"if only" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 要是……就好了
• 只要

Definition

用来表达强烈希望某事是真的或者某事本可以以不同方式发生的短语。通常带有遗憾或渴望之意。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

用于表达无法实现的愿望或对过去的遗憾，常放句首：“要是我知道就好了”。不用于现实计划，仅用于假想或愿望。

Examples

If only I had more time.

**要是**我有更多时间就好了。

If only it would stop raining.

**要是**雨停了就好了。

If only I could speak English better.

**要是**我英语说得更好就好了。

If only I'd remembered to bring my keys!

**要是**我记得带钥匙就好了！

She acts as if only she owned the place.

她的举止好像**要是**这里都是她的一样。

If only things had turned out differently.

**要是**事情结果不一样就好了。