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单词 should
释义 should
Etymology: Middle English sholde, from Old English sceolde, scolde; akin to Old High German scolta owed, was obliged to, had to, Old Norse skylda had to, Gothic skulda owed, was obliged to, had to — more at shall
past of shall
1. — used in auxiliary function to express condition
 < if he should call, I'm out >
 < for if he should leave his father, his father would die — Gen 44:22 (Revised Standard Version) >
 < if I should die, think only this of me — Rupert Brooke >
 < should Naples be captured … we shall have a first-rate port — Sir Winston Churchill >
 < as if the atom bomb should find a benevolent use — Herbert Kupferberg >
 < I should not allow anyone to inconvenience me if I could hinder it — Emily Brontë >
 < they can very easily be ennobled should they wish it — Nancy Mitford >
2. — used in auxiliary function to express duty, obligation, necessity, propriety, or expediency
 < for 'tis commanded I should do so — Shakespeare >
 < but now he is dead, why should I fast — 2 Sam 12:23 (Revised Standard Version) >
 < the law was then passed … that every senator should take an oath — J.A.Froude >
 < in such cases the officer should first give notice to those in the house — Paul Wilson >
 < and this is as it should be — H.L.Savage >
 < was determined that his son should have a good education >
 < you should brush your teeth after each meal >
3. — used in auxiliary function to express futurity from a point of view in the past
 < she realized that she should have to do most of her farm work before sunrise — Ellen Glasgow >
 < had expected that he should be able to press forward — T.B.Macaulay >
4. archaic : might, could
 < may have wondered what this present distress should mean — John Keble >
5. — used in auxiliary function to express what is probable or expected
 < this year's treasury deficit should be $6 billion or more — T.R.Ybarra >
 < effects of the trends cited above should not be felt … for another decade — A.W.Griswold >
 < it should be child's play for the three of us — John Buchan >
 < recordings which should confuse even the most ingenuous listener — Robert Evett >
 < with an early start, they should be here by noon >
6. — used in auxiliary function to express a desire or request in a polite or unemphatic manner or to tone down a direct or blunt statement
 < one aspect of his critical work to which I should like to call attention — Malcolm Cowley >
 < I should suggest that a guide to available materials is the first essential — L.D.Reddick >
 < should you wish to look at it — O.Henry >
 < in general I should say that the salaries … make up very nearly two thirds of the budget — Deems Taylor >
Synonyms: see ought
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