1。作动词“希望，愿望，单愿，祝愿”讲

（1）跟不定式

e.g. I wish once again to espress our warmest welcome to you.

（2）跟不定式的复合结构

e.g. You know we wish you to be happy.

（3）跟带形容词的复合结构

e.g. I wish you well and happy.

（4）跟双宾语

e.g. I wish you success/luck.

（5）跟从句，引导词that常省略，从句中用虚拟语气（表示与现在，过去，将来相反的假设），常有三种情况：

I wish I were a bird.

I wish I had taken your advice.

I wish I could go to university.

（6）不跟宾语

e. g.  we can set to work now if you wish.

2.作名词“愿望，希望”讲

e.g. My wish came true.

The needs and wishes of the masses.(群众的希望和愿望）

3。wish for希望得到

e.g. We wished for rain.我们期待下雨

4。wish和hope的异同

(1）都不能接动名词，可接不定式，意义差别不大。

（2）不能说 hope sb. to do, 只能说 wish sb. to do.

(3)hope后不能直接接名词作宾语，若要接需先接 for 即 hope for sth.

e.g. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

(4)wish后可跟双宾语，hope后则不能。

（5）两者后均可跟从句，hope 表“希望”，wish 表“愿望”，wish后的从句用虚拟语气，hope后的从句不用虚拟语气。