ought

英[ɔːt] 美[ɔːt]
  • aux. 应该;应当;本该
  • n. <古>零
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  • ought aux.应该;应当;本该n.零
    n. (名词)
    1. 责任,义务
    v. (动词)
    1. 应该,应当
    2. 该,理应
    3. 本应,本当
    4. 早就应该,本该
    5. 可能会,预料会做,大概
    6. 对...尽责(多用于苏格兰)
    aux. (助动词)
    1. 应该(指道义上有责任) have the moral duty to do sth
    2. 应当(显示所采取行动正确或明智) shows that some action would be right or sensible
    3. 可能会,预料会做(某事) will probably; can be expected to do sth
1. The money to build the power station ought to have been sufficient.
建设电站的资金本该足够了。

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2. I think you ought to give football a rest for a time.
我认为你应该暂时停止踢足球。

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3. You know, we really ought to get another car.
要知道,我们真的应该换一辆车了。

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4. I felt I ought to show my face at her father's funeral.
我觉得我应该去参加她父亲的葬礼。

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5. You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. You've created this problem.
你们应该感到惭愧,都是你们惹的祸。

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    用作助动词 (aux.)
    1. I don't think you ought to.
      我看你不应该。
    2. You ought to be more careful, you know.
      你应该小心一点,知道吗?
    3. The information ought to be made more accessible.
      资料应该明白易懂。
    4. You ought to scrap the old bike and buy a new one.
      你应该扔掉这辆旧自行车,买一辆新的。
    5. You ought to treat these matter with candor.
      你应当公正处理此事。
    6. He ought to have kept his promise.
      他原本应该遵守自己的诺言。
    用作助动词 (aux.)
    1. I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.
      我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。
    2. You ought to work hard.
      你应该努力工作。
    3. Such things ought not to be allowed.
      这类事不该容许。
    4. “Ought I to do it?”“Yes, you ought (to).”
      “我该做这件事吗?”“对,你该做。”
    5. You don't look well.You ought to see the doctor.
      你气色不好,你该去看医生。
    6. You oughtn't to smoke so much.
      你不该吸这么多的烟。
    7. What I ought do if I oughtn't smoke?
      如果我不吸烟还有什么事可做呢?
    8. You oughtn't ask me about her.
      你不该向我问起她。
    9. It's getting late.We ought to be going.
      时间不早了,我们该走了。
    10. He ought to have been more careful.
      他本该更小心些。
    11. You ought not to have laughed at him.
      你本不该嘲笑他。
    12. The job ought to be finished by next Monday.
      这项工作应于下星期一以前完成。
    13. They ought to win easily.
      他们应该很容易就能获胜。
    14. These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.
      这些植物五年后就该长成了。
    15. Ask John.He ought to know.
      去问约翰吧,他应该知道。
aux. (助动词)
  1. ought常接不定式符号to,用作情态动词表示责任或义务时作“应该”解,表示劝告或推荐时作“应当”解,表示推论时作“可能会”解,但都不及must语气强烈。其否定形式为ought not to,也可缩写成oughtn't to。
  2. 在美式英语中, ought to在否定句或疑问句中可省去to。
  3. 在间接引语中,表示过去时ought to形式不变; ought to与完成时连用时多数情况下表示与过去事实相反的情况,含意为“更早的时间应该如何”; ought to还可表示将来的情况,但前面不能加will。
  4. ought to表示推论时在大多数情况下没有must肯定,但某些场合也含有很大的可能性。
aux. (助动词)
ought to, should
  • 二者都有“应该,应当”的意思。用ought to语气更严峻一些,多指按道义、法律、身体情况应当如何,具有一定的针对性; should更亲切一些,表示讲话人的关心,为了避免使对方感到不自在,常可用should代替ought to。