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may

Word family 
may1 /meɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 modal verb  
1  possibility 可能性PROBABLY if something may happen or may be true, there is a possibility that it will happen or be true but this is not certain 可能，也许 SYN might
 I may be late, so don’t wait for me.
我可能会迟到，所以别等我。
 Some chemicals may cause environmental damage.
有些化学物品可能会给环境造成破坏。
 There may not be enough money to pay for the repairs.
可能钱不够支付修理费。
 Well, I may have been wrong.
好了，可能是我错了。
 They may have called while you were out.
你出去时他们可能给你打过电话。
 It may be that Minoan ships were built and repaired here.
米诺斯人的船可能就是在这里建造和修理的。
 Your job may well involve some travelling (=it is fairly likely).
你的工作很可能有时需要出差。
2  possible to do STH 有可能做某事CAN if something may be done, completed etc in a particular way, that is how it is possible to do it 可以 SYN can
 The problem may be solved in a number of different ways.
这个问题可以用几种不同的方式解决。
3  allowed 允许
a) used to say that someone is allowed to do something 可以〔表示允许某人做某事〕 SYN can
 Thank you. You may go now.
谢谢，现在你可以走了。
 There is a set of rules to show what members may and may not do.
有一套规定写明会员可以做什么，不可以做什么。
 You may sit down or stand, just as you wish.
你可以坐着也可以站着，随你的便。
 No one may own more than 10% of the shares.
任何人都不可以拥有超过10%的股份。
b) may I/we ...? spoken formal used to ask politely for permission to do something 我/我们可以…吗？〔用于礼貌地请求同意〕
 May I come in and wait?
我能进来等吗？
 May we use your office for a few minutes?
我们可以借你的办公室用几分钟吗？
4  in polite expressions 用于礼貌表达 spoken formal used to say, ask, or suggest something in a polite way 可以〔用于礼貌地说话、提问或提出建议〕
 All these things, if I may say so, are entirely irrelevant.
所有的这一切，如果我可以这么说的话，都毫不相关。
 Who, may I ask, is Wotherspoon?
我能问一下谁是沃瑟斯庞吗？
 May I suggest that you consider the matter further before taking any action.
能否请你多考虑考虑再采取行动？
5  ALTHOUGHalthough 尽管 used to say that even though one thing is true, something else which seems very different is also true 也许，可能〔用于表示虽然一种情况属实，但是另一种似乎很不同的情况也属实〕
 I may be slow, but at least I don’t make stupid mistakes.
我可能是很慢，但至少我不犯愚蠢的错误。
 Although this may sound like a simple process, great care is needed.
虽然步骤也许听上去简单，但还是要非常小心。
 Strange as it may seem, I always felt I belonged here.
尽管这好像很奇怪，但我总是觉得我属于这里。
6  may as well spokenSUGGEST used to suggest that someone should do something, because there is no good reason to do anything else 还是…的好，倒不如 SYN might as well
 If there’s nothing more to do, we may as well go to bed.
如果没有别的事要做，我们倒不如去睡觉。
 You may as well tell us now – we’ll find out sooner or later.
你不如现在就告诉我们——我们迟早会知道的。
Examples from the Corpus
may as well• That may as well be a word from a foreign language.• In the end the mission controllers took the very pragmatic view that they may as well continue the mission to the Moon.• If Klepner's gonna get his job he may as well do the spiel.• I may as well explain here why he did this much-criticized and desperate deed of daring...• You may as well get used to it, Oakland.• Since we're just sitting here, we may as well have a drink.• I may as well have not bothered.• You may as well not turn it on, Cooper, until after the game.• You may as well play when you are in a scoring mode.• I may as well stick it out to the end.
7  may somebody/something do something formalHOPE used to express a wish or hope 愿某人/某事做某事〔表达一种希望或祝愿〕
Examples from the Corpus
may somebody/something do something• Activities, such as walking, standing, sitting or bending, may have to be learned anew.• But I got lost in the doing of it, as navigators may, and we went beyond ourselves.• If you forget to move your turkey from freezer to refrigerator in time, you may thaw the turkey in cold water.• It may pay to be early at Catford where Dromina Duke looks the part in the second race.• It will cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, and may have a knock-on effect.• They also monitor the production run to make sure that it stays on schedule and correct any problems that may arise.• To deny this power is dangerous, for, suppressed, it will find another outlet and may erupt uncontrollably.• Worse yet, it may resort to additional expedient action to disguise or defuse the consequences of previous counterproductive actions.
8  purpose 目的 formal used after ‘so that’ or ‘in order that’ to say that someone does something in order to make something else possible 能够，可以〔用于so that或in order that之后〕
9  be that as it may formal in spite of what you have just mentioned 尽管如此
Examples from the Corpus
be that as it may• Be that as it may, all of us need order.• Be that as it may, blood-sharing in vampire bats seems to fit the Axelrod model well.• Be that as it may, Driesch concluded that Weismann was wrong, at least in part.• Be that as it may, his depiction was so convincingly done as to restore belief in the existence of centaurs!• Be that as it may, I shall attempt to explain the spiritual aspect in my own terms.• Be that as it may, terrible things clearly happened.• Be that as it may, the truth is plain: this is an exercise of arrogant power which stinks.• Be that as it may, Woolridge had his suspicions.
