ought

柯林斯詞典

ought /??t/

• 1. PHRASE You use ought to to mean that it is morally right to do a particular thing or that it is morally right for a particular situation to exist, especially when giving or asking for advice or opinions. (指合乎道義) 應(yīng)該

  Mark, you've got a good wife. You ought to take care of her. 馬克，你娶了個(gè)好太太，應(yīng)該好好照顧她啊。

  The people who already own a bit of money or land ought to have a voice in saying where it goes. 已經(jīng)有了點(diǎn)兒錢或土地的人對之有發(fā)言權(quán)。

• 2. PHRASE You use ought to when saying that you think it is a good idea and important for you or someone else to do a particular thing, especially when giving or asking for advice or opinions. (表示建議、愿望) 應(yīng)該

  You don't have to be alone with him and I don't think you ought to be. 你沒必要和他單獨(dú)相處，而且我認(rèn)為你不應(yīng)該和他單獨(dú)相處。

  You ought to ask a lawyer's advice. 你應(yīng)該去問問律師的意見。

• 3. PHRASE You use ought to to indicate that you expect something to be true or to happen. (表示可能性、希望) 該

  "This ought to be fun," he told Alex, eyes gleaming. “這應(yīng)該會有趣。”　他對亞歷克斯說著，兩眼閃著光。

• 4. PHRASE You use ought to to indicate that you think that something should be the case, but might not be. (表示推測) 應(yīng)該

  They ought to win easily today, but nothing in life is certain. 他們今天應(yīng)該能輕而易舉地取勝，但世事難料。

• 5. PHRASE You use ought to to indicate that you think that something has happened because of what you know about the situation, but you are not certain. (對已發(fā)生的事情做出推測) 應(yīng)該[含糊]

  He ought to have reached the house some time ago. 他到達(dá)那所房子應(yīng)該有一段時(shí)間了。

• 6. PHRASE You use ought to have with a past participle to indicate that something was expected to happen or be the case, but it did not happen or was not the case. (某事) 本應(yīng)該 (表示虛擬語氣)

  Basically the system ought to have worked. 實(shí)際上，這個(gè)制度本來應(yīng)該可行。

• 7. PHRASE You use ought to have with a past participle to indicate that although it was best or correct for someone to do something in the past, they did not actually do it. (某人) 本應(yīng)該 (表示虛擬語氣)

  I realize I ought to have told you about it. 我意識到我本該告訴你這件事的。

  I ought not to have asked you a thing like that. I'm sorry. 我本不應(yīng)該問你這樣一件事。對不起。

• 8. PHRASE You use ought to when politely telling someone that you must do something, for example, that you must leave. 應(yīng)當(dāng) (禮貌用語)[禮貌]

  I really ought to be getting back now. 現(xiàn)在我真應(yīng)該回去了。

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