should

[ʃud]

v.应该, 可能, 应当, 竟然, 将要

v.aux.

1. (shall的过去式, 表示过去将来)将

We hoped that we should be able to do that.

我们希望我们能这样做。

2. (表示语气较强的假设)万一, 竟然

If the car should break down on the way, you would have to walk back.

万一汽车中途抛锚, 你就得走回来。

3. (表示可能性、推测、推论或期待)可能, 该

She should be here any minute.

她该马上就到。

Dinner should be ready by now.

此刻晚饭应该做好了。

4. (表示义务、责任)应该, 应当

You should do as she says.

你应当照她说的去做。

He should work harder.

他应该更加努力。

You should help your mother with the housework.

你应该帮你母亲做家务。

5. (表示委婉、谦逊)可, 倒

6. (表示感情、意志等)竟然会; 应该

I'm sorry it should be this way.

很遗憾, 事情竟会是这个样子。

It's strange that he should be absent.

真奇怪, 他竟会缺席。

You shouldn't have told him about it.

你不该把这件事告诉他的。

7. (表示建议、命令、决定等)应该, 必须

Crime should be punished.

犯罪应受惩罚。

8. (表示目的)会, 可以

He stood away so that we should enter the room first.

他让开一步, 让我们先进屋。

9. (表示结果、意愿等)就, 该

10. (表示征求同意等)可以, 该

Who should I see about my schedule?

关于我的日程该和谁商讨?

词义辨析

同义参见:

have  ought  must  

补充

shouldshould英:[ʃud, ʃəd] 美:[ʃʊd]aux.v.1.应该The day was drawing near when we should have completed the reservoir.我们完成水库工程的日子不远了。The suggestion is that they should start from scratch.提出的建议是, 他们从头开始。You should be careful.你要当心。2.有可能If I didn't write them down I should probably forget all about them.如果我不把它们写下来, 就可能忘得一干二净。3.将会I never realized that some day I should be living in Hong Kong.我从未想到将来有一天会在香港居住。

