have a desire
say that one hopes for
a feeling of wanting sth, especially sth that is at present impossible; hope or desire
a thing wished for; object of hope or desire
an attempt to make a particular desired thing or situation happen, especially when it can only happen by magic expressed in a special way or silently; act of wishing
"he got his wish"
"he was above all wishing and desire"
"I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"
"his crying was an indirect request for attention"
"give him my kind regards"
"my best wishes"
"it was his last wish"
"they should respect the wishes of the people"
"I wish I could go home now"
"Do you care to try this dish?"
"Would you like to come along to the movies?"
"I wish that Christmas were over"
"wish you a nice evening"
"bid farewell"
I would not wish Any companion in the world but you.
出自:Tempest , Shakespeare
She hears that Miss Biggs is to be married...I wish it may be so.
出自: J. Austen
I wished both magazine and review at the bottom of the sea.
出自: C. Lamb
Let us remember James by name and wish him happy.
出自: Dickens
You should do just what your grandfather wishes.
出自: L. M. Alcott
'I wish we could marry now,' murmured Stephen, as an impossible fancy.
出自: T. Hardy
If men really wish to be good, they will become good.
出自: J. B. Mozley
These words were a barrier between us which she wished me..to remove.
出自: I. Murdoch
光是周复一周地表白你的愿望是毫无作用的,你必须付诸某种行动! wish sb/sth away
With all her heart, she wished him away, but he refused to go.
她一心一意地希望他离开,可是他就是不走。
It would be nice, wouldn't it?if we could wish this terrible weather away and make the sun shine!
如果能凭我们的愿望把这可怕的天气变得阳光明媚,那真是妙极了,不是吗?
She kissed the child's knee and said that she would wish the pain away.
她亲吻着孩子的膝盖说道,她会用祝愿驱走他的疼痛的。
These problems cannot be wished away, you know.
你要知道,这些问题不是你希望它不存在它就能不存在的。
渔夫想得到一幢新房子,但他很快就后悔了。
I will send you the book you wished for.
我会把你想要的那本书寄给你的。
The children have everything they could possibly wish for.
孩子们要什么有什么。
We wish for peace.
我们盼望和平。
How she wished for an opportunity to come and visit our Great Wall.
她多么希望能有机会来看看我们的长城。
If you wish for further explanation, you'd better apply in person to the director.
如果你想得到进一步说明,你最好直接找主任联系。
We were wishing for cool weather.
我们盼望着凉爽的天气。
When it is hot they wish for winter.
天气热的时候他们向往冬天。
It's no use wishing for things you can't have.
想要得不到的事物是徒劳的。
What more could one wish for?
夫复何求?
The weather was all that could be wished for.
天气是再好也没有的了。
你可以向星星祈祷。
Mary wished on a star that she could pass the test.
玛丽求老天保佑她考试及格。 wish sb/sth on〔upon〕 sb
I don't think we can wish the children on your parents while we're away.
我想在我们外出期间,不能把孩子们推给你父母亲照管。
She's a difficult person; I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy.
她是个难相处的人,就是我的死敌,我也不愿把她推给他。
They wished the hardest job on me.
他们把最艰苦的工作硬推给我。
I wouldn't wish such an illness upon my worst enemy.
我绝不希望我的死敌染上这样的一种病。
误 I wish that our teacher will come to our evening party.
正 I wish that our teacher would come to our evening party.
正 I hope that our teacher will come to our evening party.
析 hope和wish都可表示“希望”,但hope表示的“希望”一般可以实现,充当其宾语的从句中的动词用将来时。wish所表示的“希望”实现的可能性不大,充当其宾语的从句中的动词用虚拟式。
误 “Would you like to go to the movies tonight?” “I wish I did, but I have to study for a test.”
正 “Would you like to go to the movies tonight?” “I wish I could, but I have to study for a test.”
析 wish后接的宾语从句常用虚拟语气。指将来的情况多用would, could或might加动词原形构成谓语。如果谓语动词用了过去式形式,则是对现在情况的假设。
误 I wish seeing him at once.
正 I wish to see him at once.
析 wish后接动词不定式表示“希望”,强调主语的主观愿望,该愿望大都可以实现。这时, wish后不能接动名词。
误 I hope you success.
正 I wish you success.
析 wish后可以跟双宾语,但hope后不可以。
误 He does not wish any reward.
正 He does not wish for any reward.
析 表示“希望得到某物”时要用wish for。
误 I hope you a happy birthday.
正 I wish you a happy birthday.
析 表示“祝愿”时,一般用wish而不用hope。
误 On Christmas Eve we visited our American teacher, congratulating him on a merry Christmas.
正 On Christmas Eve we visited our American teacher, wishing him a merry Christmas.
析 congratulate是因某人有喜事或成功地完成某项工作时对他表示“祝贺”,至于圣诞节或新年,对别人的“祝愿、祝福”通常用wish。
误 She married a young worker in her own wish ten years ago.
正 She married a young worker at her own wish ten years ago.
正 She married a young worker by her own wish ten years ago.
析 表示“自愿”, wish前面用at或by,而不可用in。
误 He expressed his best wish to us all.
正 He expressed his best wishes to us all.
析 wish作“祝愿”解时,通常用其复数形式。