单词：may
音标：[mei] ；
柯林斯词典等级：4 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
n. 五月
aux. 愿能, 可以, 愿意
aux. 愿能, 可以, 愿意
n. the month following April and preceding June
词型变化：名词复数形式 : mays
考试类型：[中考/高考/IELTS]
考试类型：[中考/高考/IELTS]
词性分布：
may的用法和样例：
例句
- Well, and who may you be?那麽，你是谁呢?
- That might be our taxi.那辆有可能是我们的计程车。
- That may be our taxi now!那辆可能就是我们的计程车了。
- Might I suggest another time?我可以建议另找个时间吗？
- He will graduate from the school in May.他将要在五月份毕业。
- We may come at another time.我们可以另找个时间来。
常见句型
用作助动词(aux.)
- “May I smoke here?”“Yes, please (certainly).”“我可以在这儿抽烟吗?”“请抽吧!”
- “May I smoke here?”“No, you mustn't〔No, you cannot〕.”“我可以在这儿吸烟吗?”“不,你不可以。”
- May I use your bicycle?我可以用你的自行车吗?
- He may come, or he may not.他也许会来,也许不会来。
- He may possibly know it.他可能知道。
- He may be right.他可能是对的。
- The guests may have left.客人们可能已经走了。
- He is afraid she may forget his address.他担心她会忘记他的地址。
- You may have been there before.你以前也许去过那里。
- I may be going back in the fall.我也许秋天将回来。
- Write to him at once so that he may know in time.马上写信给他,使他能够及时了解情况。
- Come what may,I will try it.无论发生什么,我总要试一试。
- May you be happy.祝你快乐。
- May good luck be yours!祝你好运。
- May there never be another world war.但愿不再有世界大战。
用作名词(n.)
- We'll go on holiday in May.我们五月去度假。
- May 1 is International Labour Day.“五一”是国际劳动节。
- May 4 is Youth Day.“五四”是青年节。
- It happened on May the sixth.事情发生在5月6日。
- The new office will open in May 1998.新的办公室将于1998年5月开业。
- She started work here last May.去年5月她开始在这里工作。
- May flowers were blooming everywhere.五月的鲜花到处盛开。
常用短语
用作助动词(aux.)
may as well- 不妨have no strong reason not to
- 或许〔可能〕…但是…perhaps; admittedly
- (完全)能,(满)可以be very likely to
词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)
形容词+～- last May最后的一个五月
- May Day五一国际劳动节
- in May last year在去年五月
经典引文
Thy mighty strokes who may withstand.
出自：M. DraytonWe..have endured Sunshine and rain as we might.
出自：M. Arnold
【近义词】
- can可以
- may well很可能
- be allowed被允许
- able能够的
- allowed允许的
- be有
- whitethorn【植】山楂