maybe
柯林斯词典
1. ADV You use maybe to express uncertainty, for example when you do not know that something is definitely true, or when you are mentioning something that may possibly happen in the future in the way you describe. 也许[ADV with cl/group] [含糊]
Maybe she is in love. 也许她是恋爱了。
I do think about having children, maybe when I'm 40. 我确实考虑要孩子,也许在我40岁时。
2. ADV You use maybe when you are making suggestions or giving advice. Maybe is also used to introduce polite requests. 也许该 (用于提出建议、作出礼貌的请求)[ADV with cl/group] [礼貌]
Maybe we can go to the movies or something. 也许我们可以去看电影什么的。
Maybe you'd better tell me what this is all about. 也许你该告诉我,这到底是怎么一回事。
3. ADV You use maybe to indicate that, although a comment is partly true, there is also another point of view that should be considered. 可能 (用于表示某个评论部分属实,但另一观点也应该加以考虑)[ADV cl]
Maybe there is jealousy, but I think the envy is more powerful. 可能是有嫉妒,但我想更强烈的是羡慕。
4. ADV You can say maybe as a response to a question or remark, when you do not want to agree or disagree. 可能吧 (用于表示未置可否)[ADV as reply]
"Is she coming back?"—"Maybe. No one hears from her."
“她快回来了吗?” — “可能吧,没有人知道她的消息。”
5. ADV You use maybe when you are making a rough guess at a number, quantity, or value, rather than stating it exactly. 大约[ADV amount] [含糊]
The men were maybe a hundred feet away and coming closer. 那些人大约有一百英尺远,正在向这里靠近。
6. ADV People use maybe to mean "sometimes," particularly in a series of general statements about what someone does, or about something that regularly happens. 有时[ADV with cl/group]
They'll come to the bar for a year, or maybe even two, then they'll find another favourite spot. 他们将会来这个酒吧待上一年,或者有时甚至两年,然后他们会再找另外一个喜欢的地方。
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maybe /ˈmeɪˌbiː/
剑桥词典
- used to show that something is possible or that something might be true
- "Is she old ?" "Fairly old - late sixties maybe."
- "Can we go to the park after school ?" "Maybe - it depends whether I get all my work finished ."
- Maybe you'll get a letter from Daddy in the post today.
- I think maybe I ought to go round there and apologize for what I said.
- "Are you going out tonight ?" "Maybe, maybe not - I haven't decided yet ." 返回 maybe
或许,大概
Maybe they'll come tomorrow . 或许他们明天会来。
Maybe you were right after all. 或许还是你对。
informal
used to show that a number or amount is approximate
(表示近似数量)约
There were 200, maybe 300, refugees on the boat . 船上约有200或300名难民。
used to politely suggest or ask for something
(礼貌地表示建议、请求)也许
Maybe Ted would like to go. 也许特德愿意去。
Maybe we should start again. 或许我们该重新开始。
used to avoid giving a clear or certain answer to a question
(用于不确定的回答)可能,也许
"Are you coming to Kelly's party ?" "Maybe." “你去参加凯利的聚会吗?”“也许会去吧。”
used to mean that something is a possible explanation for why something else happened
(用于解释原因)可能,也许
"Why were you chosen for the team and not me?" "Maybe it's because I've been to more practices than you." “为什么球队选中了你,而不是我?”“也许是因为我参加训练的次数比你多。”
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