wish
wiʃnoun, verb
A1945th most heard wordIn 167 of 2278 videos (7%)heard 255 timeslast on Oct 17, 2026
- n. a specific feeling of desire
- n. an expression of some desire or inclination
- n. the particular preference that you have
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- 3:16Become that person you wish you could be.成为你希望成为的那个人。Woman Rescues Tiny Spider And Builds Her A Miniature World | The Dodo
- 8:51Here's the critical thing that I wish they taught us when we were kids: the agitation that you feel from trying to do something, genuine attempts to do something, okay, and the errors you make in trying to do that thing.这是我希望我们在小时候就被教导的关键一点：你因尝试做某事而感到的焦虑，真正尝试去做某事，好吧，以及你在尝试做那件事时犯的错误。Andrew Huberman Demonstrates Eye-Movement Sleep Trick, Shares Tips for Brain Health (Extended)
- 2:59some of my moves, and I wished that I had the like confidence that I do now.我的一些动作，我真希望当时能有我现在这样的自信。Kim Kardashian on Going Through OJ Simpson's Luggage, Doing Dancing with the Stars & All's Fair
- 7:17I wish spring and fall maybe a little longer, and maybe the winter is a little shorter.我希望春天和秋天能再长一点，冬天能再短一点。How to Talk with Anyone: Master English Small Talk Conversation
- 29:06They always really like assumed that I was quite posh, and I had to be like, "No, I'm really not." As much as I wish I was, I'm definitely not posh.他们总是真的以为我相当“上流”，我不得不说：“不，我真的不是。”尽管我希望我是，但我绝对不是“上流”的。Learn Real British English With This Podcast - British Accents! | English Comprehensible Input B2
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- wishedwishingwishes
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- i wish122×wish i57×wish you28×you wish23×wish that14×
Related words
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