be obliged to; should (expressing necessity) [表示必要]必须 I must go. 我必须去。 it mustn't be over 2,000 words. 字数不得超过2,000。 she said she must be going. 她说她必须要走了。 ■expressing insistence [表示坚持]一定 you must try some of this fish. 这鱼你一定要尝一点儿。 if you must smoke you could at least go in the living room. 如果你一定要抽烟的话,至少你可以到客厅里去。 ■used in ironic questions expressing irritation [用于具有讽刺意味的问句中表示恼怒]一定要,非要 Charlotte, must you put spanners in the works?. 夏洛特,难道你非捣乱不可吗?。
expressing an opinion about something that is logically very likely [表示合乎逻辑的推断]一定,想必 there must be something wrong. 一定是出了什么差错了。 you must be tired. 你一定是累了。
noun
(informal)something that should not be overlooked or missed (非正式)不该忽视(或不可错过)的东西;必备之物 this video is a must for everyone. 这录像每一个人都该看看。
常用词组 I must say
见say
must needs do something
见needs
语源
Old English mōste, past tense of mōt 'may', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten and German müssen
must2 noun
[mass noun]grape juice before or during fermentation (发酵前、发酵中的)葡萄汁
语源
Old English, from Latin mustum, neuter (used as a noun) of mustus 'new'
must3 noun
[mass noun]mustiness, dampness, or mould 发霉;潮气;霉菌 a pervasive smell of must. 四处弥漫的霉味。
语源
early 17th cent.: back-formation from musty
must4 (亦作 musth) noun
[mass noun]the frenzied state of certain male animals, especially elephants or camels, that is associated with the rutting season (尤指发情期的公象、雄骆驼等的)狂暴状态 a big old bull elephant in must. 处于发情期狂暴状态的大公象。 [asmodifier]the must gland. 发情期狂暴腺体。
语源
late 19th cent.: via Urdu from Persian mast 'intoxicated'