Word · Frequency #474
shall
将;要;……好吗
used mainly with I or we for offers, suggestions, and formal future statements
现代英语中常用于 Shall I/we...? 提议或征求意见,也见于正式文本。
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used mainly with I or we for offers, suggestions, and formal future statements
将;要;......好吗
将;要;......好吗
In use
Shall I carry that box for you?
Shall we meet outside the station?
The payment shall be made within thirty days.
Shall I + verb?
用于主动提议为对方做某事。
Shall I open the window?
我打开窗户好吗?
Shall we + verb?
用于建议一起做某事。
Shall we go for a walk?
我们去散散步好吗?
I/we shall + verb
正式将来陈述,现代英语中常用 will 替代。
I shall be there at 8 o'clock.
我将在八点钟到那里。
Verb forms
base shall · third person shall · -ing · past should · past participle undefined
情态动词 shall 没有 -ing 形式或过去分词,也不使用普通的第三人称单数 -s 变化。
Common mistakes
He shall go to the store.He will go to the store.
用 shall 表示一般将来时通常仅用于第一人称 I 或 we;第三人称应使用 will,因此 He shall go 不自然,应改为 He will go。
Shall I to help you?Shall I help you?
Shall 作为情态动词后接不带 to 的动词原形,因此 Sh ail I to help 中多了 to,应去掉。
Connections
Collocations
- shall I
- 要我……吗
- Shall I open the window?要我打开窗户吗?
- shall we
- 我们……好吗
- Shall we dance?我们跳舞好吗?
- I shall
- 我将
- I shall return.我会回来的。
- we shall
- 我们将
- We shall overcome.我们将克服困难。
- shall not
- 不会;不许
- You shall not pass!你不许过去!
- shall be
- 将会是
- The meeting shall be held on Friday.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音类似'沙哦',联想'沙漏将要流完',记住shall意为'将要'。
Context & Register
Shall 常用于第一人称疑问句提出建议或征求意见(如 Shall we go?),也用于正式将来时陈述(如 We shall proceed)。语域因结构和语境而异:疑问句较口语化,陈述句较正式。通常选择 mixed 语域。
Grammar Note
shall 后接不带 to 的动词原形;日常用法主要是 Shall I...? 和 Shall we...?。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: all listed words end with /æl/. Caution: many -all words (hall, call, tall) are pronounced with /ɔːl/ and do not rhyme with 'shall'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from BRIDGEDICT_CURATED_MODAL, CEFR_J.