ought to是什么意思
ought to的意思是应该
一、Ought to表示应该。如:
1.Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism the banking industry ought to avoid.(很多人都把对他的任命看作银行业应当避免的裙带关系式操作。)
2.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。)
3.You ought to have a haircut.(你该去剪发了。)
二、ought to+have+过去分词,表示过去应做某事而实际未做。如:
You ought to have asked him (but you didn't).这时,ought to和should可以互相换用。
三、ought和should的区别:
ought语气略强,should较常用;ought在美国英语中用的很少,而should却相当常用;
ought属正式用语。由于ought to 没有过去式,所以在直接引语变间接引语的过程中,就不再变化.例如:
1.China ought to make a greater contribution to humanity.(中国应当对于人类有较大的贡献。)
2.He is a very good tennis player; you ought to see him in action.(他是个很好的网球运动员,你应当去看看他打球。)
3.I think there's a train at 8.20 but you ought to make certain.(我想8点20分有一班火车,不过你应该打听清楚。)
4.I think you ought to go to/to go and see the doctor.(我认为你应当去找医生看看病。)