时间: 2025-04-23 21:03:16
美: [kæn]
英: [kæn]
vt. 将…装入密封罐中保存
aux. 能； 能够； 可以； 可能
n. 罐头； （用金属或塑料制作的）容器； （马口铁或其他金属制作的）食品罐头
最后更新时间:2025-04-23 21:03:16
字面意思：
“can”作为动词，主要表示“能够”或“有能力做某事”。作为名词，指代一种金属罐或容器。
词性：
动词（verb）和名词（noun）。
词源分析：
“can”源自古英语“cunnan”，意为“知道”或“能”，根源与德语“können”相近，意指能力或可能性。
历史背景：
“can”首次在英语文献中的使用可追溯到约公元 800 年的古英语文本中。
课本：
在**教材中，“can”通常出现在小学英语和初中英语教材中，如《新概念英语》系列。
在牛津和美国的教材中，如《Oxford Reading Tree》和《American English File》，也会在初级至中级阶段频繁出现。
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
I can swim very well.
我游泳游得很好。
Can you help me with my homework?
你能帮我做作业吗？
She can speak three languages fluently.
她能流利地说三种语言。
We can have a meeting next week.
我们可以在下周开会。
The can was empty after I drank the soda.
喝完汽水后，罐子是空的。
*. He can’t find his keys anywhere.
他到处都找不到他的钥匙。
Can you believe what happened yesterday?
你能相信昨天发生的事吗？
They can finish the project on time.
他们能按时完成这个项目。
I can’t wait for the weekend!
我迫不及待想等周末了！
This can is made of aluminum.
这个罐子是用铝制成的。
同义词：
反义词：
音标记忆法：
通过发音练* /kæn/ 来帮助记忆。可以将其与其他相似发音的词汇进行比较，例如“can”和“can’t”。
谐音联想记忆：
可以将“can”联想到“罐子”中的“罐”（can），二者发音相似，有助于记忆。
通过这些分析与方法，可以更深入地理解和运用“can”这个单词。
[MODAL] You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to. 可以
例：Tickets can be purchased at the Madstone Theatre box office.票可在麦德斯通剧院售票处买到。
例：A central reservation number can direct you to accommodations that best suit your needs.预订总机可以帮你找到最适合你需求的住处。
[MODAL] You use can to indicate that someone has the ability or opportunity to do something. 能够; 会
例：Don't worry yourself about me, I can take care of myself.别为我担心，我会照顾好自己的。
例：I can't give you details because I don't actually have any details.我无法告诉你详情，因为我确实不了解具体情况。
例：The United States will do whatever it can to help Greece.美国将尽一切所能帮助希腊。
[MODAL] You use cannot to indicate that someone is not able to do something because circumstances make it impossible for them to do it. 无法
例：We cannot buy food and clothes and pay for rent and utilities on $20 a week.我们无法靠每星期$20来购买食品、衣物，付房租和水电费。
[MODAL] You use can to indicate that something is true sometimes or is true in some circumstances. 可能
例：...long-term therapy that can last five years or more.…可能要持续5年或者更长时间的长期治疗。
例：Exercising alone can be boring.独自一个人锻炼可能会很无聊。
[MODAL] You use cannot and can't to state that you are certain that something is not the case or will not happen. 不可能; 不会
例：From her knowledge of Douglas's habits, she feels sure that that person can't have been Douglas.根据她对道格拉斯的习惯的了解，她肯定那人不会是道格拉斯。
例：Things can't be that bad.情况不会那么糟。
[MODAL] You use can to indicate that someone is allowed to do something. You use cannot or can't to indicate that someone is not allowed to do something. 可以
例：Can I really have your jeans when you go?你走后，我真的可以穿你的牛仔裤吗？
例：We can't answer any questions, I'm afraid.我们恐怕不能再回答任何问题了。
[[强调]] You use cannot or can't when you think it is very important that something should not happen or that someone should not do something. 不应该
例：It is an intolerable situation and it can't be allowed to go on.这种情形令人无法容忍，不应该被允许继续下去。
[MODAL] You use can, usually in questions, in order to make suggestions or to offer to do something. 可以; 能 (用于表示建议或给予)
例：What can I do around here?在这里我能做什么？
例：This elderly woman was struggling out of the train and I said, "Oh, can I help you?"这位老妇人力图挤出列车时，我问道，“哦，我能帮忙吗？”
[[礼貌]] You use can in questions in order to make polite requests. You use can't in questions in order to request strongly that someone does something. 可以; 能 (用于表示请求)
例：Can I have a look at that?我能看看那个东西吗？
例：Why can't you leave me alone?你为什么不能别管我的事情？
[[正式，口语]] You use can as a polite way of interrupting someone or of introducing what you are going to say next. 可不可以 (打断谈话或插嘴时)
例：Can I interrupt you just for a minute?我可不可以打断你一会儿？
例：But if I can interrupt, Joe, I don't think anybody here is personally blaming you.恕我打断你，乔，我认为这里并没有人在怪你。
[[非正式，口语]] You use can with verbs such as "imagine," "think," and "believe" in order to emphasize how you feel about a particular situation. 能够 (与imagine， think， believe连用，表示强调)
例：You can imagine he was terribly upset.你能想像他有多苦恼。
例：You can't think how glad I was to see them all go.你想不到看到他们都走掉我有多开心。
[[口语]] You use can in questions with "how" to indicate that you feel strongly about something. 与(how)连用，表示强烈的感受
例：How can millions of dollars go astray?数百万美元怎么会丢失了呢？
例：How can you say such a thing?你怎么能说这样的话？
[N-COUNT] A can 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. 罐; 罐头
例：Several young men were kicking a tin can along the middle of the road.几个小伙子正在马路中间踢着一个锡罐。
例：...empty beer cans.…空啤酒罐。
[N-COUNT] You can use can to refer to a can and its contents, or to the contents only. 一罐
例：She grabbed a can of soda out of the refrigerator.她从冰箱里取出一罐汽水。
[[usu passive]] When food or drink is canned, it is put into a metal container and sealed so that it will remain fresh. 把…装罐
例：...fruits and vegetables that will be canned, skinned, diced, or otherwise processed.…将要经过装罐、去皮、切块或其他加工程序的水果和蔬菜。
[[非正式]] If you are canned, you are dismissed from your job. 解雇
例：The extremists prevailed, and the security chief was canned.极端分子占了上风，那名安全主管被解雇。