shall
modal verb
ukstrong/ʃæl/weak/ʃəl/usstrong/ʃæl/weak/ʃəl/shallmodal verb(FUTURE)
B1old-fashioned
usedinsteadof "will" when thesubjectis "I" or "we":
（用于在主语为 I 或 we 时替代 will）If you do that one moretime, I shall be veryangry.如果你再那么做，我就要生气了。
I shall neverforgetyou.我永远不会忘记你。
I'mafraidI shall not/shan't beableto come toyourparty.恐怕我不能参加你的聚会了。
formalI shalllookforwardtomeetingyou nextweek.我盼望着下星期见到你。
So we'llseeyou at theweekend, shall we(= is thatright)?那么我们周末会见到你，是吗？
We shall(=intendto)letyouknowassoonas there's anynews.一有消息，我们就告诉你。
- Unless themoneyisreturned, we shallshortlybecontactingourlegaldepartment.
- I can'taffordalawyerso I shalldefendmyself.
- I didmeethimonceand it was anexperienceI shall neverforget.
- I shalllistmyobjectionsto theplaninascendingorderofimportance.
- When wereceiveyourinstructionswe shallactaccordingly.
shallmodal verb(SUGGEST)
A2formalinUS
used, with "I" or "we", to make asuggestion:
（与 I 或 we 连用，表示建议）"I'mcold." "Shall Iclosethiswindow?"“我觉得冷。”“要我把这扇窗户关上吗？”
Shall we go out fordinnertonight?我们今晚出去吃饭好吗？
Shall Icallhimtomorrow?我明天给他打电话好吗？
- Are youcomfortableor shall Iturntheheatdown?
- "So we'llmeetat 5.30, shall we?" "Agreed ."
- I'llleaveyou to get on then, shall I?
- Since it's such aniceday, shall weeatoutside?
- What about Lola - shall weinviteher?
Linguistics: question words & expressions
- amirite
- devil
- extent
- how about...?idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth...idiom
- in God's/heaven's nameidiom
- question tag
- trick
- what the blazes...?idiom
- what's that (all) about (then)?idiom
- what's the score?idiom
- what/where/how/why the devilidiom
- when
- whenever
- where
- wherefore
- which
- who
- why don't you...?idiom
- world
shallmodal verb(CERTAINLY WILL)
formalorold-fashioned
used to say that somethingcertainlywill or musthappen, or that you aredeterminedthat something willhappen:
（表示某事肯定或必须发生，或表示决心）Don'tworry, I shall be there tomeetthetrain.别担心，我会去火车站接你。
Theschoolrulesstatethat nochildshall beallowedout of theschoolduring theday,unlessaccompaniedby anadult.学校的纪律规定，除非有大人陪同，小孩白天不得离开学校。
You shall go to theball,Cinderella.你一定要去参加舞会，灰姑娘。
- Don'tworry- I shall makesurehe comes!
- I shall makesuresheknows.
- Very well then, I shall do it myself!
- If he won't do it, I shall do it and then there'll betrouble!
- I shallspeakto herlater.
Certainty
- (as) clear as dayidiom
- (as) sure as eggs is eggsidiom
- and that's flat!idiom
- assured
- assuredly
- decidedly
- deffo
- definite
- definitely
- definitive
- mistake
- nailsomethingon
- nailed on
- natch
- not miss a beatidiom
- squarely
- unreservedly
- watertight
- would
- you can bet your lifeidiom
Grammar
Willandshall: form
Will and shall are modal verbs. They are used with the base form of the main verb (They will go; I shall ask her). Shall is only used for future time reference with I and we, and is more formal than will.…Willandshall: uses
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