have to
短语
A1
Oxf 3000
不得不, 只好; 只得; 必须; 不得已
发音
其它
/ˈhæv.tuː/
UK
/ˈhæf.tə/
US
/ˈhæf.tə/
CA
/ˈhæf.tə/
AU
/ˈhæf.tə/
词形变化
had to
has to
三单
has to
having to
having to
现在分词
had to
过去式
had to
过去分词
别名
have got to
hafta
释义与例句
v.
A1
Oxf 3000
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1.
Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.
要
应该
必须
不得不
非……不可
You have to wear a seat belt.
I have to go to the bathroom.
I just have to have that shirt.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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2.
Must; expresses a logical conclusion.
一定
肯定
that has to be the postman; it has to be an electrical fault
词源
Dates back at least to the Old English habban + tō construction, with the same meaning as sense 1 below.
来源:wiktionary