ought
单词辨析:
无时态和人称变化,后接动词不定式,表示义务、责任、建议等,侧重反映客观情况。
I ought to go home now. I must prepare dinner for my children.
我得回家了,我必须给孩子们做饭。
Such things ought not to be allowed.
这种事情不该允许。
You ought to finish it on time.
你应该按时完成它。
侧重自己的主观看法。在表示义务、责任时,语气比 ought 稍弱;在表示建议而非义务时,比 ought 更常用。
You should have a mind of your own.
你应该有自己的主见。
He should go and see his father.
他应该去看看父亲。
试比较:
I ought to go.
我得走了。(侧重客观原因)
I should go.
我应该走了。(侧重主观意愿)
We ought to help her.
我们应该帮助她。(指在道义上有责任这样做)
We should help her.
我们该帮她。(帮助她是明智之举,但并非指在道义上必须这样做)
相关例句:
Do you think I ought to seal the boxes up?
你认为我应该把这些盒子封起来吗?
You know, we really ought to get another car
要知道,我们真的应该换一辆车了。
She always said I ought to live alone
她总说我应该一个人住。
I ought not to have asked you a thing like that. I'm sorry
我不该问你那样的事情,我很抱歉。
I ought to be glad about what happened
我对发生的事情应该感到高兴才是。
We ought to follow her good example.
她是个好榜样,我们应当仿效她。