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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

wish [wɪʃ]
  1. 1. noun [c] 愿望
  2. 2. vt. 但愿
    to make a wish
    默默地许愿
  3. 3. vt. (out loud) 大声许愿
    we have no wish to cause problems
    我们不想引起麻烦
    best wishes
    良好祝愿
    with best wishes
    祝好
    give her my best wishes
    代我向她致意
    to wish to do sth
    想要做某事
    to wish sb goodbye/good night
    某人告别/道晚安
    to wish sb well
    某人一切顺利
    to wish sth on sb
    想让某事发生某人身上
    to wish for sth
    渴望某物

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

wish [wɪʃ]
  1. 1. verb 希望渴望盼望
    I wish I had some bread to give the poor.
    希望我有一些面包可以发给穷人们。
    I wish I could go home now.
    希望现在能回家了。
  2. 2. vt. 想要有……的意向
    You may wish to seek legal advice on whether a contract could be drawn up.
    可能是否起草一份合同想要寻求司法意见
  3. 3. verb 但愿表达愿望
    I wish that I had spent the extra money and bought a slightly better machine.
    希望已经花了剩下的钱,买了一台好点的机器
    I wish that Christmas were over.
    希望圣诞节已经结束了。
  4. 4. vt. 祝愿祈祷
  5. 5. vt. 请求要求
    I wish that I could have a chocolate icecream right now.
    请求现在能吃一块巧克力冰激凌
  6. 6. vt. 愿,祈求
    We wish you a Merry Christmas.
    我们祝你圣诞节快乐
    Wish you a nice evening.
    祝你晚安
  7. 7. n.[c] 渴求欲求渴望
    The outcome of the negotiations appeared to have satisfied the wishes of everyone involved.
    谈判结果似乎满足每个参与者愿望
    He got his wish.
    如愿以偿
  8. 8. n.[c] 请求要求命令
    She has verbally expressed her wishes to me and other people.
    已经口头向我和其他人表示她的请求
    I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave.
    可以说是他希望客人离开
  9. 9. n.[c] 祝愿祝福
    He retires with all of our good wishes for the future.
    带着我们关对未来的良好祝愿退休了。
  10. 10. n.[c/u] 心愿愿望
    Last night, reformers were still waiting for their wish to be fulfilled by the government.
    昨天晚上,改革者们还仍然等着政府满足他们的愿望
    They should respect the wishes of the people.
    他们应当尊重人民意愿
    It was his last wish.
    那是他的最后心愿

Collins English-English Dictionary

wish [wɪʃ]
  1. 1. vb [when tr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive; when intr, often foll by for] to want or desire (something, often that which cannot be or is not the case)
    I wish I lived in Italy
    to wish for peace
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
    I wish you well
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to desire or prefer to be as specified
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to greet as specified; bid
    he wished us good afternoon
  5. 5. vt. [tr] [formal] to order politely
    I wish you to come at three o'clock
  6. 6. n the act of wishing; the expression of some desire or mental inclination
    to make a wish
  7. 7. n something desired or wished for
    he got his wish
  8. 8. n [usually plural] expressed hopes or desire, esp for someone's welfare, health, etc
  9. 9. n [often plural] [formal] a polite order or request
  10. 10. n See also wish on
  11. 11. n [Etymology] Old English wyscan; related to Old Norse öskja, German wünschen, Dutch wenschen

Examples

an idle wish
枉费心机的愿望
a voiceless wish
心里的愿望
to wish someone good luck
祝(某人)幸运
to wish a person to come
要某人来
"Do you wish to say (或add) something?"
“您还再想说什么吗?”;或仅仅作为兴趣的表示

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