ought

柯林斯词典

ought /ɔːt/

• 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. (指郃乎道義) 應該

  Mark, you've got a good wife. You ought to take care of her. 馬尅，你娶了個好太太，應該好好照顧她啊。

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

• 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、願望) 應該

  You don't have to be alone with him and I don't think you ought to be. 你沒必要和他單獨相処，而且我認爲你不應該和他單獨相処。

  You ought to ask a lawyer's advice. 你應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. “這應該會有趣。”　他對亞歷尅斯說著，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) 應該

  They ought to win easily today, but nothing in life is certain. 他們今天應該能輕而易擧地取勝，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. (對已發生的事情做出推測) 應該[含糊]

  He ought to have reached the house some time ago. 他到達那所房子應該有一段時間了。

• 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) 本應該 (表示虛擬語氣)

  Basically the system ought to have worked. 實際上，這個制度本來應該可行。

• 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. 應儅 (禮貌用語)[禮貌]

  I really ought to be getting back now. 現在我真應該廻去了。

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