| 释义 |
modal (verb)
UK [ˌməʊ.dəl'vɜ:b] US [ˌmoʊ.dəl'vɝ:b] noun countable specialized
ADVANCED
■a verb, such as 'can', 'might' and 'must', that is used with another verb to express an idea such as possibility that is not expressed by the main verb of a sentence 情态动词•The first verb in the following sentence is a modal: We ought to pay the gas bill.下面句子中的第一个动词是情态动词：We ought to pay the gas bill. |