ought
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n. (名词)
- 责任，义务
v. (动词)
- 应该，应当
- 该，理应
- 本应，本当
- 早就应该，本该
- 可能会，预料会做，大概
- 对...尽责（多用于苏格兰）
aux. (助动词)
- 应该(指道义上有责任) have the moral duty to do sth
- 应当(显示所采取行动正确或明智) shows that some action would be right or sensible
- 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.)
- I don't think you ought to.
我看你不应该。
- You ought to be more careful, you know.
你应该小心一点，知道吗？
- The information ought to be made more accessible.
资料应该明白易懂。
- 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。
- You ought to treat these matter with candor.
你应当公正处理此事。
- 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.)
- I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.
我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。
- You ought to work hard.
你应该努力工作。
- Such things ought not to be allowed.
这类事不该容许。
- “Ought I to do it?”“Yes, you ought (to).”
“我该做这件事吗?”“对,你该做。”
- You don't look well.You ought to see the doctor.
你气色不好,你该去看医生。
- You oughtn't to smoke so much.
你不该吸这么多的烟。
- What I ought do if I oughtn't smoke?
如果我不吸烟还有什么事可做呢?
- You oughtn't ask me about her.
你不该向我问起她。
- It's getting late.We ought to be going.
时间不早了,我们该走了。
- He ought to have been more careful.
他本该更小心些。
- You ought not to have laughed at him.
你本不该嘲笑他。
- The job ought to be finished by next Monday.
这项工作应于下星期一以前完成。
- They ought to win easily.
他们应该很容易就能获胜。
- These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.
这些植物五年后就该长成了。
- Ask John.He ought to know.
去问约翰吧,他应该知道。
aux. (助动词)
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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。
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在美式英语中, ought to在否定句或疑问句中可省去to。
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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。
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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
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- 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。
