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ought DUTYHC:t, $B:tvaux [+ to infinitive; not be oughting] he/she/it ought used to show when it is necessary, desirable or advisable to perform the activity referred to by the following verb应该, 应当We ought to tidy up before we go home.我们回家之前应该把身上弄整洁一点。She ought to tell him not to be so rude.她应该告诉他不要这么粗鲁。The government ought to be doing more to help the homeless.政府应该做更多的事来帮助无家可归的人。We ought not/oughtn't to have agreed without knowing what it would cost.我们本不应该不知道这东西会要多少价就同意了的。"We ought to be getting ready now." "Yes, I suppose we ought (to)."“我们现在应该作好准备了。”“是的，我想是的。”When describing what someone said in the past, ought can be used as a past form.可用作过去时She said I oughtn't to worry means She said "You oughtn't to worry".“ 她说我不应该担心”意思是“她说‘你不应该担心’”。
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