单词 | ought |
释义 | ought/ ɔ:t/ aux v [neg:oughtn't /′ɔ:tnt/] (1)应当,应该(表示责任或义务)(used to express duty or moral obligation):Every citizen~to help/obey the law.每一个公民都应该提供帮助/遵纪守法。Teachers~to be honoured.教师应该受到尊重。I~not to go on living this way.我不应该再这样生活下去了。 (2)(本)应该(表示劝告或推荐)(used to express advice or recommendation):You~not to have spoken to her in that way.你本不该那样跟她讲话。You~to have had more consideration for her.你本应该多体谅她。 (3)想必,照说应该(表示揣测)(used to express possibility or natural consequence):It~to be ready by now.到现在照说应该准备好了。That~to be the postman.那想必是邮递员。If he had started at nine o'clock,he~to have been in London by eleven o'clock.如果他9点出发,到11点时就应该已经到伦敦了。 |
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