wish的用法知多少

　　If you wish to succeed, you should use persistence as your good friend, experience as your reference, prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry. ——Edison

　　如果你希望成功，当以恒心为良友、以经验为参谋、以谨慎为兄弟、以希望为哨兵。——爱迪生

　　一、你知道wish有几种含义吗?

　　n.

　　1.希望，愿望 [C]

　　His wish to be an actor has come true.

　　他想当演员的愿望实现了。

　　2.(wishes) 祝愿;祝辞 [C]

　　We all send our best wishes for your recovery.

　　我们都祝你早日康复。

　　3.希望的事;想要的东西 [C]

　　v.

　　1.希望，想要 [T]

　　If you wish good advice, consult an old man.

　　如要忠告向老人请教。

　　2.【表示不能实现或与现实相悖的愿望】但愿 [T]

　　I wish I knew more about her habit .

　　但愿我知道她的其他一些习惯。

　　3.祝，祝愿 [T]

　　We call on out friends and relatives, and wish one another happy new year.

　　我们走亲访友，互相祝贺新年。

　　4.向...道(早安等)[T]

　　My lady turned round to wish them good-night.

　　夫人回身来向他们道了晚安。

　　5.【表示婉转的命令】请求，要求 [T]

　　二、词义辨析：还有哪些词表示”希望”的含义呢?

　　desire, wish, hope, expect, want, long

　　这些动词都有“希望”之意。

　　desire语气较正式庄重，着重渴望的力量与热切，常含有强烈的意图和目的。

　　wish语气较弱，多指难于实现或不可能实现的愿望。

　　hope指对愿望实现有一定信心的希望。

　　expect通常指有很大程度的把握，但仍含有预料之意，或预计某事或某行动的发生。

　　want一般指所想要的东西是切望得到的东西，能弥补实际需要。

　　long语气强，指极殷切地盼望着，这种盼望侧重于很难或不可能得到的东西。有时也指一般愿望，但含一定感情色彩。

　　三、含有wish的常见短语

　　death wish

　　n. [心]求死愿望

　　你学会wish的用法了吗?一起来做个小测试吧!

　　She's always got a worry list a mile long. I____she'd just relax and enjoy life.

　　她总是忧虑重重。 我希望她能想开点， 愉快地生活。

虚拟语气：wish、if only和as if的用法

　　Wish，if only和as if经常用于虚拟语气中，那么具体该怎么使用呢?请看例句：

　　(1)wish表示愿望

　　1. I wish I could pass the exam. 我希望我能通过考试。

　　2. I wish she had been of my own station. 如果她和我的身份一样就好了。

　　3. I wish the children would stop flinging their clothes about, but put them away tidily. 但愿孩子们不再乱扔衣服，而是把它们整齐地存放起来。

　　4. He wished that he had practised the routines. 他希望他已经处理完日常工作了。

　　(2)if only同wish一样表示愿望，主要为难以实现的愿望。

　　1. The snow was soft and deep outside. If only he could get out to try his new sled. 外头的雪下得柔软又深厚，如果他能出去试试他的新雪橇该多好啊。

　　2. If only they would tell me what they've decided. 但愿他们能把决定告诉我。

　　3. If only it were possible for me to see her once more! 但愿我还能再看见她一次。

　　4. If only he would lend support to you! 但愿他能给予你支持!

　　5. If only she would pass the English examination! 但愿她能通过英语考试!

　　6. If only I could get a ticket to the concert. 但愿我能够买到音乐会的门票。

　　(3)as if表示说话人对当时的情况表示怀疑，认为其不真实或极少概率发生。

　　1. It looks as if it were in print. 看样子它是根深蒂固的。

　　2. She nurtured the child as if he had been her own. 她把那孩子当作自己的来养育。

　　3. He comported himself as if he had already been elected. 他表现出好像他已经当选了似的。

　　4. As if he could right the wrongs of the past by his own personal dedication to the cause. 好象通过把他个人奉献给这个事业，就能纠正过去所犯的错误。

　　5. It seemed to his imagination as if all her sweetness and vitality had flown. 他觉得仿佛她的可爱和活力已全化为乌有了。

　　6. It was as if all the circuits inside her had already closed down, were preparing for the darkness of death. 好象她内部的所有电路都关闭了，正准备等待死亡的来临。