CONTRACTED FORM, NEGATIVE
EGP #564 | C2 | MODALITY / ought Can use 'oughtn't' (without 'to') + verb. Lexical range: N/A
这场宴会一定很精彩——你可别错过了。
The banquet is bound to be wonderful—you ___oughtn't miss it.
体检结果一切正常——你不必过分担心。
The test results are perfectly normal—you ___oughtn't worry.
你还不知道事情的全貌——不应这么快下判断。
You don't know the full story—you ___oughtn't judge so quickly.
他在我们最困难的时候挺身而出——我们不应忘记这份恩情。
He stood by us when nobody else would—we ___oughtn't forget that.
这任务看着简单,但你不可低估它的复杂程度。
The task looks simple, but you ___oughtn't underestimate its complexity.