Rates may rise, but it won't be by much and it won't be for long...
費率也許會提高，但幅度不會太大，時間也不會太長。
I may be back next year...
我可能明年會回來。
I don't know if they'll publish it or not. They may...
我不知道他們是否會出版，也許他們…
Scientists know that cancer may not show up for many years.
科學家們知道癌癥可能會潛伏多年。
2. MODAL 情態動詞有可能，也許(用於表示某事可能屬實，但不確定) You use may to indicate that there is a possibility that something is true, but you cannot be certain. 語用信息：vaguenessCivil rights officials say there may be hundreds of other cases of racial violence...
負責民權事務的官員說可能還有數百宗種族暴力事件。
Throwing good money after bad may not be a good idea, they say.
他們說用錢砸不見得是個好主意。
3. MODAL 情態動詞也許，可能(用於表示某事有時或在某些情況下屬實) You use may to indicate that something is sometimes true or is true in some circumstances.
A vegetarian diet may not provide enough calories for a child's normal growth...素食也許不足以提供壹個孩子正常成長所需的熱量。
Up to five inches of snow may cover the mountains.
山上的積雪可能厚達5英寸。
...families that may have both parents working.
或許是雙職工的家庭
4. MODAL 情態動詞(與過去分詞連用，用於表示有可能已經發生、屬實或給出壹個可能的解釋) You use may have with a past participle when suggesting that it is possible that something happened or was true, or when giving a possible explanation for something. 語用信息：vaguenessHe may have been to some of those places...那些地方他也許去過壹些。
The chaos may have contributed to the deaths of up to 20 people...
混亂可能導致多達20 人喪生。
Investigators say that a fuel explosion may have caused the crash...
調查員說燃料爆炸有可能是失事的根源。
The events may or may not have been connected.
這些事件可能存在聯系，也可能沒有聯系。
5. MODAL 情態動詞盡管，或許(用於承認情況屬實，但同時與更重要的事情作比較) You use may in statements where you are accepting the truth of a situation, but contrasting it with something that is more important.
I may be almost 50, but there's not a lot of things I've forgotten...盡管我已經快到了知天命的歲數，但記憶卻不那麽糟糕。
The elderly man may not be typical, but he speaks for a significant body of opinion...
這位老人也許並沒有代表性，但他所說的話卻代表著相當壹部分人的觀點。
Walking exercise may be boring at times but early on a clear sunny morning there can be nothing finer.
有時候散步這種鍛煉方式也許會比較枯燥，但若是在壹個陽光明媚的清晨，還有什麽比這更愜意的呢。
6. MODAL 情態動詞可以(用於舉出在需要時可以加以利用的某些特性、事實等) You use may when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something that people can make use of if they want to.
The bag has narrow straps, so it may be worn over the shoulder or carried in the hand...
這個包配有細帶子，可以肩挎，也可以手拎。
Some of the diseases of middle age may be prevented by improving nutrition.
中年時期的壹些疾病可以通過改善營養的方式來預防。
7. MODAL 情態動詞(通常根據規則或法律)可以/不可以 You use may to indicate that someone is allowed to do something, usually because of a rule or law. You use may not to indicate that someone is not allowed to do something.
Any two persons may marry in Scotland provided that both persons are at least 16 years of age on the day of their marriage...
在蘇格蘭，如果雙方均年滿16歲就可以結婚。
Adolescents under the age of 18 may not work in jobs that require them to drive.
未滿18歲者不得從事需要開車的工作。
8. MODAL 情態動詞可以(表示準許或請求許可) You use may when you are giving permission to someone to do something, or when asking for permission. 語域標簽：FORMAL 正式Mr Hobbs? May we come in?...霍布斯先生？我們可以進來嗎？
If you wish, you may now have a glass of milk...
妳想喝的話，現在可以喝壹杯牛奶。
'You may leave.' — 'Yes, sir.'
“妳可以走了。” —— “是，長官。”
9. MODAL 情態動詞可否(用於禮貌的請求) You use may when you are making polite requests. 語用信息：politeness
語域標簽：FORMAL 正式I'd like the use of your living room, if I may...可以的話，我想用壹下妳的起居室。
May I come with you to Southampton?...
我可否與您***赴南安普頓？
Ah, Julia, my dear, here is our guest. May we have some tea?
餵，朱莉婭，親愛的，來客人了。沏點茶好嗎？
10. MODAL 情態動詞可以,能否（通常用於問句中，表示提出禮貌的建議、請求等) You use may, usually in questions, when you are politely making suggestions or offering to do something. 語用信息：politeness
語域標簽：FORMAL 正式May we suggest you try one of our guest houses...可否請您體驗壹下我們的客房？
May we recommend a weekend in Stockholm?...
我們可以提議在斯德哥爾摩度周末嗎？
Do sit down. And may we offer you something to drink?...
請坐，給您拿點喝的好嗎？
May I help you?
需要我幫忙嗎？
11. MODAL 情態動詞可以(用於有禮貌地插話、提問或引入話題等) You use may as a polite way of interrupting someone, asking a question, or introducing what you are going to say next. 語用信息：politeness
語域標簽：FORMAL 正式
STYLE標簽：SPOKEN 口語'If I may interrupt for a moment,' Kenneth said...“能打攪壹下嗎，”肯尼思說。
Anyway, may I just ask you one other thing?...
