can

[kæn]

aux.可以, 能
n.罐头
v.罐装,<口>解雇

例句与用法：

Don't shout into my ears like that, I can hear you perfectly well.

别那样对我大声嚷嚷，我能听清楚。

How can you say that?

你怎么可以这样说？

Can you give me some feedback?

你能给我一些建议吗？

You can count on me.

你可以指望我。

Can you help me?

你能帮我吗？

Can you cook?

你会烹饪吗？

There is only one can of meat left.

只剩下一听肉了。

The fish is canned in the factory.

鱼在这家厂里装成罐头。

词形变化：

名词: canner | 动词过去式: canned | 动词过去分词: canned | 动词现在分词: canning | 动词第三人称单数: cans |

v.aux.

1. (表示能力、功能)能, 会

The classroom can seat thirty students.

这教室能坐三十位学生。

June can drive now.

琼现在会开车了。

2. (表示可能性)可能, 可能会

I think the work can be completed ahead of time.

我认为这项工作能提前完成。

3. (表示允许、请求)可以

You can't take the book out of the room.

你不可以将这本书拿出室外。

Can I use your pen?

我可以用一下你的笔吗?

4. (表示命令)必须

If you won't keep quiet you can get out.

你如不保持安静, 就请你走。

5. (表示偶然发生的可能性)有时会

It can be quite windy there, especially in spring.

那里有时容易刮风, 特别是在春季。

6. (表示惊讶)究竟; 竟至于

What can it possibly be?

那到底是怎么一回事?

n.[C]

1. (食物)罐头

2. 金属容器

3. 一罐[(+of)]

Add three cans of water to make the orange juice.

加进三罐水调橘子汁。

vt.

1. 把(食品等)装罐

I don't like canned food.

我不喜欢罐头食品。

2. 【美】【口】解雇

短语词组：

can only

1. 只得

He can only go to work by bike.

他只能骑自行车去上班。

can

动词变化型：could

词形变化：

名词: canner | 动词过去式: canned | 动词过去分词: canned | 动词现在分词: canning | 动词第三人称单数: cans |

can1[强kæn; 弱kən]1.■过去式 could2.■[表示能力、功能等]能，能够，会：We can and must overcome our shortcomings.我们能够而且必须克服我们的缺点。We want to buy a car that can seat five persons.我们想要买一辆能坐五个人的汽车。3.■[表示可能性]可能；可以；会：I can give you no definite answer until I've seen him.在我见到他之前，我还不可能给你明确的答复。In winter the winds can be very cold.冬天的风会很冷的。4.■[表示从内心里可以接受]可以，能够：I can regard you as my brother but you must obey what I tell you .我可以把你看做我的兄弟，但是你必须听我的话。5.■[表示请求、要求、建议等]可以：Can you help me to carry these books to the classroom?你能不能帮我把这些书送到教室去?We can take a walk in the garden,if you like.你愿意的话，咱们可以去花园里散散步。6.■[表示允许等]可以：You can have my seat.I'm going now.你可坐在我的座位上，我现在就走。They can not talk at work.他们上班时不准谈话。7.■[表示命令]得；必须：If you don't do your homework, you can leave the classroom.你要是不做作业，就离开教室。8.■[表示拥有某种权利、职责等]有权；可以：Anyone can express his opinion in the confer-ence.任何人都可以在会议上发表意见。9.■[只用 could，表示愿望]想要；真想：I could give you a slap in the face.我真想扇你一个耳光。10.■[只用 could，用于婉转的劝告或责备]该，当；其实可以；不妨：You could have come a little earlier.你其实可以早一点儿来。11.■[表示惊讶、不相信等]到底可能；居然会，竟至于；竟能：She can't be more than forty.她不可能超过四十岁。How can you be so stupid?你怎么会那么傻?近义词mayas… as(…) can be… …得不能再…，再…不过，非常…的as best one can见bestcan but只能…罢了，只得，只好；充其量不过can (或could) do with将就；能对付；满足于需要；希望得到cannot but[后接原形动词]不得不不能不，不禁要cannot… enough…无论怎样…也不会过分，越…越好cannot… too…=cannot… enough…can only[口语]=can but can2[kæn]n.1.■(用金属或塑料制作的)容器，罐，桶2.■(马口铁或其他金属制作的)食品罐头，听头3.■[美国英语]罐头食品；一罐4.■[美国俚语]监狱，监牢5.■[美国俚语]驱逐舰6.■[美国俚语]屁股；厕所7.■[美国俚语]一连串复杂而难以解决的问题8.■【高尔夫球】洞穴9.■[俚语]一盎司大麻vt.1.■把(食物等)装罐；把(食物等)贮藏在密封的罐头或坛子里：Fruit is often canned in winter.冬天的时候人们常常把水果装进罐里贮存起来。2.■[俚语]停止；停用；放弃：Can that noise!别再发出那种噪音!3.■[美国俚语]解雇；开除4.■[美国英语]将…送进监狱5.■录音6.■【高尔夫球】使球入洞7.■(在核反应堆中)用保护套把燃料包装起来a can of worms[美国俚语]复杂的问题(或情况)；难解决的问题；一团糟极度紧张不安的人can it[俚语]住口；别吵；住手carry the can (back)[英国俚语]单独承担责任，代人受过，背黑锅，做替罪羊in the can[美国口语](影片)已拍好(准备上映)的(广播、电视材料)已录好(准备放)的live out of cans靠罐头食品过活open a can of beans[美国俚语]惹祸take the can (back)=carry the can (back)变形vt.cannedcanning

