英语词汇“must”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	must
释义	must I. \(\|)məs(t)\ verb (present & past all persons must) Etymology: Middle English moste (past indicative & subjunctive of moten to be allowed to, be able to, have to), from Old English mōste, past indicative & subjunctive of mōtan to be allowed to, be able to, have to; akin to Old Saxon mōtan to have cause for, be obliged to, have to, Old High German muozan to be allowed to, be able to, have to, Gothic gamotan to have room, fit; basic meaning: to have allotted to one; derivative from the stem of Old English metan to measure — more at mete *verbal auxiliary* 1. a. : is commanded or requested to < you must stop that noise > < you must hear my side of the story > < he must be made to obey > < I told him what he must do > b. : is urged to : ought by all means to < you must read that book > < you must come to visit us soon > 2. : is compelled by physical necessity to < man must eat to live > : is required by immediate or future need or purpose to < we must hurry if we want to catch the bus > < must you take all that luggage along > < if you wished to see it you must queue — Leslie Eytle > 3. : is obliged to : is compelled by social considerations to < I must say you're looking much better > < I must admit your plane's safer > < realized that he must say nothing about it > 4. : is required by law, custom, or moral conscience to < we must obey the rules > < you must respect your father's wishes > < the present government must go … for it is too gross a scandal — John Buchan > 5. a. : is compelled by resolve : is determined to < if you must go at least wait till the storm is over > b. : is unreasonably or perversely compelled to < I was planning a surprise for you, if you must know > < why must you be so stubborn > < why must it always rain on weekends > 6. : is logically inferred or supposed to < he must be out of his mind to say that > < it must be nearly dinner time > < he must have done it, no one else was there > < it must have been the coffee that kept me awake > 7. : is compelled by fate or by natural law to < what must be will be > < the innocent must suffer with the guilty > < three men who must leave their Queen on her death bed — Edith Sitwell > < a woman must have children to love — Edith Wharton > 8. : was presumably certain to : would surely or necessarily : was bound to < if he had really been there I must have seen him > < buffalo … beat out a track where human beings must have measurably failed — S.C.Williams > < must have fallen had the railing not been there > < my rifle was slung on my back … else I must have lost it — Lea MacNally > 9. dialect : may, shall — used chiefly in questions < must I bring in the soup now > *intransitive verb* 1. : is obliged or compelled < when Duty whispers low “thou must” the youth replies “I can” — R.W.Emerson > < shoot if you must this old gray head — J.G.Whittier > 2. archaic : ought to go : is obliged to go — used with adverb or adverbial phrase < I must to Coventry — Shakespeare > < I must now to breakfast — John Buchan > Synonyms: see ought II. \ˈməst\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive 1. a. : an imperative need or duty : obligation, requirement < in highly competitive modern industry, technological progress is a must — Annual Report General Motors Corp. > < told Republican leadership that the bill was a must — New York Times > < less plagued … by rigid musts — Walter de la Mare > b. : an indispensable item : essential, necessity < a raincoat is an absolute must — Richard Joseph > < facility, capacity and dependability of project equipment are musts — Military Engineer > specifically : a priority item marked for inclusion without fail in a particular edition of a newspaper 2. : something that deserves attention because of its outstanding merit < this is a lovely place, a real must for visitors — Richard Joseph > < for the thrill of being close to the original … the volume is a must — Louis Marder > III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin mustum, from neuter of mustus young, fresh, new; perhaps akin to Greek mysos spot, stain, defect, Old Irish mossach dirty, Old English mos moss — more at moss 1. a. : the juice of grapes or other fruit before and during fermentation b. : the juice in combination with the pulp and skins of the crushed fruit 2. dialect England : the pomace of apples or pears often used as fodder for livestock IV. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, alteration of musc — more at musk 1. : musk 2. : mustiness, mold < the dust and must of a decade — Marcia Davenport > V. intransitive verb : to become musty or moldy *transitive verb* archaic : to powder (the hair) with musk VI. variant of musth
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