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Definitions
- 1. to have to
- 2. must
- 3. ought to
- 4. to need to
Example Sentences
1 shown他會來嗎?我覺 得 他不會來。
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Words Containing 得
(idiom) lacking in social grace and unfit to be a representative
one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
to get
to be able to put (sth) down; to have room for; to be able to accommodate
practicable
satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
to be considered outstanding or special; to be reckoned with; notable
to act against one's will
can be compared
to obtain by an effort
to be able to pay
to score a try (sports)
exactly what one would wish
Petri dish
Suntory, Japanese beverage company
Obed (son of Boaz and Ruth)
to not take to heart
to follow your orders
Rhodes, Mediterranean island
pleased with oneself
there is still time (to do sth)
contented
to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
Shetland Islands
worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
to obtain
to look (pretty, the same etc)
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
Adderall (stimulant drug)
to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
commendable
terrific
to achieve the Dao
Mazda Motor Corporation
to seem
to win (sth) in a bid
lit. can pass through (an opening)
faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
at one's convenience
Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹[zhū xī])
there is no gain without a loss (idiom)
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
to learn about
to be able to use; useable; to have a use for
to emerge (from a comparison)
avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
vested interest
needed
can go
recipient
can't help
Obed (name)
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
to stay calm
to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism)
to obtain (permission etc)
to verify
used properly
must
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[shēng shēng màn] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[lǐ qīng zhào])
to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
index (loanword)
accessible
Shide, Tang Buddhist poet who lived at the Guoqing Temple on Mt Tiantai 天台山[tiān tāi shān]
Peter (name)
not to feel like (doing sth)
to avoid
immersion heater
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
acquired
(idiom) each in the correct place; each is provided for
to concern oneself with (a matter); to make (sth) one's business
lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); fig. to take help for granted
(after an adjective) very
drive-thru (loanword)
to find amusement in one's own way
lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
Texas, US state
to hate to do sth
to have sufficient insight to perceive
to show respect for
to yodel
seldom
Montevideo, capital of Uruguay
flushed with success
First Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
not to enjoy popular support
Adriatic Sea
(doing sth) in the right way
unjust enrichment
worth tasting
unknown
(psychology) learned helplessness
to be delighted with oneself
Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
usable
Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia
to understand completely
intolerable; unacceptable
to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)
where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
Heaven knows!
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
unable to change sth
Saint Peter
not to let sb down
to be worth
He laughs best who laughs last.
can afford to lose
to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)
in your dreams!
(molecular physics) van der Waals force
to recognize
guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement
the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
cannot get
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
Yaoundé, capital city of Cameroon
to fail to grasp the main points
Petersburg (place name)
can see
to be willing to part with sth
so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure
to become
He laughs best who laughs last.
to understand; to know; to comprehend
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
luckily
to deserve
to get one's name
to cry one's heart out
to win
can see
(dialect) obviously
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
to win power
soured by the loss of one's hopes
percentage of votes obtained
can be counted or regarded as
to be tired of living
Andhra Pradesh or Andhra State in southeast India
so as not to; so as to avoid
lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
really good
a good dog deserves a bone (idiom)
easily obtained
to seem
no wonder!
favorite pupil
unworthy
to be a favorite
deserving
income tax
to have a clear conscience
to win a prize
to tremble with fear
(math.) numerical answer
hurriedly
to be able to touch
to think that ...; to feel that ...
to get along well
to prevail
vested in
to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise
cannot allow (to be present)
work more and get more
lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)
recipient of an award
Friedrich (name)
Devon (county of southwest England)
to offend sb
worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom)
a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
rarely seen
Chad
notable
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
(idiom) (literary) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)
doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free
profit
to put up with; to endure
(coll.) to be eager for
compelled by the circumstances (to do sth)
how can this be?
to earn (income)
must
to get what one deserves
to refrain
to arrive at (some place or time)
Gatorade (brand)
recipient (of an award)
not necessarily
to think highly of oneself
to reach (with one's hand etc)
to be determined to win (idiom)
one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)
propranolol (beta-blocker used to treat high blood pressure)
to triumph over an opponent
to be able to talk to
lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)
to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
good
(neologism c. 2017) (slang) to demand proof of what one believes to be an unfounded accusation only to have irrefutable evidence duly supplied
to fall ill
Euclid of Alexandria (c. 300 BC), Greek geometer and author Elements 幾何原本|几何原本
to be eager for
not count as
to need
delta (Greek letter Δδ)
unable to tolerate
to be able to bear
to commit an offense
Lake Chad
shameful
must not
to have leisure time
Des Moines, capital of Iowa
to know
(coll.) rustic
to take (after a struggle)
cannot help
presentable
to worry about personal gains and losses
vesting period (in finance)
to win a bid
difenacoum (anticoagulant and rodenticide)
lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
Howard (name)
desperately serious
(idiom) to be on very good terms with each other
to understand (by hearing)
How dare you!
feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
worth it
cannot be used
to bring out the best in each other (idiom)
(idiom) to succeed in both love and business
lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
how can one be sure?
fully content with one's achievements (idiom)
unembarrassed
How are you getting by?
one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)
acquired (i.e. not inborn)
affluent
trustworthy
Pentax, Japanese optics company
to fool
to derive benefit
Petrovich (name)
Cape Verde
available
to obtain; to receive; to get
to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)
to be unmentionable
to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)
to cause or lead to sth bad
to reach a consensus
(as in an imperial examination) to be a successful candidate
Euripides (c. 480-406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Medea, Trojan Women etc
not wishing to acknowledge sb
to have a long-cherished wish realized
only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
to be considered as outstanding or special
seeing that
what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
to be unable to move a single step
can be counted as
to be able to withstand
to be worth mentioning
not necessarily
can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)
Texas, US state
Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
have no choice or option but to
hard to come by
Windhoek, capital of Namibia
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
exceptional
fortunately
wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth
to ask for sth and receive it
ending up as
to take a liking for
Adderall (stimulant drug)
Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
what one acquires
Rhode Island, US state
profit tax
all right!
trustworthy
see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]
to prevail
wishing one could do sth
to be saved
Hades
awkward
moderate; appropriate; suitable
to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
happy and content (idiom)
lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
reliable
see 眼裡容不得沙子|眼里容不得沙子[yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi]
Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
first come first served
lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
up to it
proper
to produce the opposite of the desired result
to get along well
within reach
Book of Ruth
to win
to win the hearts of the people
one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
there's no shortage
unavoidable
you win some, you lose some (idiom)
to fall asleep; to get to sleep
(dialect) to be cocky
to purchase
\to obtain qi\, the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted
acceptable
fall short by a large amount
to get whatever one wants
cannot blame
to manage to suppress
vote-getting
to be madly in love
audible
to know
(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
to remember
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
to have no other choice
frightening
sense of gain
(literary) isn't it that...?
not fit to be seen by
cannot be avoided
to earn
to accomplish one's ambition
Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Adelaide, capital of South Australia
as the saying goes; as they say...
to acquire; to get; to obtain
Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
joyfully satisfied
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
excellent in every respect
lovey-dovey
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
Peter Pan, the novel character
lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)
to learn
lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
to be popular