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could [强kʊd, 弱kəd] VB aux

2. could [表示请求]:

could
能 néng
could
可以 kěyǐ
Could I use your dictionary?
我能用一下你的字典吗？

3. could [用于虚拟语气，表示与事实相反的假设]:

could
能 néng
could
可以 kěyǐ
If I could go with you, I should be very glad.
如果我能和你们一起去，我会非常高兴。

4. could [表示可能性]:

could
可能 kěnéng
That could be my train.
可能是我的那班火车来了。

can1 <过去式 could; 否定式 can not or cannot or can't> [强 kæn; 弱 kən] VB aux

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2. can [表示可能性]:

can
可能 kěnéng
can
会 huì
Can it be true?
这会是真的吗？

4. can [与感官动词连用，代替现在或过去时态]:

It was so dark that I could see (= I saw) nothing.
天太暗了，我什么都看不见。

I . can2 [kæn] N Am

can → tin

II . can2 [kæn] VB trans

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See also tin

tin [tın] N

1. tin CHEM:

tin
锡 xī

2. tin [= Am can]:

tin
罐头 guàntou

can-do ADJ

can-doer N

can opener N Am

can opener → tin opener

See also tin opener

tin opener, can opener Am N

tin opener, can opener Am N

trash can N

watering can N

all-you-can-eat restaurant N

Usage examples with could

You could well say no.
你有理由说“不”。
I could not resist laughing.
我忍不住要笑。
Could I use your dictionary?
我能用一下你的字典吗？
That could be my train.
可能是我的那班火车来了。
Neither Lester nor Richard could come.
莱斯特和理查德都不能来。
Could you help me with this table?
你能帮我抬一下这张桌子吗？
He listened carefully but could hear nothing.
他留神地听着，但什么也没有听到。
Nothing could put his mind at rest.
什么都无法使他安心。
There were more people than I could enumerate.
那儿的人多得我都数不过来。
I could do with a cup of coffee.
我想喝杯咖啡。
I could smell that the milk wasn't fresh.
我闻得出这牛奶坏了。
Could you oblige me by closing the window?
你能帮我把窗户关上吗？
She could pass for a much younger woman.
她看上去比实际年龄年轻得多。
Nothing could cushion the shock of his father's death.
什么都不能减轻父亲去世给他的打击。
He did all he could to win her favour.
他尽一切努力去赢得她的欢心。
He couldn't lift the table and no more could I.
他抬不动那张桌子，我也抬不动。
If I could go with you, I should be very glad.
如果我能和你们一起去，我会非常高兴。
I gave him some money so (that) he could buy some food.
我给了他一些钱让他好买点吃的。
It was so dark that I could see (= I saw) nothing.
天太暗了，我什么都看不见。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The center of the island could also rotate, disorienting those attempting to master the clock strategy.
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He instead looked for the opposite effect, that is, that spinning a ferromagnet could change its magnetization.
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It was reported that a deal with unionized labor could not be reached after a year of negotiations.
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The transliteration was done in real time and the transliterated page could be seen in browser immediately.
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Eventually, the two decided that the only way they could guarantee the very finest cognac was relocate to the region and become producers themselves.
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Perhaps it could more correctly be labeled history as we want it to be remembered or, even better, as we re-create and relive it.
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In one narration Muhammad was asked if an uncircumcised man could go to pilgrimage.
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Shiny, light-reflecting fabrics such as satin's and silks as well as gold lam or sequin-encrusted garments could make the perfect disco statement.
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The advantage in using stoneware to make steins was that molds could be used to mass-produce elaborately carved steins.
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Also, those who made payments on time could have their down payment refunded, usually 10 to 15 percent of the purchase price.
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