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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

应该 [yīnggāi]
  1. 1. aux vb should
    你不应该惹她生气。
    You shouldn't make her angry.
    家长应该鼓励孩子。
    Parents should encourage their children.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

应该 [yīnggāi]
  1. 1. should; ought to
    应该知道。
    You ought to know.
    甭谢,这是我们应该做的。
    Don't mention it, we've only done our duty.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

应该 [yīnggāi]
  1. 1. 情理上必须如此
    做事应该认真。
    儿女应该赡养父母。
  2. 2. 估计情况必然如此
    这项任务应该能够完成。
    他今天应该来了。

Examples

面对日益变换的社会环境,我们不应该抱怨自己的时运不济,而是应该识时务,而后应时而动。
Faced with the ever-changing society, we should rather make good judgment about current affairs and take corresponding actions than complain about bad luck.
男子汉不应该随便卸责,应该有诺必践。
Instead of shifting the blame on others, a man must honor all his promises.
学习应该按部就班,循序渐进。
In studying it is imperative to follow the proper order and advance step by step.
这没有什么,我不过做了我应该做的事罢了。
It's nothing. I've only done what I ought to do.
这个机构应该裁撤。
This organization should be dissolved.
背地里议论别人长短是不应该的。
It is not right to gossip about a person behind his back.
应该接受这个沉痛的教训。
It is necessary to learn a lesson from this bitter experience.
学英语应该在小学就打好底子。
Learners of English should be given a good grounding in primary school.
国家不论大小,应该一律平等。
All countries, big or small, should be equal.
一事当前,应该先想到国家的利益。
Whenever something crops up, one should first think of the interests of the state.

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