单词 | ought to could |
释义 | > as lemmasought to could b. U.S. regional (chiefly southern). ought to could: should be able to. ΚΠ 1848 G. F. Ruxton Life in Far West vi, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 575/2 If thar's game afoot, this child know ‘bull’ from ‘cow’, and ought to could. 1921 Bookman Sept. 53/2 Seems to me like anyone oughta could spell cat. 1933 A. Bontemps in Opportunity June 174/1 You oughta could do a heap mo' wid a thing like that 'n me'. 1938 in G. P. Rawick Amer. Slave (1972) II. 23 I ought to could fech back more to speak to you bout. 1958 J. H. Latham Meskin Hound 47 He ought to could locate a deer feeding on that tender rescue grass. 1981 L. A. Pederson et al. Ling. Atlas Gulf States 0593/058 You ought to could see God. < as lemmas |
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