读音

/ɔːt/

释义

• 情态动词: 表示义务或应该，常与不定式to连用。例如: “You ought to study more for your exams.”
• 动词: 过去式和过去分词形式，与have连用构成"ought to have done"，表示本应做而未做的事。例如: “I ought to have called you earlier.”

短语

• “ought to” 表示建议、义务或可能性。

例句

• “You ought to be more careful when crossing the street.”
• “They ought to have arrived by now.”

同义词

• should
• must (在表示义务时)
• are supposed to
• are expected to