厌烦了就这么坐着，任时光飞逝。
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13.
n.[c]
[Slang]
便池，马桶
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I need to use the can!
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我得上厕所方便！
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14.
n.[c]
[Slang]
厕所，茅房
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The cans in the school had an awful stench.
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学校的公共厕所发出一股恶臭。
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15.
n.[c]
[Slang]
监狱，牢房
Collins English-English Dictionary
- can
[kæn]
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1.
vi.
[takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive]
[intr]
used as an auxiliary to indicate ability, skill, or fitness to perform a task
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I can run a mile in under four minutes
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2.
vi.
used as an auxiliary to indicate permission or the right to something
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can I have a drink?
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3.
vi.
used as an auxiliary to indicate knowledge of how to do something
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he can speak three languages fluently
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4.
vi.
used as an auxiliary to indicate the possibility, opportunity, or likelihood
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my trainer says I can win the race if I really work hard
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5.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English cunnan; related to Old Norse kunna, Old High German kunnan, Latin cognoscere to know, Sanskrit janati he knows; see ken, uncouth
- can
[kæn]
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1.
n
canful the contents of a can or the amount a can will hold
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2.
n
a container, esp for liquids, usually of thin sheet metal
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a petrol can
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beer can
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3.
n
another name (esp US) for tin
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4.
n
a slang word for prison
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5.
n
a slang word for toilet
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6.
n
a slang word for destroyer
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7.
n
[US and Canadian]
[US]
[navy]
[naval]
[Slang]
a depth charge
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8.
n
a shallow cylindrical metal container of varying size used for storing and handling film
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9.
n
See carry
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10.
vb
to put (food, etc) into a can or cans; preserve in a can
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11.
vt.
[tr]
[US]
[Slang]
to dismiss from a job
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12.
vt.
[tr]
[US]
[Spoken]
to stop (doing something annoying or making an annoying noise) (esp in the phrase can it!)
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13.
vt.
[tr]
[Spoken]
to reject or discard
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14.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English canne; related to Old Norse, Old High German kanna, Irish gann, Swedish kana sled
Examples
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He can put away as much ice-cream as you can.
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他跟你一样，能吃很多冰淇淋。
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The call loan rate can change on a daily basis, and the loan can also be canceled with 24 hours notice.
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通知贷款率每天都会浮动，也可以在24小时内取消贷款。
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It can also emit electrons so they can be used in ultrathin display screens.
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它也能发射电子，因而能用于极薄的显示屏。
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Tom is an intellectual and can always can work out the best method to solve the mathematic problems.
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汤姆喜欢动脑子，总能找到数学题的最好解答方法。
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No physical courage and no brute instinct can take the place of the Divine help which alone can sustain him.
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身体的勇气、肉体的本能，都不能取代神的帮助，只有神能够支撑他们。
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Only in the future can such fantastic dreams can become reality.
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只有在将来，如此荒诞的梦想才能变为现实。
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