| 单词 | must |
| 释义 | must (once / 7 pages) 1nadj 2n 3n A must is something that's so important it can't be missed or ignored. When you're taking kayaking lessons, a lifejacket is a must. Anything that is required is a must: drinking enough water is a must for being healthy. When you adopt a new dog, making sure he'll get along with your cat is a must. Another meaning of the noun must is a stale, stuffy smell. Your damp basement and dry, hot attic might both smell of must. This meaning comes from the adjective musty, a variation on the older, now obsolete moisty. WORD FAMILYmust: musts, musty+/musty: mustier, mustiest, mustily, mustiness USAGE EXAMPLESIt must be bad news, and they think I might fall apart. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) As a result, scientists who study the compound must follow a host of restrictive rules. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) All that bought the Colts was another disappointing season, and now Irsay must decide whether he’s willing to admit a mistake so soon. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a necessary or essential thing seat belts are an absolute must Hyper essential, necessary, necessity, requirement, requisite anything indispensable 2adj highly recommended 2a book that is must reading Syn essential basic and fundamental n the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy 3Syn|Hyper moldiness, mustiness staleness having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging n grape juice before or during fermentation Hyper grape juice the juice of grapes |
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