ought

单词辨析:

ought should 【导航词义:应该】
ought modal v. 应该,应当
〔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。

〔例证〕

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。

should modal v. 应该
〔辨析〕

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。

〔例证〕

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。