past tense ought

past tense ought
past tense ought
1. sb ought to do sth
(indicating the right way to behave) (表示认为某事道义上正确)某人应当做某事
- You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. 你们应该感到羞愧。
- I ought to phone my parents. 我应该给我的父母打电话。
- Perhaps we ought not to interfere. 或许我们不应该干预。
2. sb ought to do sth
(recommending a course of action) (表示认为某事可行或重要)某人应该做某事
- We ought not to be quarrelling. 我们不应该吵架。
- You ought to see a doctor. 你应该去看医生。
3. sb/sth ought to do sth
(expressing strong probability) (表示可能性很大)…应该是…
- He ought to find plenty to keep him occupied. 他应该是有很多事要做, 忙得团团转。
- You two ought to get on well. 你们俩应该处得不错。
- Tonight's show ought to be pretty good. 今天晚上的表演应该很棒。
4. sb/sth ought to do sth
(when something might not happen) (表示认为某事应该如何, 实际情形可能不符)…其实应该…
- Though this gives them a nice feeling, it really ought to worry them. 虽然这让他们感觉良好, 但他们其实应该为此担心。
5. sb/sth ought to do sth
(if expectations are right) (表示从已知情况推测某事已经发生)…应该…
- He ought to be out of prison by now. 他到现在应该出狱了。
6. sb/sth ought to have done sth
(referring to events that did not happen) (与过去分词连用, 表示某事不符合预期)…本该…
- Basically the system ought to have worked. 其实这套系统本应发挥作用的。
- The funding provided for the project ought to have been enough. 为这个项目提供的资金本该足够了。
7. sb ought to have done sth
(expressing regret) (与过去分词连用, 表示未做本应该做的事情)某人本应该…的
- Perhaps we ought to have trusted people more. 也许我们本当对人多一些信任的。
- I ought not to have asked you a thing like that. I'm sorry. 我不该问你那种事, 我很抱歉。
8. you ought to do sth
(expressing the speaker's wish) (用于表达某种愿望)你应该…, 你们应当…
- You ought to join us. 你应该加入我们。
9. sb ought to do sth
(used as a polite form of 'must') (用于礼貌地告知某人自己必须做某事)某人该…
- I think I ought to go. 我想我该走了。
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