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may POSSIBILITYmeIvaux [+ infinitive without to; not be maying] he/she/it may, past simple might used to express possibility可能，也许I may see you at the party later.我可能在晚些的宴会上碰见你。The cause of the accident may never be discovered.事故原因也许永远无法查清。"Are you going to Neil's party?" "I haven't decided yet, I suppose I may."“你去参加尼尔的聚会吗？”“我还没决定，可能去吧。”There may be side effects from the new drug.这种新药可能有副作用。In the future, it may be possible to fly across the Atlantic in about thirty minutes.将来的某一天，人们或许只用30分钟就能飞越大西洋。The explosion may have been caused by a faulty electrical connection.爆炸可能是由一处电路连接错误所引起的。We'd better not interfere--she mayn't like it.我们还是别插手----她或许不喜欢这样。From the noise the crowd is making, I think our team may have won (= it is possible that we have won, but I am not certain).从人群的喧闹声来看，我想我们的球队大概赢了。(fml) We should try to calm down so that we may begin to discuss the situation rationally.我们应该冷静下来，这样才可能理性地讨论形势。You can say be that as it may to change the subject being talked about without deciding on something which was just being discussed.（转换话题用）就算那样的话Building a new children's home will cost a lot of money, but be that as it may there is an urgent need for the facility.建造一座新的儿童之家需花费许多，但就算那样这设施也是急需的。If you say that something may well happen, you mean that it is likely to happen.很有可能You may well get lost, so take a map.你很有可能迷路，还是带上地图吧。She may well not want to (= It is likely that she will not want to) go on the trip--she hates travelling.她可能不想出游----她讨厌旅行。☆MIGHT中的 might well ☆ MIGHT Auxi- liary verbs
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