1. be able to
   能，会
   they can run fast.
   他们能跑快。
   I could hear footsteps.
   我能听到脚步声。
   he can't afford it.
   他买不起它。
   ■be able to through acquired knowledge or skill
   （通过所掌握的知识或技能）能够
   I can speak Italian.
   我能说意大利语。
   ■have the opportunity or possibility to
   有机会；有可能
   there are many ways holidaymakers can take money abroad.
   度假者有很多方法能把钱带到国外。
   ■[with negative or in questions]used to express doubt or surprise about the possibility of something's being the case
   可能，会（用以表示对某种可能的怀疑或吃惊）
   he can't have finished.
   他不可能完成了。
   where can she have gone?.
   她可能去哪呢？。
   
2. be permitted to
   被允许，可以
   you can use the phone if you want to.
   如果你想用电话的话，你可以用。
   nobody could legally drink on the premises.
   依照法律，没人可以在该场所饮酒。
   ■used to request someone to do something
   可以，能（用来表示请求某人做某事）
   can you open the window?.
   你能打开窗户吗？。
   can't you leave me alone?.
   你不能让我一个人呆着吗？。
   ■used to make a suggestion or offer
   可以（用来表示建议或提议）
   we can have another drink if you like.
   如果你愿意，我们可以再来一杯。
   
3. used to indicate that something is typically the case
   会（用来表示某物的通常情况）
   antique clocks can seem out of place in modern homes.
   在现代家庭里老式钟会显得格格不入。
   he could be very moody.
   他会喜怒无常。
   

1. Old English cunnan 'know' (in Middle English 'know how to'), related to Dutch kunnen and German können; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin gnoscere 'know' and Greek gignōskein 'know'
   

1. Is there any difference between may and can when used to request or express permission, as in may/can I ask you a few questions? It is still widely held that using can for permission is somehow incorrect, and that it should be reserved for expressions denoting capability, as in can you swim? Although this use of can is not regarded as incorrect in standard English, there is a clear difference in formality between the two verbs; may is, generally speaking, a more polite way of asking for something and is the better choice in more formal contexts
   

1. a cylindrical metal container
   圆柱形金属容器
   a petrol can.
   一个汽油桶。
   a can of paint.
   一桶油漆。
   ■a small steel or aluminium container in which food or drink is hermetically sealed for storage over long periods
   罐头，听头
   a beer can.
   一个啤酒罐。
   ■the quantity of food or drink held by such a container
   一听所装的（食物或饮料）量
   drank two cans of lager.
   喝两听贮陈啤酒。
   ■(S. African)a container for wine, typically a two-litre glass bottle
   (南非)酒瓶（尤指两升的玻璃瓶）
   
2. (the can)(N. Amer. informal)prison
   (北美，非正式)监狱
   
3. (the can)(N. Amer. informal)the toilet
   (北美，非正式)厕所
   
4. (cans)(informal)headphones
   (非正式)耳机
   

1. preserve (food) in a can
   把（食物）装罐保存
   
2. (N. Amer. informal)dismiss (someone) from their job
   (北美，非正式)解雇
   he was canned because of a tiff over promotion.
   他因升职一事与人发生口角，被解雇了。
   ■reject (something) as inadequate
   拒绝接受；摈弃；放弃
   the editorial team was so disappointed with the pictures that they canned the project.
   编辑组对这些照片非常失望，放弃了这个方案。
   

1. a complicated matter likely to prove awkward or embarrassing
   复杂难解决的事；棘手的事
   to question the traditional model of education opens up too big a can of worms.
   质疑传统教育模式会引起一场轩然大波。
   

1. (informal)on tape or film and ready to be broadcast or released
   (非正式)（磁带）录制好的，（电影）拍摄好的，准备播放（或发行）的
   

1. Old English canne, related to Dutch kan and German Kanne; either of Germanic origin or from late Latin canna
   

can

名词 can:

airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

同义词：tin, tin can

the quantity contained in a can

同义词：canful

a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

同义词：can buoy

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

同义词：buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

同义词：toilet, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

同义词：toilet, lavatory, lav, john, privy, bathroom

动词 can:

preserve in a can or tin

同义词：tin, put up

terminate the employment of

同义词：fire, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate

can

■One cannot commit crimes with impunity.

