please
interjection
verb
pliːz
interjection
1
used
to
be
polite
when
asking
someone
to
do
something
请，好吗〔用于礼貌地请求某人做某事〕
Could
you
please
clean
up
the
living
room?
你把起居室打扫一下好吗？
Sit
down,
please.
请坐。
Please
be
quiet!
请安静！
2
used
to
be
polite
when
asking
for
something
好吗，请〔用于礼貌地要求某物〕
I’d
like
a
cup
of
coffee,
please.
请给我一杯咖啡。
Please
can
I
go
to
Rebecca’s
house?
请问，我能去丽贝卡家吗？
3
said
in
order
to
politely
accept
something
that
someone
offers
you
好，行，谢谢〔用于接受别人的好意〕
‘More
wine?’
‘Yes,
please.’
“还要酒吗？”“好的，谢谢。”
4
Please!
a.
said
when
you
think
what
someone
has
just
said
or
asked
is
not
possible
or
reasonable
b.
used
to
ask
someone
to
stop
behaving
badly
够了！别闹了！〔用于要求别人停止做某事〕
informal
Oh,
please,
he’d
never
do
that.
哦，得了吧，他绝不会那么做的。
Alison!
Please!
艾莉森！ 够了！
5
please Sir/Mrs Towers etc
used
by
children
to
get
an
adult’s
attention
[英，口] 请听我说，先生/托尔斯太太等〔儿语，用来引起成人的注意〕
BrE spoken
verb
6
to
make
someone
happy
or
satisfied
（使）高兴，（使）欢喜;（使）满意，讨好
I,T not in progressive 不用进行式
a
business
that
wants
to
please
its
customers
希望让顾客满意的一家公司
She
did
everything
she
could
to
please
him.
她千方百计讨好他。
Most
children
are
eager
to
please
.
大多数孩子都渴望取悦别人。
be
hard/easy/impossible
etc
to
please
She’s
hard
to
please.
Everything
has
to
be
perfect.
很难让她满意，一切都要做到完美才行。
7
used
in
some
phrases
to
show
that
someone
can
do
or
have
what
they
want
想，选择，喜欢
I not in progressive 不用进行式
She
does
what
she
pleases
.
她我行我素。
however/whatever
etc
you
please
You
can
spend
the
money
however
you
please.
你可以随意花这些钱。
With
the
Explorer
pass,
you
can
get
on
and
off
the
bus
as
you
please
.
有了“探险家”旅行套票，你可以随意上下公共汽车。
8
please yourself
used
when
telling
someone
to
do
whatever
they
like,
even
though
really
you
think
they
are
making
the
wrong
choice
[口] 随你的便，我不在乎
spoken
‘I
don’t
think
I’ll
go.’
‘Okay,
please
yourself.’
“我想我不会去。”“好吧，随你的便。”
9
if you please
a.
used
to
politely
ask
someone
to
do
something
b.
used
to
show
that
you
are
surprised,
angry,
or
annoyed
about
something
[英] 真奇怪; 真是岂有此理; 真令人难以置信〔用于表示惊讶或气愤〕
old-fashioned formal BrE
Close
the
door,
if
you
please.
请关上门。
He
asked
me,
in
my
own
house
if
you
please,
to
leave
the
room!
他，真是岂有此理，竟然在我的家里叫我离开房间！
10
bold/calm/cool etc as you please
very
BOLD
,
calm
etc,
in
a
way
that
is
surprising
[英，口] 竟然如此大胆/镇静/冷静等
BrE spoken
He
just
walked
in
and
sat
down,
as
bold
as
you
please.
他径直走进来坐下，竟然如此大胆。
11
please God
used
to
express
a
very
strong
hope
or
wish
但愿，希望〔用于表示非常强烈的愿望〕
Everything
will
be
all
right,
please
God.
但愿一切都平安无事。