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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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1. can [表示能力]:

can
能 néng
can
会 huì
She can speak three languages.
她会说3种语言。

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 can

We can only try.
我们只能试试。
Can it be true?
这会是真的吗？
Can I play, too?
我也能玩吗？
Can you manage the box?
你能搬这个箱子吗？
What else can you do?
别的你还能做些什么？
Jetties can break the waves.
防波堤能减轻波浪的冲击力。
She can speak three languages.
她会说3种语言。
You can go home now.
现在你可以回家了。
Can you play the flute?
你会吹长笛吗？
I can dig up ＄100.
我能出100美元。
Sugar can decay the teeth.
糖会腐蚀牙齿。
I'll help however I can.
不管用什么方法我都要帮忙。
What can I do for you?
有什么要我帮忙的吗？
You can reach me by phone.
你可以打电话跟我联系。
Can you lend me 200 dollars?
你能借给我两百块钱吗？
He can scarcely have said that.
他决不会说这种话的。
I can ill afford the house.
我简直买不起这房子。
No harm can come of trying.
试试无妨。
Can you guess (at) the price?
你猜得出价钱吗？
Many of the children can read.
很多孩子都识字。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It can be served alone, with white rice, or with rice vermicelli.
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The eighteen dhtus can be arranged into six triads, where each triad is composed of a sense object, a sense organ, and sense consciousness.
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Magnesium overdose can be counteracted by administering calcium gluconate.
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The coracles are about 2.24 m in diameter, but still can take a load of eight persons at a time.
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Visitors can circumnavigate the lake on a roughly 2.2 km long footpath and cycleway.
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These ripple effects can eventually affect even diurnal plants and animals.
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But heavy rain can turn to torrents sluicing off sun-baked desert or pavement into miles of flood channels constructed to protect homes and businesses.
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Because of this, students can now attend both sessions of the course, and the age bracket has been increased to include up to age seventeen.
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The concept becomes a variable capacity of good governance and can no longer be accepted as an absolute right.
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Also, finding the first free pty master can be racy unless a locking scheme is adopted.
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