不管怎樣，我可以再問您壹個問題嗎？
If I may return to what we were talking about earlier.
讓我們再回到之前的那個話題。
12. MODAL 情態動詞也許會，可能會(用於提及別人對自己所說的話可能會有的反應或態度) You use may when you are mentioning the reaction or attitude that you think someone is likely to have to something you are about to say.
You know, Brian, whatever you may think, I work hard for a living...
布賴恩，妳知道，不論妳怎麽看，我都是在為生計而拼命工作。
You may consider it useless, but for our customers it's an all-important sign of good service.
您也許會認為這樣毫無用處，可是對於我們的客戶而言，它卻是優質服務的重要體現。
13. MODAL 情態動詞不妨說,可以說(用於強調) You use may in expressions such as I may add and I may say in order to emphasize a statement that you are making. 語用信息：emphasisThey spent their afternoons playing golf—extremely badly, I may add—around Loch Lomond...
他們下午都在洛蒙德湖邊打高爾夫——順便提壹句，球技糟透了。
Both of them, I may say, are thoroughly reliable men.
可以說，他倆都是絕對可靠的人。
14. MODAL 情態動詞(以便)能，可以（使某事發生） If you do something so that a particular thing may happen, you do it so that there is an opportunity for that thing to happen.
...the need for an increase in the numbers of surgeons so that patients may be treated as soon as possible...
需要增加外科醫生的人數，以便患者能夠及早得到救治
The door is shut so that no one may overhear what is said.
門關著，這樣沒人能聽見說話的內容。
15. MODAL 情態動詞祝;但願 People sometimes use may to express hopes and wishes. 搭配模式：MODAL n v
語域標簽：FORMAL 正式Courage seems now to have deserted him. May it quickly reappear.
他現在似乎失去了勇氣，但願他能很快重新振作起來。
16. be that as it may→see: be; may as well→see: well;
網絡釋義 英英釋義
may
五月
353 April 四月
354 may 五月
355 June 六月
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梅
Maxine瑪克辛
may梅
mayme梅米
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可以
mathML expression (within some valid mathML mathML表達式
may 可以
member 會員
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可能
divorce: separate sth from sth in a wrong way. 使脫離
may →可能
抽象譯法： church →教會
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may li
李梅
①李梅 -- may li
②張雷 -- Ray Zhang
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may day
五壹節
五壹節 may day
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國際勞動節
ahead of adv. 在……之前
may day 國際勞動節
trade union 工會
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may wang
王冬梅
朱曉琳Lynn Zhu
王冬梅may wang
吳家珍Jane Wu
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may west
救生衣
May I take a message? 要不要我替妳留話?
may west 救生衣
mean business 不是開玩笑
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1. They may headhunt her for the vacant position of Executive Producer. 他們可能會挖她去填補執行制片人這壹空缺職位。
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2. The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon. 那項協議使人們感到戰爭有望很快結束。
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3. Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise. 擁擠的人群和喧鬧的噪音可能會讓遊客有些茫然不知所措。
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4. If these drugs are stopped abruptly then some withdrawal symptoms may occur. 如果突然停服這些藥，則可能出現壹些戒斷癥狀。
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5. A dentist may decide to extract the tooth to prevent recurrent trouble. 牙醫可能會決定拔掉那顆牙，以免反復發作。
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6. This may sound trivial, but I assure you it is quite important! 這聽上去也許微不足道，但是，相信我，它十分重要！
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7. Some girls may first ovulate even before they menstruate. 壹些女孩的第壹次排卵甚至可能出現在初潮之前。
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8. The desire to be a mother may creep up on you unexpectedly. 妳會不知不覺地產生想當母親的渴望。
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9. Now, erm, obviously some of our listeners may have some ideas. 嗯，對了，顯然我們的壹些聽眾可能會有些想法。
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10. New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers. 關節炎的新療法可能是止痛藥之外的另壹種選擇。
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11. You may feel unworthy of the attention and help people offer you. 妳可能會覺得自己不值得別人關心和幫助。
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12. Fire may have breached the cargo tanks and set the oil ablaze. 大火當時有可能把貨船上的油罐燒漏了，從而引燃原油。
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13. This may help to undermine the brittle truce that currently exists. 這也許會火上澆油，破壞當前脆弱不穩的休戰局面。
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14. The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline. 自由民主黨的選舉運勢可能會下降。
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15. A special dispensation may be obtained from the domestic union concerned. 從國內相關的工會那兒或許能得到壹項特許。
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16. Like the best stories, this one may yet have a happy end. 就像最精彩的故事那樣，這個故事也許仍會有個美好的結局。
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17. They may feel tired and though outwardly calm, can be irritable. 他們或許會感到疲憊，雖然外表看似沒事，但可能很容易發火。
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18. His moodiness may have been caused by his poor health. 他的喜怒無常可能是身體欠佳所致。
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19. He conjectured that some individuals may be able to detect major calamities. 他猜測說有些人也許能夠察覺重大災難。
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20. He may suddenly take a dislike to foods that he's previously enjoyed. 對以前愛吃的食物，他興許突然就沒了胃口。
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