| 单词 | could have |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CAUSE〕No-one understands what could have caused her to hate him so much. 没有人知道是什么令她那么恨他。朗文写作活用〔WRONG〕Maybe I'm wrong, but I could have sworn the class was at 9.30 a.m. 也许是我弄错了，但是我几乎可以肯定是上午9点30分开始上课的。朗文写作活用〔adverse〕They fear it could have an adverse effect on global financial markets.他们担心这会对全球金融市场产生不利影响。朗文当代〔amnesia〕It could have happened when he was suffering from amnesia.他在患失忆症时，可能发生过那件事。文馨英汉〔any〕The offer was that you could have any three items of clothing you liked for $30.商家提供的优惠是，花30英镑可任选3件你喜欢的服装。剑桥高阶〔beggar〕It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.真是难以置信，情况怎么会恶化到这种地步。牛津高阶〔can〕I could have won the game but decided to let her win.我本可以赢得那场比赛，但还是决定让她赢了。牛津高阶〔cast〕The film could have done without the casting of the director's daughter in a central role.其实，当初完全可以不选导演的女儿出演这部电影的关键角色。柯林斯高阶〔could have died〕When he put on the wig and false moustache I could have died.他戴上假发和假胡须时，真把我笑坏了。21世纪英汉〔could〕I was so relieved I could have kissed them all.我开心得真想把他们亲个遍。朗文当代〔could〕When I heard the news, I was so happy I could have cried.听到那条消息时，我高兴得简直要哭了。麦克米伦高阶〔defence〕The boy could have felt sorry for himself and become depressed, or he could have adopted hardened cynicism as a defence.这个男孩本有可能自怨自艾、抑郁消沉, 也有可能采取冷酷的愤世嫉俗态度来保护自己。外研社新世纪〔deliver〕Those blows to the head could have been delivered by a woman.头部所受的那些重击有可能出自一个女人之手。柯林斯高阶〔do〕I could have done without being(= I wish I had not been)woken up at three in the morning.其实用不着在凌晨三点钟就把我叫醒。牛津高阶〔fatigue〕Clarke says his team could have lasted another 15 days before fatigue would have begun to take a toll.克拉克说，他的团队本来还可以再坚持 15 天，只是疲劳可能会造成严重后果，只好作罢。柯林斯高阶〔final〕No one could have predicted the final outcome.谁也没有预想到最终结果会是这样。牛津高阶〔flatter〕She flatters herself that she could have been a model.她自信原本是可以当模特儿的。朗文当代〔fret〕Her mother fretted over spending money on items she could have made herself.她的母亲因为花钱买她本来可以自制的东西而感到生气。外研社新世纪〔funny〕It's not funny! Someone could have been hurt.这没什么好玩的！可能有人会受到伤害。牛津高阶〔fuse〕For all my experience, I blew a fuse in the quarter-final and could have been sent off.尽管我经验丰富, 还是在四分之一决赛时大发脾气, 差点被罚下场。外研社新世纪〔handicap〕She was away from school for 15 weeks, a handicap she could have done without.她有15周没上学，这给她带来了本不该有的障碍。柯林斯高阶〔have〕No one else could have done it – it had to be Neville.干这件事的不可能是其他人 — 肯定是内维尔。朗文当代〔impact〕No one could have survived such an impact.没有人遭到这样的撞击还能活下来。韦氏高阶〔implementation〕Implementation of these proposals could have disastrous financial consequences.贯彻实施这些提议可能会带来灾难性的金融后果。麦克米伦高阶〔inconceivable〕It was inconceivable to me that Toby could have been my attacker.真想不到托比竟会是袭击我的人。柯林斯高阶〔infinitely〕His design was infinitely better than anything I could have done.他的设计比我所能设计出的不知要好上多少倍。柯林斯高阶〔kick〕I immediately regretted having said this— I could have kicked myself.我一说完这话就后悔了——我都想抽自己。柯林斯高阶〔manner〕What manner of person could have committed such a crime? 什么样的人能犯下如此的罪行？韦氏高阶〔memory〕She searched her memory for something that she could have done to upset him.她极力回想自己做过什么使他生气的事情。外研社新世纪〔mind〕She could have been a brilliant pianist if she'd put her mind to it.如果她专心致志，坚持到底，她本可以成为一名杰出的钢琴家。牛津高阶〔mistaken identity〕The dead men could have been the victims of mistaken identity. Their attackers may have wrongly believed them to be soldiers.这些死者可能是替罪羊，袭击者可能误以为他们是当兵的。柯林斯高阶〔muster〕If it doesn't pass muster, a radio station could have its licence challenged.如果不合要求, 电台可能会被吊销执照。外研社新世纪〔need〕She could have made the sandwich herself; her mum needn't have bothered to do anything.她本来可以自己做三明治的;她妈妈原本不必费心做任何事情。柯林斯高阶〔palaver〕We could have done without all this palaver.我们本可以不那么麻烦的。朗文当代〔philosophically〕She says philosophically: 'It could have been far worse.'她达观地说：“事情本来可能更糟得多。”外研社新世纪〔really〕Really, you could have mentioned it sooner.真是的，你应该早点说才是。韦氏高阶〔reflect〕She reflected how different it could have been.她琢磨着那件事本可以有多大的不同。牛津高阶〔reflect〕She was disappointed with their decision, but she reflected that it could have been worse.她对他们的决定感到失望，不过认真考虑之后她觉得情况本来还可能更糟。韦氏高阶〔suppose〕Who on earth do you suppose could have done this? 你认为这事到底会是谁干的？朗文当代〔swallow your pride〕He was forced to swallow his pride and ask if he could have his old job back.他被迫咽下这口气，请求要回自己的工作。剑桥高阶〔thing〕It was the worst thing that could have happened.那就是可能发生的最糟糕的事了。韦氏高阶〔to〕I could have helped, but nobody asked me to.我本可以帮忙，但没人叫我。朗文当代〔use〕I suppose he could have used a psychiatrist, but he didn't believe in anything like that.我想他本应该去找个精神病医生,但他不信那一套。英汉大词典〔whole〕But it could have been a whole lot worse.但是这本可能会更糟糕。外研社新世纪A lot of trouble could have been avoided if the government had made sure that the economic boycott was watertight.如果政府确保经济联合抵制无懈可击的话，很多麻烦本来是可以避免的。剑桥国际Developing the country's air-transport system could have useful spin-offs for other service industries.发展空运系统能对国家其他服务产业产生有利的派生品。剑桥国际If the weather holds (=continues to be good) we could have a picnic.如果天气保持晴好，我们就能去野餐了。剑桥国际In the dark I could have taken him for (= mistakenly believed that he was) your brother.在黑暗中，我差点把他当作你的兄弟。剑桥国际The judge asked the prosecution to disclose all their evidence, in fairness to the accused (= so that the person accused of the crime could have a fair trial).为了对被告做到公平合理，法官要求原告公布所有的证据。剑桥国际The restaurant staff could have been more inviting! 这家餐馆的成员可以更热情些！剑桥国际 |
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