ought
[ɔt]
aux.
应该(指道义上有责任);
应当(显示所采取行动正确或明智);
可能会;
预料会做(某事);
vt.& vi.
应该(指道义上有责任);
(表示愿望)应当(显示所采取行动正确或明智);
可能会;
预料会做(某事);
例句:
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The money to build the power station ought to have been sufficient.
建设电站的资金本该足够了。
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I think you ought to give football a rest for a time.
我认为你应该暂时停止踢足球。
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You know, we really ought to get another car.
要知道,我们真的应该换一辆车了。
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We ought to clean our own house at home.
来自WSJ
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In many ways, this ought to be surprising.
来自THETIMES
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Fill it with things you ought to throw away.
来自THETIMES
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Such things ought not to be allowed.
这类事不该容许。
来自《权威词典》
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These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.
这些植物五年后就该长成了。
来自《权威词典》
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I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.
我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。
来自《权威词典》