SHOULD - Translation from English into Chinese

should [强ʃʊd; 弱ʃəd] [‘shall’的过去式] VB aux

1. should [常用于间接引语中表示过去将来时]:

should: 将(会) jiāng

I told him that I should see him the next day.: 我跟他说我第二天去看他。

2. should [表示责任、义务]:

should: 应该 yīnggāi

should: 应当 yīngdāng

You shouldn't be so impatient.: 你不该这么不耐烦。

3. should [表示可能性、推论、推测]:

should: 该 gāi

should: 可能 kěnéng

They should be there by now, I think.: 我想他们现在应该已经到那儿了。

4. should [与why, who, how等连用，表示意外、惊奇等]:

should: 竟会 jìnghuì

Why should you be so absent-minded today?: 你今天怎么这么心不在焉？

5. should [表示语气较强的假设，常用于if从句中]:

should: 万一 wànyī

If you should change your mind [or Should you change your mind] , please let us know.: 万一你改变主意，请告诉我们。

6. should [表示委婉、谦逊]:

should: 可 kě

should: 倒 dào

I should be glad to talk to him.: 我倒很乐意和他谈一谈。

7. should [用在so that, least等引起的从句中表示目的]:

should: 可以 kěyǐ

should: 会 huì

I said that so that he should be satisfied.: 我那样说是为了让他满意。

8. should [用在某些形容词后接的that从句中，表示惊奇、遗憾等情绪]:

should: 应该 yīnggāi

should: 竟然会 jìngrán huì

It seems unfair that such things should happen to me.: 我居然会遇上这样的事情，这似乎不大公平。

9. should [用在表示命令、建议、决定等的从句中]:

should: 应该 yīnggāi

should: 必须 bìxū

I suggested that we should have a picnic this weekend.: 我建议这个周末去野餐。

Phrases:

I should have thought mainly Brit: [表示意外] 我原以为 wǒ yuán yǐwéi

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I should have thought mainly Brit: [表示意外] 我原以为 wǒ yuán yǐwéi

Everyone should do his best.: 人人都应该尽自己最大的努力。

Children should be taught good manners.: 应该教育儿童有礼貌。

Each should be given his deserts.: 对每个人都应赏罚分明。

One should do the best he can.: 人皆应尽其所能。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Clean-outs should be placed in accessible locations at regular intervals throughout a drainage system, often including outside the building, because clean-out augers have limited length.

en.wikipedia.org

A well-structured pant suit and long kurtas plus well-fitted skirts should be wardrobe staples.

www.thehindu.com

The government should adopt advanced coal conversion technology to transform inefficient gas-based and dual-fuel fired power plants to coal-fired power plants, he said.

nation.com.pk

The first retorted that the second should fly off his ground.

en.wikipedia.org

Should all the compartments become compromised the lifeboat would still be capable of floating without the sponson.

en.wikipedia.org