must /mʌst, məst/ aux. v. 1.必须;应当: I must finish the task before dark.我必须在天黑以前完成任务。You mustn’t lend it to others.你不可以把它借给别人。[注]must引起一般疑问句时,答话如是否定意思,常用needn’t: — Must I do the cleaning right now? — Oh, no, you needn’t. You may do it in the afternoon. “我现在就必须打扫吗?” “不,不必。你可以下午干。” 2. 一定,准是,想必(表示推测): Judging by the smell, the food must be good. 从味道上判断,这食物一定是好的。[考句] Mary’s score on the test is the highest in her class; she must have studied very hard. 玛丽考试成绩全班第一,她学习一定很刻苦。(must 后跟不定式的完成式时表示对已发生过的情况的判断或猜测: She must have arrived by air. 她准乘飞机到了。)