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本该
  • [běngāi]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

本该 [běngāi]
  1. 1. verb Ought to.
    这么小的工作量, 本该由一人完成。
    The workload is so small that it should have been finished by one person.
    本该先把这件事情告诉他。

Examples

本该安静的教室乱哄哄的。 乱哄哄
这么小的工作量, 本该由一人完成。
The workload is so small that it should have been finished by one person. 本该
本该先把这件事情告诉他。 本该
本该如此。 本该
本该早就成家了,无奈一直在外东奔西走,错过了不少机会。 无奈
He was supposed to sit in a meeting an hour ago.
本该一小时前去参加一个会议的。 suppose
I should have bitten my tongue instead of telling her that.
真不应该把事情告诉她,我本该守口如瓶的。 bite
I should have held out for a better deal.
本该要求更好的待遇。 hold out

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