must

must1
(past had to或 [间接引语中]must)
  1. 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?。
  2. 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
  1. (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
  1. 见say
must needs do something
  1. 见needs
语源
  1. Old English mōste, past tense of mōt 'may', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten and German müssen

must2
noun
  1. [mass noun]grape juice before or during fermentation
    (发酵前、发酵中的)葡萄汁
语源
  1. Old English, from Latin mustum, neuter (used as a noun) of mustus 'new'

must3
noun
  1. [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
  1. early 17th cent.: back-formation from musty

must4
(亦作 musth)
noun
  1. [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
  1. late 19th cent.: via Urdu from Persian mast 'intoxicated'
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