一个人不能犯了罪不受惩罚。

■One can congratulate oneself on one's victories.

一个人也可以自己庆祝自己的胜利。

■A small boy was beating out a tune on a tin can.

一个小男孩正用铁皮罐敲奏出曲子来。

■A good actor can express every gradation of feeling from joy to grief.

一名好演员能够表现出由快乐至痛苦的每一阶段的感情变化。

■One bad deed can blemish a good reputation.

一次不良的行为可损害好的名声。

■Every one cannot become businessman.

不是所有的人都能成为商人。

■I wonder if the oculist can fit me in next Friday.

不知眼科医生能否在下星期五给我安排一个时间。

■Don't leave it where the kids can get at it.

不要把它放在孩子们能拿着的地方。

■Everybody can come to this school, without respect to class, race, or sex.

不论阶级，种族，性别，人人都可进这所学校上课。

■The matter cannot rest there I demand an apology.

事情不能就此罢了－－我要求向我道歉。

■No one can fail to be struck with her charm.

人人都被她的魅力所吸引。

■Surely there is a limit to what one can bear.

人的忍耐肯定是有限度的。

■Nothing can assuage the widow's grief.

什么也不能缓和这寡妇的哀伤。

■Nothing can unsettle his resolution.

什么也动摇不了他的决心。

■It's boiling hot today! I can hardly stand it.

今天天气像蒸笼一样热！我简直受不了。

■From the hill top we can see the plains below.

从山顶上我们可以看到山下的大平原。

■He can not shrink back from danger.

他不会从危险中退缩出来。

■He can no more sing than I can dance.

他不会唱歌正如我不会跳舞一样。

■He thought he can fool me but I get wise to him.

他以为他能骗得了我，其实我知道他是怎么回事。

■Can they make the food hand out till next pay day?

他们能把食物维持到下次发工资那天吗？

■He can fling off a poem in half an hour.

他可以在半小时之内草就一首诗。

■He prefers to go where he can serve the people.

他宁愿到能为人民服务的地方去。

■How can he give us such a tedious lecture.

他怎么能做这么沉闷乏味的演讲。

■The large box in his room can serve as a desk too.

他房间里的那只大箱子也可以当桌子用。

■He is an interested party and can not serve on the jury.

他是与案件有关的当事人，不能做陪审团的成员。

■He cannot run because he has a weak heart.

他有心脏病，不能跑。

■He has gone wiggle-waggle and cannot be persuaded to categorical.

他犹豫不决，无法劝他持明确的态度。

■He can now ride his bike without stabilizers.

他现在骑自行车不需要平衡器了。

■He can drone on for hours about his pet subjects.

他能就他的宠物侃侃而谈几小时。

■He can see a glimmer of light through the curtain.

他能透过窗帘看到一丝微光。

■Do you think you can climb that steep cliff?

你以为你能爬上那座悬崖峭壁吗？

■How can you get rid of this oxide coating?

你们该怎样除去这些氧化皮？

■You can find this sentence in the Holy Bible.

你可以在圣经上找到这句话。

■You can freight your belongings by air or sea.

你可把东西经空运或海运运去。

■How can you be excused for such a silly reason?

你怎么会因为如此可笑的借口而得到原谅呢？

■How can you justify your rude behaviour?

你怎能为你粗鲁的行为辩护？

■See if you can wave down a taxi.

你挥手，看看能否让出租车停下。

■Now you can start to coast down the slope.

你现在可以开始顺坡向下滑行了。

■Can you cash this postal order for me now?

你现在能帮我兑现这张邮政汇票吗？

■You don't have to yell; I can hear you.

你用不著喊，我听得见。

■Can you work for six hours at a stretch?

你能不能不休息连续工作6小时吗？

■Can you advice me what kind of shoes fit me best?

你能不能指点我，哪种鞋穿最合适？

■Can you ladle the soup out of this deep pan for me?

你能从这个深底锅里舀点汤给我吗？

■Can you fill in for me at the meeting?

你能代替我出席会议吗？

■Can you produce any proof of your date of birth?

你能出示有关你的生日日期的任何证件吗？

■Can you give me a price list with specification?

你能否给我一份有规格说明的价目单吗？

■Can you give me a definition of this word?

你能告诉我这个单字的定义吗？

■Can you press my suit before I go out tomorrow?

你能在我明天出门前把我的衣服烫一烫吗？

■Can you reach the book on the top of the cupboard?

你能够到柜顶的那本书吗？

■Can you shoot up at the bird on the roof?

你能射中房顶上的那只鸟吗？

can only

1. 只得

He can only go to work by bike.

他只能骑自行车去上班。