词汇 | May |
释义 | May /me/ May n. The fifth month of the year, containing or the springtime of existence. 五月(计三十一日)。 Youth, or the springtime of existence. 少年;青春。 idoms May beetle [bug] 【虫】金龟子类。 May bug 【虫】金龟子类。 May day (a)五朔节(5月1日;选举 May Queen,举行各种庆祝活动,青年男女为着 Maypole 跳舞)。(b)国际劳动节。 May races 【英】大学校际五月船赛。 May trees 【植】山渣类。 May week 【英】五月赛船周。 may Have permission to. 可以。 You may look. 你可以看。 May I call upon you? 我可过访你吗? To be possible; be likely, but not certain. 可能;大概。 He may (or might) lose his way. 他可能迷路。 How old may she be? 她大概几岁? Used in auxiliary function to express a desire, or wish, of the speaker. 表愿望。 May the report prove untrue. 希望报告证明是不确实的。 I hope he may succeed. 我希望他能成功。 Used in auxiliary function expressing purpose or expectation. 能(表目的或预料)。 He died that we might live. 他死使我们能生存。 Shall; must. 应;必须(用于合约、契约中)。 phrases may as well... 不妨...;最好...。 may well... 大可...;尽可...;理所当然。 as best one may 尽可能;极力设法。 be that as it may 虽说;无论如何。 (it) may be 也许。 cf. Can expresses the ability to do. Can 表示能力: I shall go if I can (that is, if I am able to). 若我能去(有去的能力),我将前去。 May expresses permission. May 表示许可: I shall go if I may (that is, if I am permitted to). 我若可去(准我去),我就会去。 Hence, in asking permission, one should not say "Can I go?" but "May I go?" 故在请求语中应用"May I..." 不可用 "Can I..."。 synonyms can. |
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