- (应当) should; ought to:
should be punished;
该罚
That's just as it should be.
本来就该如此。
- (应当是) be sb.'s turn to do sth.:
It's your turn now.
该你了。
Who's the next speaker?
下一个该谁发言?
- (理应如此) deserve:
You really deserve a good beating, you naughty boy.
你这个调皮孩子真该打。
It serves him right, he shouldn't have broken the rules.
该,谁叫他不守纪律。
- (欠) owe:
How much do you owe him?
你该他多少钱?
I don't owe him by way of gratitude.
我不该他的情。
- (表示推测、估计) most likely; probably; ought to; should:
Look! It's late. Mother will grumble again.
你瞧,这么晚了,妈妈又该唠叨了!
If they had started at two o'clock, they ought to have got there by now.
他们如果是两点出发的,现在该到那儿了。
- (用在感叹句中加强语气):
How heavy our responsibilities are!
我们的责任该有多重啊!
How nice it would be if I could go with you!
要是我能跟你一块去,那该多好哇!