例句

1. You should take more exercise.你应该多加锻炼。 2. should our children be taught to swim at school?学校应该教我们的孩子学游泳吗？ 3. All visitors should register with the British Embassy.所有游客均应在英国大使馆登记。 4. What should I do?我应该做什么？ 5. You should have done that yesterday.你昨天就该做完这件事的。 6. I shouldn't have said what I did.我本不该说我做过什么。 7. He should be there now.他现在应该会在那里。 8. That shouldn't be too hard.那应该不会太难。 9. We should have finished by a quarter past two.我们应该会在两点一刻之前完成。 10. should you buy a home from Lovell, the company promises to buy it back at the same price after three years.如果你在拉弗尔购买一处房产, 公司承诺三年后以相同价格将其回收。 11. I should go if I were you.我要是你就去。 12. If I should be late, start without me.假如我迟到了, 你们就先开始。 13. I should be so lucky!我要是这么幸运就好了！ 14. He insisted that we should leave.他坚持要我们离开。 15. George was sincerely anxious that his son should find happiness and security.乔治十分渴望他的儿子能快乐、平安。 16. I should like a cup of coffee.我想要一杯咖啡。 17. I should like to come.我很愿意来。 18. I should be happy if you would bring them this evening.如果你今晚把他们带过来的话, 我会很高兴的。 19. should I fetch your slippers?要我把你的拖鞋取来吗？ 20. should we tell her about it?我们该告诉她这件事吗？ 21. Who should I meet but Anne and Graham!除了安妮和格雷厄姆之外, 我还会见到谁！ 22. I picked up a copy of Life magazine, and what should I find in it but a half page picture of the house.我拿起一本《生活》杂志, 除了半数页面都是房屋图片外, 就没什么了。 23. Where should we end up but at the dear old Cadogan Hotel.我们最后只能在价格昂贵、历史悠久的卡多根酒店落脚。 24. You should have seen his face!你真应该看看他那副表情！ 25. You should have heard him last night!你昨晚真应该听听他说！ 26. I suppose that was the right thing to do.—I should imagine so.我觉得那样做是对的。——我想是的。 27. I apologize for that.—I should think so too!我为这件事道歉。——我想你也会！ 28. I told her I should go to see her.我告诉她，我会去看她的。 29. The children should be taken good care of.这些孩子应该受到良好的照顾。 30. He should be in my house now.他现在可能在我的家里。 31. I should always bear this in mind.我要经常把这一点记在心上。 32. That should be his mother.那大概是他的母亲。 33. Let me know if you should hear more news.万一听到更多消息，请告诉我。 34. I let them go out lest I should be bothered.我让他们去了外边，免得他们打扰我。 35. He insisted that we should stay.他坚持让我们留下。 36. The workers demanded that their wages should be raised.工人们要求提高工资。 37. Why should you be so early today?今天怎么来得这么早? 38. How should I do?我怎么办呀? 39. I should advise you not to do that.我倒是劝你别这样做。 40. This is something I should have liked to ask you.这是我本来想问你的。 41. I'm surprised that he should have been so foolish.我很奇怪他竟然会这么傻。 42. What should I talk to her?我该对她说什么呢? 43. he should have been careful.他本应该仔细点。 44. I think we should trust our people more.我想我们应该更加相信我们的人民。 45. you shouldn't have gone.你不应该离开。 46. by now pupils should be able to read with a large degree of independence.到如今，小学生们应该能够很大程度上独立阅读了。 47. you should go back to bed.你应该回去睡觉。 48. what should I wear?.我应该穿什么？。 49. I should hold out if I were you.如果我是你，我会坚持的。 50. £348 m should be enough to buy him out.34,800万英镑应该足够买走他的股份。 51. the bus should arrive in a few minutes.过几分钟，公共汽车就该到了。 52. if I were to obey my first impulse, I should spend my days writing letters.要是我按照刚开始的冲动，我会花好几天时间写信的。 53. if you should change your mind, I'll be at the hotel.万一你改变了想法，你可到宾馆找我。 54. should anyone arrive late, admission is likely to be refused.万一有谁来迟了，有可能进不去的。 55. it is astonishing that we should find violence here.我们竟然会在这里遇到暴力，真是令人惊讶。 56. in order that training should be effective it must be planned systematically.为了让训练有效果，必须进行系统计划。 57. I should like some more, if I may.如果可以的话，我倒想再要一些。 58. we should be grateful for your advice.我们会感谢你的建议的。 59. he'll have a sore head, I should imagine.我该料到他会大发雷霆的。 60. ‘It won't happen again.’ ‘I should hope not.’. “这不再会发生的。”“我也希望不会。”。 61. you should have seen Marge's face.你真该看看玛吉那时候的脸。 62. I was in this shop when who should I see across the street but Tobias.我在这家商店时，竟然看见托比阿在街对面。 63. The police should do something about street crime in this area.警方应该就这个地区的街头犯罪做点事。 64. Children shouldn't be left on their own.不该把孩子们留下不管。 65. I'm tired. I shouldn't have gone to bed so late/I should have gone to bed earlier.我很累，我不该那么晚才上床睡觉╱我理应早点上床睡觉。 66. You should try that new restaurant.你应该到那家新餐馆试试。 67. Do you think I should phone him?你认为我应该给他打电话吗？ 68. What should I do?我该怎么办？ 69. It's 4.30. They should be in New York by now.