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单词 may¹(might)
释义 may¹(might) /meɪ/,(/maɪt/) v. aux. | vi. | phr.
v. aux.
[无人称变化,后接不带 to 的动词不定式]

1. [表示许可或用于请求许可]可以
A: May I leave now? B: Yes, you may. 甲:现在我可以走了吗? 乙:是的,你可以走了。(否定回答用 No, you mustn't .或 No, you can't.)
You may borrow my car if you like. 如果你愿意,可以借用我的车。
May I make a suggestion? 我可以提个建议吗?
if I may say so 要是我可以这么说的话
2. [表示可能性]可能,也许
This may be true. 这可能是真的。
This may not be true. 这也许不是真的。(比较: This cannot be true. 这不可能是真的。)
He may never succeed. 他可能永远不会成功。
You may have been there before. 你以前也许去过那里。
You may consider this sort of information trivial, but I can assure you it is extremely important. 你也许认为这种信息没有什么大不了,但我向你保证它非常之重要。
3. [用于问句中表示不确定]
Who may the man be? 这个人会是谁呢?
4. [表示希望、祝愿]祝,愿
May you live long. (或 May your life be long. 或 Long may you live.) 祝君长寿!
May you succeed! 祝你成功!
May he never set foot in this house again. 但愿他永远不再走进这幢房子。
5. [常与 well 连用,表示有充分的理由](完全)能,(满)可以
His appearance has changed so much that you may well not recognize him. 他的模样变化太大,你完全可能认不出他了。
You may well say so. 你完全可以这么说。
6. [用于从句中表示目的](以便)能,可以
I write that you may know my plans. 我写信是为了使你能知道我的计划。
7. [用于从句中表示让步]可能
Charles has decided to get a college education, come what may. 无论怎样,查尔斯已下决心要上大学。
8. [用于从句中表示期望等]能够,会
I hope he may succeed. 我希望他会成功。
The doctor fears that she may not live much longer. 医生担心她活不长了。
9. [用于法令条款中,相当于 shall 或 must]须,得
10. [表示能力]能够
vi.
有能力
[< OE mæg; 与 Ger mag, Goth magan to be physically capable of doing < IE màgh- to be able 有关]
phr. as best one may 尽最大努力
be that as it may 尽管如此;然而,不过
may (或 might) (just) as well 倒不如;(满)可以
There's nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed. 没什么事可做,我还是睡觉的好。
may as well ... as ... (做)…与(做)…一样
We may as well go as not. 我们去不去都行。
that is as may be 可能是那样,也可能不是那样(意味着前述想法不是那么重要)
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