Word · Frequency #1546
ought
/ɔt/
verb
应该；应当
核心释义
通常使用 ought to + 动词原形，语气接近 should。
used with to for advice, duty, or an expected result
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应该；应当
used with to for advice, duty, or an expected result
应该；应当
用法In use
You ought to tell them the truth.
用法提示：ought to 表示认为合宜或正确的做法。
We ought to leave before the traffic gets worse.
用法提示：ought to 用于提出有理由的建议。
The package ought to arrive by Friday.
用法提示：ought to 表示合理预期。
ought to do sth
表示应该、应当做某事。
You ought to apologize for your mistake.
你应该为你的错误道歉。
ought not to do sth
否定形式，也可缩写为 oughtn't to。
You ought not to lie to your parents.
你不应该对你的父母撒谎。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- ought to do
- 应该做
- You ought to apologize to her.你应该向她道歉。
- ought not to do
- 不应该做
- We ought not to waste time.我们不应该浪费时间。
- ought to have done
- 本应该做（但没做）
- She ought to have called earlier.她本应该早点打电话的。
- ought to be
- 应该是
- The meeting ought to be over by now.会议现在应该结束了。
- I think you ought to
- 我认为你应该
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
发音像'奥特'，联想到奥特曼说：我应该（ought to）保护地球。
语境与语域Context & Register
常用语域为中性，多用于正式建议或义务表达。通常后接to。
语法说明Grammar Note
ought 是少数后接 to 的情态助动词，结构为 ought to + 动词原形；否定式是 ought not to。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'ought' (/ɔt/). Caution: 'drought' (/draʊt/) and 'bough' (/baʊ/) look similar but sound different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from BRIDGEDICT_CURATED_MODAL.