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| 1 | used for showing that you are not sure whether something is true or whether something will happen 也许，大概（用于表示不确定某事是否真实或是否会发生） |
| Maybe it will snow tonight and school will be cancelled. 今晚也许会下雪，那样就不用上学了。 |
| Maybe Julie was right when she said I was jealous. 也许朱莉说我嫉妒是对的。 |
| ‘When can you give me an answer?’ ‘I don’ t know. Maybe tomorrow.’ “你什么时候可以给我一个答案？”“我不知道。大概明天吧。” |
| ‘Do you think he really loves you?’ ‘Maybe. I’ m not sure.’ “你认为他真的爱你？”“也许吧。我不确定。” |
| maybe...maybe not Maybe things will improve, but then again, maybe not. 也许情况会改善，不过话又说回来，也许不会。 |
| | 1a | used when you are guessing a number or amount 大概，大约，可能（用于猜测数字或数量） | | The whole process takes maybe ten or fifteen minutes. 整个过程需要大概10或15分钟。 | | Hundreds – maybe thousands – were killed. 有数百人——也可能是数千人——被杀害了。 | |
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| 2 | spoken used for making a suggestion when you are not sure what to do 或许，也许（用于不确定该做什么时提出建议） |
| Maybe we should call a doctor. 或许我们该叫个医生。 |
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| 3 | spoken used for asking someone to do something , without saying directly that you want them to do it 或许，也许（用于要求某人做某事，但不直说） |
| Maybe you could do a little job for me? 或许你可以为我办件小事？ |
| Maybe someone could explain to me what’ s going on around here? 或许有谁可以给我解释一下这里发生了什么事？ |
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| 4 | used for saying what sometimes happens 有时可能 |
| At weekends she would drive into Oxford, do the shopping, and maybe visit a few friends. 周末的时候她会开车去牛津购物，有时也可能拜访几个朋友。 |
| LEFENTRY: maybe | | | | Maybe and perhaps have the same meaning and are used in the same way, but maybe is more informal. In American English maybe is used much more than perhaps . | | | |
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