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ought to

ought to /ˈɔːt tuː $ ˈɒːt-/ ●●● S1 W1 modal verb
1  SHOULD/OUGHT TOused to say that someone should do something because it is the best or most sensible thing to do 應該，應當 SYN should
You really ought to quit smoking.
你真的應該把煙戒了。
The company ought to be making changes in its marketing strategy.
公司應該在營銷策略上作出改變了。
What sort of crimes ought the police to concentrate on?
警方應當集中打擊哪一類罪案？
You were out enjoying yourself when you ought to have been studying.
應該學習的時候你卻在外面玩。
2  used to make a suggestion about something you think is a good idea, especially in a social situation 應該〔用於提出建議，尤在社交場合〕 SYN should
We ought to get together some time soon.
我們應該盡快聚一下。
You ought to meet him; he’s really nice.
你應該見見他，他真的不錯。
We ought to get her some flowers for her birthday.
我們應當送她些花祝賀她的生日。
I ought to call Brian.
我應該給布賴恩打個電話。
3  SHOULD/OUGHT TOused to say that someone should do something or something should happen, because it is morally right or fair 應該，應當〔做符合道德規範或公平的事〕 SYN should
You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
你應當感到羞恥。
The courts ought to treat black and white defendants in exactly the same way.
法庭應當對黑人和白人被告一視同仁。
Many people felt that America ought not to take part in the war.
許多人認爲美國不應該加入這場戰爭。
4  PROBABLYused to say that you think something will probably happen, is probably true etc 應該〔表示某事可能會發生、可能屬實等〕 SYN should
He left two hours ago, so he ought to be there by now.
他是兩小時前離開的，所以現在應該到那裏了。
They ought to win – they’ve trained hard enough.
他們應該能赢，他們訓練得夠刻苦的。
That ought to be enough potatoes for eight people.
那些土豆應該夠八個人吃了。
New technology ought to make this easier.
新技術應當能使這事變得容易些。
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with ought to
You say that someone ought to do something:
You ought to explain.
You say that someone ought to have done something:
You ought to have explained (=but you did not).
You say that someone ought not to do something:
She ought not to go.
You say that someone ought not to have done something:
She ought not to have gone (=but she did go).
You can also use oughtn’t:
She oughtn’t to go.
She oughtn’t to have gone.
You ask ought someone to do something:
Ought we to tell them?
You ask ought someone to have done something:
Ought we to have told them?
Examples from the Corpus
ought to• You really ought to apologize to her, you know.• We ought to be able to find someone to do the job pretty quickly.• Tricking old people like that ought to be illegal.• I believe women ought to be ordained to the priesthood.• You ought to be proud, Herb.• The berries ought to be ripe by now.• If there is not tension at the Times around this issue, there ought to be.• Maybe we ought to call the doctor.• Don't you think you ought to eat before you go?• You ought to email or call her and say you're sorry.• In the genre terms, that ought to have made him unassailable.• She ought to have recognized Harry, that woollen hat, the jacket.• They can just be people who believe they ought to reshape society from top to bottom.• Tom Ripley ought to write the letter, he thought.
Origin ought to
Old English ahte, past tense of agan; → OWE

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