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may¹(might) /meɪ/,(/maɪt/) v. aux. | vi. | phr. ❶ 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]会 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. 〈古〉[表示能力]能够 ❷ vi. 〈废〉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) |