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engkay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng'kay; (exng'kay) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ought, ought to be

應該

• Lie engkay (tiøh) afnny zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie efng'kay (tiøh) arn'ny zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You must do it this way
  你應該這樣做.

• Huiky na kawtiarm khypoef, cymmar erngkay kaux ciaf af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Huy'ky na kao'tiarm khie'poef, cirm'mar exng'kay kaux ciaf af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The plane ought to be here by now, if it took off at nine. (Note: "eng-kai" and "tioh" mean the same thing, but "tioh" is used for emphasis.)
  飛機要是九點起飛, 現在應該到這兒了.

• Engkay! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'kay!; (Exng'kay!) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Serve you right! I told you so ! (As when a mischievous child falls down).
  應該! 應該!

erngky libtoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng'ky lip'toaxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

make quick decisions as the occasion demands

當機立斷

erngpiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng'piexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

adapt oneself to changes, prepare oneself for change

應變

• Limky erngpiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Liim'ky exng'piexn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be guided by the turn of events, adapt oneself to circumstance (of the moment)
  臨機應變

limky erngpiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liim'ky exng'piexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

adapt oneself to the moment, according to the requirement of the case

臨機應變

• u limky erngpiexn ee zaileeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u liim'ky exng'piexn ee zaai'leeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be very easily adaptable
  有臨機應變的才能

• zhayzhuo limky erngpiexn ee zhorsy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhae'zhuo liim'ky exng'piexn ee zhox'sy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  take emergency measures
  採取臨機應變的措施

suiky erngpiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suii'ky exng'piexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

adapt oneself quickly to changing circumstances

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