/wɪʃ ||; wɪʃ/verb1 [T] wish (that) (often with a verb in the past tense 常与过去时动词连用) to want sth that cannot now happen or that probably will not happen 期望，希望（现在不可能或将来不大会发生的事）: I wish I had listened more carefully. 我要是当时听得仔细一点就好了。I wish that I knew what was going to happen. 我知道将要发生什么事就好了。I wish I was taller. 我要是个子高一点儿就好了。I wish I could help you. 但愿我能帮你的忙。
In formal English we use were instead of was with ‘I’ or ‘he/she’ I wish I were rich. She wishes she were in a different class. 正式英语中I或he／she后用were，不用was：I wish I were rich.我要是有钱就好了。·She wishes she were in a different class.她希望自己在另一班里。 2 [I] wish for sth to say to yourself that you want sth that can only happen by good luck or chance 许愿；祈求: She wished for her mother to get better. 她祈求母亲健康好转。
3 [I,T] (formal 正式)wish (to do sth) to want to do sth 希望（做某事）: I wish to make a complaint about one of the doctors. 我想投诉其中一位医生。
4 [T] to say that you hope sb will have sth 祝愿；祝福: I rang him up to wish him a happy birthday. 我打电话给他，祝他生日快乐。We wish you all the bestfor your future career. 我们祝你将来事业成功。