ought

US [ɔt]
UK [ɔːt]
  • auxv.应该；本应；总应该；早应该
  • n.〈口〉零；〈古〉同“aught”
  • Web应当；应然；应该怎样

Synonym

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Web Definition

n.
1.
〈古〉同“aught”
2.
〈口〉零,全无
auxv.
1.
应该,应当;总应该;本应,本当;早应该

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,应该应该,本应本应,总应该总应该,早应该早应该,〈口〉零〈口〉零,应当应当,应然应然,应该怎样应该怎样
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
If he has any doubt as to which side he ought to be on, he need only ask that bellwether of public opinion, his old friend Oprah Winfrey.
如果他对支持哪一方有任何疑虑的话，他只需要问问民意代表，他的老朋友OprahWinfrey。
rú guǒ tā duì zhī chí nǎ yī fāng yǒu rèn hé yí lǜ de huà , tā zhǐ xū yào wèn wèn mín yì dài biǎo , tā de lǎo péng yǒu OprahWinfrey 。
www.ecocn.org
2.
Now, after it's all over, you come and tell me that I ought't to go with him and that he's a married man.
现在玩过了，你倒跑来对我说，我不该和他来往的，他是有妇之夫。
xiàn zài wán guò le , nǐ dào pǎo lái duì wǒ shuō , wǒ bù gāi hé tā lái wǎng de , tā shì yǒu fù zhī fū 。
www.bing.com
3.
She was in charge at the time and, if she did not know, she ought to have done.
她当时是《世界新闻报》的掌门人，如果她不知道，那真是太不应该了。
tā dāng shí shì 《 shì jiè xīn wén bào 》 de zhǎng mén rén , rú guǒ tā bù zhī dào , nà zhēn shì tài bù yīng gāi le 。
www.ftchinese.com
4.
And the healthy stomach ought to be with respect to all food just as the mill with respect to all things which it is formed to grind.
健全的胃应当像磨子对待所有它天生要磨的东西一样对待所有食物。
jiàn quán de wèi yīng dāng xiàng mó zi duì dài suǒ yǒu tā tiān shēng yào mó de dōng xi yí yàng duì dài suǒ yǒu shí wù 。
blog.sina.com.cn
5.
She ought to have been the slimmest of the bunch: that she remained overweight was a frustration to her, and a mystery to all of us.
她应该是亭亭玉立身材最突出的一个：然而留给她的挫折则是超重，也给我们留下了疑惑。
tā yīng gāi shì tíng tíng yù lì shēn cái zuì tū chū de yī gè : rán ér liú gěi tā de cuò zhé zé shì chāo zhòng , yě gěi wǒ men liú xià le yí huò 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
"well, " he said, " I should think a man's legs ought to be long enough to reach from his body to the ground. "
“嗯。”他说，“我认为一个人的腿是要能使他的身体够着地就行了。”
" én 。 " tā shuō , " wǒ rèn wéi yī gè rén de tuǐ shì yào néng shǐ tā de shēn tǐ gòu zháo dì jiù xíng le 。 "
zhidao.baidu.com
7.
The engagement which ought to have kept her from joining in the former attempt would make it impossible for her to accompany them now.
说她十分抱歉不能去。她有约在先，上次就不该去，这次更不能奉陪了。
shuō tā shí fēn bào qiàn bù néng qù 。 tā yǒu yuē zài xiān , shàng cì jiù bù gāi qù , zhè cì gèng bù néng fèng péi le 。
novel.tingroom.com
8.
we ought to teach our young girls to have self respect here. there is a good bunch of them who do not know the meaning of the word.
我们应该教育我们的年轻女孩要有自尊。她们当中有很多人不知道这个词的含义。
wǒ men yīng gāi jiào yù wǒ men de nián qīng nǚ hái yào yǒu zì zūn 。 tā men dāng zhōng yǒu hěn duō rén bù zhī dào zhè ge cí de hán yì 。
www.fuleis.com
9.
It was a pity that I couldn't attend the ceremony because I ought to leave on the next morning.
可惜我第二天一早便要离开，错过了这场盛会，是我此行最大的遗憾。
kě xī wǒ dì èr tiān yì zǎo biàn yào lí kāi , cuò guò le zhè chǎng shèng huì , shì wǒ cǐ xíng zuì dà de yí hàn 。
www.tcfl.cn
10.
If you think of others that you feel ought to be here, mention them in the comments.
如果你认为其他的也应该列在这，那就在评论中指出来。
rú guǒ nǐ rèn wéi qí tā de yě yīng gāi liè zài zhè , nà jiù zài píng lùn zhōng zhǐ chū lái 。
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