can的经典引文

1. 可以，能够，会，能
2. 可能

1. 罐头
2. 金属容器，金属罐，铁罐，玻璃罐，塑料容器
3. 厕所，茅房
4. 一罐，一听， 听头
5. 喷雾器
6. 班房，监狱 ，牢房
7. 棘手的问题，难题，麻烦事
8. 尤指影片、录像资料

1. 能，会，可以，得，允许
2. 把装罐， 把（食品）装罐保存
3. 解雇，让…卷铺盖走人，炒某人鱿鱼
4. 有时会，可能会，时而可能
5. 必须
6. 究竟， 到底是，究竟能
7. 竟至于
8. 懂得，知道
9. 与动词 feel、hear、see、smell、taste 连用
10. 用于否定句，表示某事肯定不真实
11. 难道会
12. 无法接受某物
13. 可能
14. 有（道德和合法）权利

1. =Canada 加拿大

1. 能,能够 know how to
2. 可以 be able to
3. 可能,会 may; might

1. [C]罐; 罐头 metal or plastic container for holding or carrying liquids; a closed metal container in which foods preserved without air

情态动词用法（MODAL USES）

1.(表示某事物的特点)能够，可以
You usecan when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.

e.g. Pork is also the most versatile of meats. Itcan be roasted whole or in pieces...
在肉类中,猪肉的做法也是最多的,可以整块烤来吃,也可以切片烤来吃。
e.g. Luckily, ironcan be reworked and mistakes don't have to be thrown away...
所幸的是,铁可以再加工,次品、废品不必被扔掉。

2.(表示有能力或机会)能，会，可以
You usecan to indicate that someone has the ability or opportunity to do something.

e.g. Don't worry yourself about me, Ican take care of myself...
你别担心我,我能照顾好自己。
e.g. Ican't give you details because I don't actually have any details...
我没办法给你提供细节,因为我并不了解任何细节。

3.(用于否定句，表示情况不允许)不能，无法
You usecannot to indicate that someone is not able to do something because circumstances make it impossible for them to do it.

e.g. People whocan't afford to go to the theatre or concertscan afford to go to football matches...
看不起电影或听不起音乐会的人可以去观看足球赛。
e.g. Wecannot buy food, clothes and pay for rent and utilities on $20 a week...
一个星期才20美元,不够我们吃穿、付房租及水电等费用的。

4.有可能;有时会
You usecan to indicate that something is true sometimes or is true in some circumstances.

can

e.g. ...long-term therapy thatcan last five years or more...
有可能持续5年乃至更长时间的长期治疗。
e.g. A vacant lot or a bombsitecan, to the amateur naturalist, produce an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna...
对于业余博物学者来说,在一片空地上或被炸后的废墟里可能发现种类繁多的植物群和动物群。

5.(用于否定句，表示确信某事不真实或不会发生)不可能，不会
You usecannot andcan't to state that you are certain that something is not the case or will not happen.

can

e.g. From her knowledge of Douglas's habits, she feels sure that the attackercan't have been Douglas...
根据她对道格拉斯习性的了解,她敢断定他不可能是那个袭击者。
e.g. Thingscan't be that bad...
情况不会糟到那个地步。

6.(表示允许)可以
You usecan to indicate that someone is allowed to do something. You usecannot orcan't to indicate that someone is not allowed to do something.

e.g. You must buy the credit life insurance before youcan buy the disability insurance...
你必须先购买信用人寿保险,方可购买伤残保险。
e.g. No-onecan set up a waste disposal company unless theycan show that they've got enough money and trained staff to do the job properly...
任何人若想成立废品处理公司,必须证明其拥有足够资金和受训员工以保证工作可以顺利开展。

7.不行;不能;不该
You usecannot orcan't when you think it is very important that something should not happen or that someone should not do something.

e.g. It is an intolerable situation and itcan't be allowed to go on...
这种情况忍无可忍,不能再任其继续下去了。
e.g. The Commissioncan't demand from Sweden more than it demands from its own members.
委员会对瑞典的要求不能比对自己的会员国要求都多。

8.(通常用于疑问句，表示建议或提议帮忙)能
You usecan, usually in questions, in order to make suggestions or to offer to do something.

e.g. Whatcan I do around here?...
我在这儿能做点儿什么?
e.g. This old lady was struggling out of the train and I said, 'Oh,can I help you?'...
我看见这位老太太正颤巍巍地下火车,就问:“嗯,我来帮您一把吗?”

9.(用于疑问句时,can 表示礼貌的请求，而 can't 表示强烈请求）
You usecan in questions in order to make polite requests. You usecan't in questions in order to request strongly that someone does something.

e.g. Can I have a look at that?...
我能不能看一眼那个?
e.g. Can you please help?...
请你帮个忙好吗?

