please
exclamation
uk/pliːz/us/pliːz/A1
used to make arequestmorepolite:
Could I have twocoffeesand atea, please?给我来两杯咖啡、一杯茶好吗？
Pleaseremembertoclosethewindowsbefore youleave.您离开前请记住关上窗户。
used toaddforceto arequestordemand:
请，求求你（用于加强请求或要求的语气）Please,David, put theknifedown.求求你，戴维，把刀放下。
Oh, please. Doshutup!好了，别说了！
UK
usedespeciallybychildrento ateacheror otheradultinorderto gettheirattention:
让我说（尤指儿童为引起老师或其他成年人的注意时的用语）Please,Miss, Iknowtheanswer!我来说，老师，我知道答案！
A1
used whenacceptingsomethingpolitelyorenthusiastically:
好，谢谢（用于礼貌或热情地接受某物时）"Morepotatoes?" "Please."“再来点儿土豆？”“好的。”
"May Ibringmyhusband?" "Please do."“我可以带我丈夫来吗？”“当然可以。”
"Would you likedessert?" "Oh,yesplease."“你要甜点吗？”“啊，太好了。”
- Forfurtherinformation, pleasecontactyourlocallibrary.
- Can youpassthesaltplease?
- Come onchildren,stopchattingandsettledown please!
- "Would you like aglassofwine?" "Yes please."
- Someone's at thedoor- would youanswerit please?
Polite expressions
- actually
- allow
- be so good as tophrase
- by all meansidiom
- chance
- cordially
- magic word
- may I askidiom
- might
- might I ask/inquire/knowidiom
- no problemidiom
- obliged
- pardon (me)idiom
- problem
- say
- thank you
- welcome
- wonder
- would
- you're welcomeidiom
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Making appeals & requests
Words & phrases expressing agreement & acceptance
Grammar
Pleaseandthank you
Please and thank you are usually associated with politeness. We use them a lot in English.…Please
We use please to make a request more polite:…Thank youandthanks
We use expressions with thank you and thanks to respond to something politely and to show we are grateful for something. Thanks is more informal than thank you. We often add other words to make the response stronger:…please
verb
uk/pliːz/us/pliːz/B1[IorT]
to make someonefeelhappyorsatisfied, or to give someonepleasure:
（使）开心；（使）满意；取悦I only gotmarriedto please myparents.我结婚只是为了让我父母高兴。
He was always a goodboy, veryfriendlyandeagerto please.他一直是个好孩子，对人非常友好，容易相处。
[+ obj + to infinitive]Italways pleases metoseea well-designedbook!看到一本设计精美的书，我总是很开心。
C2[I]
towant, like, orchoose, when used with words such as "whatever", "whoever", and "anywhere":
愿意，乐意（与 whatever， whoever 和 anywhere 等词连用）Shethinksshe can just dowhatever/asshe pleases.她觉得自己可以为所欲为。
I shall go out with whoever I please.我想和谁出去就和谁出去。
if you please
formal
used toexpresssurpriseandanger:
（表示惊奇和愤怒）真怪，竟然Theywant£200, if you please, just toreplaceacoupleofbrokenwindows!光换几扇打破的窗户他们竟然要200英镑！
old-fashionedorformal
used to make arequestmorepolite:
请（用于客气地请求）Takeyourseats,ladiesandgentlemen, if you please.女士们先生们，请坐。
- It would please Granny no end if youwroteto heroccasionally.
- I'll give you akeythen you'refreeto come and go as you please.
- He's a hard man to please.
- I don'tcareaboutfashion- Idresshow I please.
- Mynieceisimpossiblewhen she'stired- you can't do anything to please her.
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- agreeableness
- agreeably
- all things to all peopleidiom
- attractive
- deliciously
- delight
- delightful
- delightfully
- distraction
- homely
- homey
- indulgent
- indulgently
- jovial
- sensual
- sensuous
- sensuously
- serendipitous
- sweeten
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Liking
Expressions of surprise
Expressions of anger
Making appeals & requests
Idioms
please God
please yourself