10  may well used to say that there is a good reason for a reaction, question, or feeling 很有理由〔作出某种反应、提出某个问题或产生某种情绪〕
Examples from the Corpus
may well ask• What happened to Rodney, you may well ask.• Who is Danny Baker, you may well ask?• You may well ask if such precision is really necessary!• So why, you may well ask, try to grow it then?• The student may well ask what is the solution to this problem.• But why write a novel, you may well ask, when we were aiming to make a movie?• We may well ask: where shall I begin in teaching a brand new congregation?• He didn't know I always carry pistols under my cloak, and he may well ask why.
5 GRAMMAR 语法：may,might
May is not used in questions about possible events or situations. Use might instead. 在询问可能发生的事情或情况的疑问句中不用may，而用might
Might there be problems?
会不会有问题？
To say that it is possible that something happened, you can use may have or might have . 表示某事可能已经发生，可以用may have或might have
She may have been executed.
她可能已经被处决。
If something was possible, but did not in fact happen, you can use might have , but not may have . 假如某事可能发生，而事实上并未发生，可以用might have，但不能用may have
He might have been misquoted.
他的话可能被错误地引用了。
Had I been more perceptive, I might have noticed that she was not happy.
我要是细心一些，可能就注意到她不开心了。
n GRAMMAR: Comparison
may
You say May I? when asking for permission:
May I ask you a question?
You say you may when giving someone permission:
You may go now.
You say that something may happen or be true:
I may be late.
He may be in his office.
You say that something may have happened:
They may have already gone home.
You use may not in negative sentences:
I may not be here much longer.
He may not have understood what you said.
might
In everyday English, you can use might in the same way as may to say that something is possible.
You can say that something might happen or be true:
I might be late.
He might be in his office.
You can say that something might have happened:
They might have already gone home.
In everyday English, you can also use might not or mightn’t:
I might not be here much longer.
He mightn’t have understood.
Examples from the Corpus
may• But I got lost in the doing of it, as navigators may, and we went beyond ourselves.• They also monitor the production run to make sure that it stays on schedule and correct any problems that may arise.• Seven thirty may be too late.• To deny this power is dangerous, for, suppressed, it will find another outlet and may erupt uncontrollably.• Thank you, you may go now.• It will cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, and may have a knock-on effect.• They may have called when she was in Anaheim.• Activities, such as walking, standing, sitting or bending, may have to be learned anew.• Altering a passport in any way may make it invalid.• Travelers to Qatar may not bring in narcotics or weapons.• We may not have class the last week of February, but I'll let you know for sure as the time approaches.• You may now kiss the bride.• It may pay to be early at Catford where Dromina Duke looks the part in the second race.• Worse yet, it may resort to additional expedient action to disguise or defuse the consequences of previous counterproductive actions.• The king has ordered a festival so that his son may select a bride.• If you forget to move your turkey from freezer to refrigerator in time, you may thaw the turkey in cold water.• The Commission may then take one of three actions.
may well• Database development and a news archiving feature which may well appear as a separate product are also in the pipeline.• There may well be a real problem here.• It may well be argued that any attempt at locating sUch a remote people is itself an idle one.• Moreover, there may well be some very severe doubts about the application of the biological model even to the favourite cases.• The two who stay may well be the ones who adapt to the new system the best.• It may well change forever the way you look at Greek art.• You may well have heard of him.• Half a dozen senior people in the energy ministry, recently sacked on suspicion of taking bribes, may well join him.• To take them off groundwater may well mean we have to subsidize them some more.
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may2 noun [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE  
HBPDLGthe white or pink flowers of the hawthorn 山楂花
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May ●●● S2 W3 noun [countableC, uncountableU]  
TMCthe fifth month of the year, between April and June 五月
next/last May
 She started work here last May.
她去年5月份开始在这儿工作。
in May
 The theatre opened in May.
那家剧院是5月份开业的。
on May 6th
 We don’t have any meetings on May 6th, do we?
我们5月6日没有会议，是吧？
on 6th May British EnglishBrE
 An agreement was signed on 6th May 1977.
1977年5月6日签署了一份协议。
May 6 American EnglishAmE
 Michael’s getting married May 6.
迈克尔5月6日要结婚。
Examples from the Corpus
May• Kaczynski was born May 22,1942, in the quiet Chicago suburb of Evergreen Park.• All entries must be postmarked by May 1.• Because of the budget stalemate, the $ 175 million only became available in May, Lockhart said.• Last May, he said, she erected an altar to witchcraft on his dresser.• The park, a short drive south of downtown, is open from late May to early October.• The violence on May Day was the direct and predictable result of the absence of boundaries and the abdication of responsibility.
May 6• This year's selected events are: May 6, Feltham Puffers 24-hour.• During May 6 Dixon met with leaders of the Hispanic community and acknowledged many of their grievances.• Interview, May 6, 1990, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 8.• Schwab initially will offer three types of insurance products to California customers starting May 6.• The case was adjourned to May 6 for reports.• The case before Barnard Castle magistrates has been adjourned until May 6.
Origin may
Old English mæg
 May
(1100-1200) Old French mai, from Latin Maius, from Maia Roman goddess
may1 modal verb →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2may2 nounMay noun
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