wish one could; be dying to
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
wish one could; would if one could; be dying to
informalExpresses an intense, sometimes impatient or frustrated, wish for something to happen or to be able to do something. Often used with an unrealized or hypothetical action. Synonymous with '恨不得', but '恨不能' may place slightly more emphasis on the inability.
Wǒ我
hèn恨
bù不
néng能
lì立
kè刻
fēi飞
dào到
nǐ你
shēn身
biān边
。
I wish I could fly to your side right this instant.
Tā他
hèn恨
bù不
néng能
bǎ把
quán全
tiān天
xià下
de的
zhī知
shi识
dōu都
zhuāng装
jìn进
nǎo脑
zi子
lǐ里
。
He wishes he could stuff all the knowledge in the world into his brain.
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Kàn看
dào到
hái孩
zi子
shòu受
kǔ苦
，
mā妈
ma妈
hèn恨
bù不
néng能
tì替
tā他
chéng承
shòu受
。
Seeing her child suffer, the mother wishes she could bear it for him.