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wish 音標拼音: [w'ɪʃ] n. 希望,愿望,祝愿,命令,請求
vt. 愿,想要,希望,祝愿
vi. 希望 希望,願望,祝願,命令,請求願,想要,希望,祝願希望 wish n 1: a specific feeling of desire; " he got his wish"; " he was above all wishing and desire" [ synonym: { wish}, { wishing}, { want}] 2: an expression of some desire or inclination; " I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; " his crying was an indirect request for attention" [ synonym: { wish}, { indirect request}] 3: ( usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone' s welfare; " give him my kind regards"; " my best wishes" [ synonym: { regard}, { wish}, { compliments}] 4: the particular preference that you have; " it was his last wish"; " they should respect the wishes of the people" v 1: hope for; have a wish; " I wish I could go home now" 2: prefer or wish to do something; " Do you care to try this dish?"; " Would you like to come along to the movies?" [ synonym: { wish}, { care}, { like}] 3: make or express a wish; " I wish that Christmas were over" 4: feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of [ synonym: { wish}, { wish well}] [ ant: { begrudge}, { resent}] 5: order politely; express a wish for 6: invoke upon; " wish you a nice evening"; " bid farewell" [ synonym: { wish}, { bid}] Wish \ Wish\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Wished}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Wishing}.] [ OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w? scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. w[" u] nschen, Icel. [ ae] eskja, Dan. [" o] nske, Sw. [" o] nska; from AS. w? sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. ? sk, Skr. v[= a]? ch[= a] a wish, v[= a]? ch to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. ?. See { Winsome}, { Win}, v. t., and cf. { Wistful}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker. [ 1913 Webster] They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. -- Acts xxvii. 29. [ 1913 Webster] This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for. -- Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster]
Wish \ Wish\, v. t. 1. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward. [ 1913 Webster] I would not wish Any companion in the world but you. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper. -- 3. John 2. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate. [ 1913 Webster] I would not wish them to a fairer death. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am. -- Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster] Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil. -- Ps. xl. 14. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. [ Obs.] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] I would be glad to thrive, sir, And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman. -- B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: See { Desire}. [ 1913 Webster]
Wish \ Wish\, n. 1. Desire; eager desire; longing. [ 1913 Webster] Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead. -- Job xxxiii. 6. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation. [ 1913 Webster] Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A thing desired; an object of desire. [ 1913 Webster] Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . . To give his enemies their wish! -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] |
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