10.(用于有礼貌地打断,或引导要说的话)能,可以
You usecan as a polite way of interrupting someone or of introducing what you are going to say next.

e.g. Can I interrupt you just for a minute?...
我能不能打断你们一下?
e.g. But if Ican interrupt, Joe, I don't think anybody here is personally blaming you...
对不起,乔,我插一句,可我认为在座的没有谁在埋怨你。

11.(与 imagine, think, believe 等动词连用,用来加强语气)能
You usecan with verbs such as 'imagine', 'think', and 'believe' in order to emphasize how you feel about a particular situation.

e.g. Youcan imagine he was terribly upset...
你能想象得出来,他当时心里乱得要命。
e.g. Youcan't think how glad I was to see them all go...
你都想象不到,我看到他们全都走了,心里是多么高兴。

12.(与 how 一起用于疑问句,表示感受强烈)能,能够
You usecan in questions with 'how' to indicate that you feel strongly about something.

e.g. Howcan you complain about higher taxes?...
你怎么能抱怨税费的提高呢?
e.g. Howcan millions of dollars go astray?...
几百万美元怎么可能不翼而飞呢?

容器（CONTAINER）

1.(盛放食品、饮料或油漆的)罐子，金属罐，听
Acan is a metal container in which something such as food, drink, or paint is put. The container is usually sealed to keep the contents fresh.

can

e.g. Several young men were kicking a tincan along the middle of the road.
几个青年人踢着一个锡罐在路中间走着。
e.g. ...empty beer cans.
空啤酒罐

2.将(食物、饮料)装罐保存
When food or drinkis canned, it is put into a metal container and sealed so that it will remain fresh.

e.g. ...fruits and vegetables that will be canned, skinned, diced or otherwise processed...
将要装罐、去皮、切块或用其他方法加工的水果和蔬菜
e.g. It was always roast lamb and canned peas for Sunday lunch.
星期天午餐总是吃烤羔羊肉和豌豆罐头。

3.厕所
The can is the toilet.

4.解雇;开除
If youare canned, you are dismissed from your job.

e.g. The extremists prevailed, and the security minister was canned...
极端主义分子猖獗,致使安全部长被解职。
e.g. When I got canned, I took these keys as souvenirs.
我被开除后,就拿了这些钥匙作为纪念。

5. see also: canned

6.承担所有指责;代人受过
If you have tocarry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.

e.g. We are a luxury restaurant and if people have a bad experience, we have to carry thecan.
我们这是豪华饭店;如果客人用餐不愉快,背黑锅的就是我们。

7.完成了的;完结的
If you say that something such as a job that you are doing isin the can, you mean that it is completely finished.

e.g. With another day's work in thecan, Philip is happy to leave the open countryside and head for his London flat.
又干完了一天的活,菲利普满心愉悦地离开了广袤的乡村,前往自己位于伦敦的公寓。

• I have brought thee in this can fresh water from the brook.

  出自：Wordsworth

• Unlearned men that can no letters.

  出自：J. Foxe

• She could the Bible in the holy tongue.

  出自：Jonson

经典对话

A：Can I have your name?
我能有你的名字吗？

B：Why? Don't you already have one?
为什么？你不是已经有一个了吗？

夜生活

A：Can I see your (ticket/ I.D.*/ driver’s license), please?
可以看一下您的（票/身份证/驾驶执照）吗？

can的翻译

B：Here you are.
给您。

堵车

A：There’s another (traffic jam/ back-up/ accident) on the highway.
公路上有（堵车/塞车/出车祸了）。

B：Howcan there be?
怎么可能？

1. can用作情态动词的基本意思是“能,能够”“可以”“可能,会”,可表示体力、智力能够完成一件事情或环境赋予的能力; 也可表示由于环境或其他因素而产生的可能性,用于疑问句或否定句中; 还可表示环境、条件或法律的许可。can也可表示要求、拜托、请求、惊讶等。
2. can可与实义动词搭配,构成动词性合成谓语,表示“能力”; 也可用在否定句或疑问句中,与be、进行式的动词或完成式的动词搭配,是对现在或过去的推测,表示“绝不可能”“难道…吗?”。can与表示知觉的动词搭配使用时，通常不用于进行体。
3. can的否定式can't或cannot表示智力或体力不够、不可能或禁止。
4. “can't help v -ing”表示“不禁…”“禁不住做某事”。
5. “can't be too+ adj. ”表示“越…越好”“再…也不过分”; “can't help+ n./pron. ”或“can't help but+动词原形”表示“不得不…”。