现在是4时30分，他们此刻应该到了纽约。 70. It should stop raining soon.雨该快停了。 71. I should be most grateful if you could send me...如蒙惠寄…，不胜铭感。 72. If you should decide to accept, please phone us.万一你决定接受，请打电话给我们。 73. should you decide to accept...万一你决定接受… 74. He asked me if he should come today (= he asked ‘Shall I come today?’).他问我他今天要不要来。 75. You should [=ought to] get some rest.你应该休息一下。 76. They should be punished.他们应该受到处罚。 77. We should leave a few minutes early to make sure we get there on time.我们应该早几分钟出发，确保按时到达。 78. Maybe you should consider finding a new job.或许你该考虑找份新工作。 79. I should emphasize that these numbers are only estimates.我该强调这些数字只是估计而已。 80. My friends say that I should quit the team.我的朋友说我该退出这支队。 81. What time should we meet? [=what is the best time for us to meet?; what time do you want to meet?]我们该何时见面？ 82. Patients should inform the receptionist upon their arrival.病人到达时应当知会接待员。 83. You should have been more careful.你本该更加细心。 84. She shouldn't have spoken to him so rudely.她本不该如此粗鲁地跟他讲话。 85. What should I have done?我本该怎么做？ 86. should I not have gone? [=was it wrong for me to go?]我本不该离开吗？ 87. "I should have known that he would be late. [=I didn't know that he would be late, but it would have been reasonable for me to expect it because he is often late]"我本该料到他会迟到的。 88. You should have seen her face [=I wish that you had seen her face] when she opened the present.当她打开礼物时，你真该看看她脸上的表情。 89. It was so funny. You should have been there.太有意思了，你当时真该在场。 90. should [=(more formally) shall] I turn the music down?我应当把音乐声调小点吗？ 91. What should we have for lunch?我们午餐该吃什么？ 92. Everyone should [=ought to] have a copy of the handout.每个人都应当有一份讲义。 93. "There should be four place settings at the table, not six."桌上应该有四套餐具，而不是六套。 94. "“He feels very sorry about what happened.” “Well, he should!”"“他对发生的事情感到非常抱歉。”“嗯，他应该的！” 95. "You should be ashamed of yourself, behaving so rudely to our guests!"对客人如此粗鲁，你应当感到羞愧。 96. They should be here by now. = They should have arrived by now. [=I expected them to be here by now]他们现在应该到这儿了。 97. I'm surprised that he should intentionally be so rude to you.他竟然故意对你如此无礼，这让我很意外。 98. It's strange (that) you should say that.你竟然这么说，真是不可思议。 99. Funny you should mention it. [=I think it's odd/strange that you mentioned it] I've been thinking the same thing.真巧你居然提到这件事。我也一直在想着它呢。 100. I should imagine it won't take more than two hours to drive there. [=I am fairly certain that it won't take more than two hours]我可以肯定开车到那里用不了两个小时。 101. I should think not. [=I really don't think so]我真的不这么认为。 102. I should hope that she would apologize. [=I expect her to apologize]我当然希望她会道歉。 103. "“She apologized for her rude behavior.” “Well, I should hope so!”"“她为自己的粗鲁行为道了歉。”“嗯，我就是希望这样。” 104. You really should not have gone to all that trouble on my account—but I'm glad you did!你真不该为我那么费心——不过你这么做我很高兴。 105. Flowers for me? You shouldn't have.送给我的花吗？你真不该破费。 106. "should [=if] you change your mind, please let us know."如果你改变主意，请告诉我们。 107. I will feel very guilty should anything go wrong. [=if anything goes wrong]要是出了什么差错，我会感到十分内疚的。 108. I will feel very guilty if anything should [=were to] go wrong.要是出了什么差错，我会感到十分内疚的。 109. "If he should call [=if he calls], tell him I'm not home."如果他来电话，就告诉他我不在家。 110. "If you should see them [=if you see them], say hello for me."如果你见到他们，代我问好。 111. "If my husband treated me like that, I should [=would] divorce him."如果我丈夫那样对我的话，我就跟他离婚。 112. I should be surprised if many people go to the fair on such a rainy day.这种雨天要是有很多人去集市，我会感到很诧异。 113. I should not be surprised if no one goes.要是没人去，我一点也不奇怪。 114. I shouldn't [=wouldn't] be surprised at all.我一点也不吃惊。 115. I should [=would] see a doctor if I were you.我要是你的话，就去看医生。 116. "“They really need some help.” “Well, I should be glad to help them.”"“他们确实需要一些帮助。”“哦，我很乐意帮他们。 117. I should like to call my lawyer.我要找我的律师。 118. “Would you care for a drink?” “I should like one very much.”“要喝一杯吗？”“我很想来一杯。” 119. “Where did they go?” “How should I know?”“他们去哪了？”“我怎么会知道？” 120. I looked up and what should I see but a hummingbird hovering over my head.我抬头，竟然看到一只蜂鸟在我头上盘旋。 121. They were walking along when who should they see but Kim!他们当时正向前走，竟然看到了金！