单词：ought
音标：[ɒ:t] ；
柯林斯词典等级：3 级；
aux. 应该, 大概
n. 责任
n. 责任
n. & adv. See Aught.
imp., p. p., or auxi Was or were under obligation to pay;
owed.
imp., p. p., or auxi Owned; possessed.
imp., p. p., or auxi To be bound in duty or by moral
obligation.
imp., p. p., or auxi To be necessary, fit, becoming, or
expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used
impersonally or without a subject expressed.
of Owe
imp., p. p., or auxi Was or were under obligation to pay;
owed.
imp., p. p., or auxi Owned; possessed.
imp., p. p., or auxi To be bound in duty or by moral
obligation.
imp., p. p., or auxi To be necessary, fit, becoming, or
expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used
impersonally or without a subject expressed.
of Owe
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词性分布：
ought的用法和样例：
例句
用作助动词(aux.)
- I don't think you ought to.我看你不应该。
- You ought to be more careful, you know.你应该小心一点，知道吗？
- The information ought to be made more accessible.资料应该明白易懂。
- You ought to scrap the old bike and buy a new one.你应该扔掉这辆旧自行车，买一辆新的。
- You ought to treat these matter with candor.你应当公正处理此事。
- He ought to have kept his promise.他原本应该遵守自己的诺言。
常见句型
用作助动词(aux.)
- I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。
- You ought to work hard.你应该努力工作。
- Such things ought not to be allowed.这类事不该容许。
- “Ought I to do it?”“Yes, you ought (to).”“我该做这件事吗?”“对,你该做。”
- You don't look well.You ought to see the doctor.你气色不好,你该去看医生。
- You oughtn't to smoke so much.你不该吸这么多的烟。
- What I ought do if I oughtn't smoke?如果我不吸烟还有什么事可做呢?
- You oughtn't ask me about her.你不该向我问起她。
- It's getting late.We ought to be going.时间不早了,我们该走了。
- He ought to have been more careful.他本该更小心些。
- You ought not to have laughed at him.你本不该嘲笑他。
- The job ought to be finished by next Monday.这项工作应于下星期一以前完成。
- They ought to win easily.他们应该很容易就能获胜。
- These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
- Ask John.He ought to know.去问约翰吧,他应该知道。
词汇搭配
- ought to应当
- Caesar's wife ought to be above suspicion.凯撒之妻不应该被人怀...
- no better than one ought to be行为不规矩
经典引文
The will supreme, the individual claim, The social Ought, the lyrist's liberty.
出自：George EliotHow ought I address thee, how ought I revere thee?
出自：BrowningYou ought to think yourself lucky..to get a good position like that.
出自：E. WaughIf it benefits..people to confiscate your father's money then it ought to be confiscated.
出自：G. VidalThe kind of person who tells you, not what you want to do, but what you ought to do.
出自：F. King