should

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aux. 应该, 将要

发音

UK /ʃəd/
US /ʃəd/
UK /ʃəd/
SCOT /ʃʉd/
其它 /ʃəd/
US /ʃəd/

词形变化

shoulds 复数 shoulds shoulded shoulding past participle 过去式 no present participle 三单 no simple past 三单 past participle 三单 shoulds 三单 shoulding 现在分词 shoulded 过去式 shoulded 过去分词

别名

shou'd shoulde shd shid shld shold shood shoulda shouldna shud shuld shulde 'd

教材释义与例句

动词

应该；就；可能；将要

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something that ought to be the case as opposed to already being the case.

v. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    simple past of shall

    I told him that I should be busy tomorrow.

  2. 2.

    Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.

    Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must').

    You should never drink and drive.

    The law is clear that you should always wear a seat belt.

    The manual says that this switch should be in the 'off' position.

  3. 3.

    Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.

    Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable.

    You should go and see that film. I think you'll enjoy it.

    Should we go and see the police, do you think?

    She should not have been so rude.

  4. 4.

    Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.

    With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way.

    非正式

    You should see his new apartment. It's like a palace!

    If you think her piano playing is bad, you should hear her sing!

  5. 5.

    Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.

    In questions, asks what is correct, proper, desirable, etc.

    What do you think? What should I do?

  6. 6.

    Ought to; expressing expectation.

    Indicates that something is expected to have happened or to be the case now.

    They should have finished by now; I'll call them to check.

    My fruit trees should be in flower, but the cold spring has set them back.

  7. 7.

    Ought to; expressing expectation.

    Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the stated thing will happen or be true in the future.

    They should have it finished by Friday.

    When you press this button, the pilot flame should ignite.

    You should be warm enough with that coat.

    We’re spending the winter in Ibiza. ~ That should be nice.

  8. 8.

    Used to form a variant of the present subjunctive, expressing a state or action that is hypothetical, potential, mandated, etc.

    If I should be late, I should hope that you are prepared to go on without me.

    Should you need extra blankets, you will find them in the closet.

    It's his proposal that there (should) not be several dozen units.

    I regret that it should have happened, but I was really shocked that he should say that.

    He is noted for coming up with his 'wager', in which he argued that he was prepared to believe in God on the grounds that he had nothing to lose if he was wrong, and everything to gain should he be right.

  9. 9.

    An alternative to would with first person subjects.

    Used to express a conditional outcome.

    正式 文学

    If I had not been so tired, I should have laughed heartily.

  10. 10.

    An alternative to would with first person subjects.

    Used to impart a tentative, conjectural or polite nuance.

    I should imagine that they have arrived by now.

    I should think you would apologize.

    I should be very grateful to receive your prompt reply. (formal or old-fashioned)

    We should very much like to meet her. (formal or old-fashioned)

    It didn’t turn out as we intended it should.

  11. 11.

    An alternative to would with first person subjects.

    Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.

    It's disgraceful the way that they've treated you. I should write and complain.

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London As this happens to be Saturday it gives you a day's grace. I should go round and see the chiefs to-morrow. Tell them all about it and what I have said.

  12. 12.

    To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality.

  13. 13.

    To suggest (that someone ought to do something, or that something ought to be the case) by, or as if by, using the word should.

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English scholde, from Old English sċolde, first and third person preterite form of sċulan (“should,” “have to,” “to owe”), the ancestor of English shall. By surface analysis, shall + -ed. Cognate with German sollte, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (skulda), Swedish skulle. Related to Middle English shild and shildy. The loss of /l/ in this word is probably due to weak stress, as in would and could (though in the latter, the /l/ was due to the analogy of the former two).

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