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must1/mʌst/ v. & n.●v. aux. (3rd sing. present must; past had to or in indirect speech must) (foll. by 后跟 infin., or absol. [含宾]) 1a be obliged to 必须；必要 you must go to school 你必须去上学; must we leave now? 我们现在必须离开吗？; said he must go 说了他得走; I must away 我一定要离开 b in ironic questions (用于反问)偏要，非要 must you slam the door? 你偏要使劲关门？ 2 be certain to 肯定要；必然要 we must win in the end 最终我们一定要取胜; you must be her sister 你肯定是她姐姐; he must be mad 他一定疯了; they must have left by now 他们现在肯定离开了; seemed as if the roof must blow off 看似屋顶要掀起来 3 ought to 应该 we must see what can be done 我们应该考虑该做点什么; it must be said that 应该这么说 4 expressing insistence 一定 I must ask you to leave 我一定要你离开 5 (foll. by 后跟 not + infin.)a not be permitted to, be forbidden to (不)准许；(不)可以；禁止 you must not smoke 你不可以抽烟 b ought not; need not (不)应该；(不)需要 you mustn't think he's angry 你不要以为他生气了; you must not worry 你不必担心 c expressing insistence that something should not be done 坚持某事不该做 they must not be told 不该告诉他们 6 (as past or historic present) expressing the perversity of destiny (作过去或历史现在时)偏要；不巧 what must I do but break my leg 什么事我偏要去做不可，这下子把腿给弄骨折了 ●n. colloq. a thing that cannot or should not be overlooked or missed [口]必要的条件；不可少的事物 if you go to London St Paul's is a must 你若去伦敦，圣保罗教堂不能不去 □ I must say often iron. I cannot refrain from saying [常讽]我不得不说 I must say he made a good attempt 我不得不说他进行了很好的尝试; a fine way to behave, I must say 我必须说这是很好的做法 □ must needs see 见 NEEDS[Old English mōste, past of mōt ‘may’]■ Usage 用法说明 In sense 1a, the negative (i.e. lack of obligation) is expressed by not have to or need not; must not denotes positive forbidding, as in you must not smoke. 在释义 1a 中，其否定(即不必要)通过 not have to 或 need not 来表达；而 must not 表示严格禁止，如 you must not smoke (你不可以抽烟)。 |