maybe

英 ['meɪbiː; -bɪ] 美['mebi]
  • adv. 也许;可能;大概
  • n. 可能性;不确定性

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中文词源


maybe 可能

来自may be.

英英释意


1. by chance;
"perhaps she will call tomorrow"
"we may possibly run into them at the concert"
"it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"

英文词源


maybe (adv.)
early 15c., from (it) may be; see may (v.1) + be (v.). Still sometimes written as two words early 19c.

同义词辨析


maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably

这些副词均有"或许,大概"之意。

maybe: 普通用词,美国英语多用。指某事也许如此,含不能确定意味。

perhaps: 普通用词,多用于英国,与maybe同义。

possibly: 指客观上潜存着发生某种变化的可能。

probably: 一般指根据逻辑推理,估计有发生的可能,把握性较大,语气比possibly强。

考试真题


Maybe some experience in their childhood meant that they became obsessed ( ' , 着迷) with calendars and what happened to them, says Patihis.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Or maybe the reward of a half-sized portion could be a half-sized dessert to be claimed only on a future date.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Maybe I'm just old-fashioned.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

People who struggle with excessive Internet use maybe depressed or have other mood disorders, Orzack said.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

For example, maybe you will mark main ideas in yellow, important details in blue and new words in orange.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

Maybe you will put question marks in the margin when you don't understand something and before an exam

出自-2014年6月听力原文

Fifty-five miles southwest Well, maybe I won't go there this time.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

But maybe that's what makes us enjoy each other's company so much.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

Maybe you should have it fixed.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Maybe you just need to rest it for a few days

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Well, I guess around 30, maybe younger, give or take a few years.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

You maybe surprise to hear me say that if you must pick an extreme I think it's better to pick the spend-all approach

出自-2010年12月听力原文

"Maybe some experience in their childhood meant that they became obsessed (着迷) with calendars and what happened to them," says Patihis.

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

But maybe what's inside is not so natural.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting the power of their engines.

2016年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

Maybe you can all come visit me.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

Maybe you can give me a practice interview first!.

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

Maybe you could do the same.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

Or Maybe the reward of a half-sized portion could be a half-sized dessert to be claimed only on a future date.

2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

So when I apologize, I usually choose in-person first, or a phone conversation as my top alternative, and Maybe a handwritten note next.

2018年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

I said maybe you could write about that, as something that makes you different.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

Maybe we need to bear in bear in mind that the right obstacles help lead us to greater achievements

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

""We would have probably gone ahead with this, maybe just getting a thousand iPhones and giving them out," Mr. Yu said. Yu said.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Maybe there is an Einstein out there today," said Columbia University physicist Brian Greene, "but it would be a lot harder for him to be heard.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Maybe we'd better allow an extra month, so we won't have to worry about being late.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

But you have to be prepared for a long wait, maybe up to two years.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

Well, maybe Larry was just reacting to something his roommate said.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

Maybe so, but someone managed to get that hand gun onto the aircraft or it couldn't have been there

出自-2011年6月听力原文

She would prefer to start writing about something more interesting and less unpleasant such as local news or politics, maybe next year Florence Hayes Green Ville 32 What is Florence Hayes' main responsibility as a journalist

出自-2011年6月听力原文

Maybe we can find something in cotton or silk.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Well I guess his looks, his acting ability, his short life, and maybe the type of character he played in his movies.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

I also do not want anything too expensive, Maybe mid-range.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

If that sounds familiar, maybe you might consider yourself a visual learner.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Maybe if they did know what we did, perhaps they wouldn't be so friendly.

2016年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

Maybe students who choose less prestigious universities are bound to succeed because they are determined to.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Maybe you could gather capital from other sources, smaller loans from more lenders?

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

Maybe you see low customer participation at first, or conversely, so much success that the cost of recycling becomes too high.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Or if reading or listening does a trick, maybe you feel like you're a verbal learner.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Or maybe a wealthy local wanted to show off his worldly sophistication.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

Perhaps you're bringing your unique knowledge and gaining access to someone else's professional network, or Maybe you're able to learn a new skill by working with someone.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

The big questions are which, if any, of the large traditional retailers will still be on the scene in a decade or two because they have successfully reinvented themselves, which new players will operate busy stores on Main Streets and maybe even in shoppi

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Then when the person doesn't turn out to be who they thought he or she was, they start thinking "Maybe I can change him or her".

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

Anger is a particularly strong feeling and Maybe people think that they have reasons to feel angry.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and Maybe she'd work it out of her system.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Maybe I was taking the risk of never coming back home.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文

Maybe if you get the steak, we could share.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

Maybe join in a club is good for you.

2017年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Maybe there is a better way of dealing with it.

2015年高考英语福建卷 短文填词 原文

Maybe there is another way out.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 完形填空 原文

Maybe this dependency on his smartphone has become more than an everyday problem.

2015年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 B 原文

Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.

2015年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 语法填空 原文

Maybe you leave a habit that is driving your family crazy.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 语法填空 原文

Maybe your mom would enjoy hearing the story.

2016年高考英语四川卷 完形填空 原文

Or, maybe all I would find was absolutely nothing! But something inside me was going to climb that mountain at all cost.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文

So Maybe you love car racing, or Maybe you hate it.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what Maybe implied is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing.

2016年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

You can even listen through the headset only and put the TV on mute if the situation calls for a quiet environment —maybe the baby is sleeping.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Maybe there’s no need for an upgrade and that’s OK.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

For someone moving from finance to advertising, maybe they want to look more “SoHo”.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

Maybe there's no need for an upgrade and that's OK.  

2016年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Today's CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many mere skills than simply being able to "run the company" CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and Maybe even how the company should trade in them.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

词组搭配


that's as maybe

used to admit that a point in an argument is true before introducing another, more important point

就算那样,即便如此

well, that's as maybe but it's not the way the BBC works.

唔,就算那样,但这并不是英国广播公司的运作方式。

实用场景例句


Maybe he'll come, maybe he won't.
他可能来,也可能不来。

牛津词典

‘Are you going to sell your house? ’ ‘Maybe. ’
“你要卖房子吗?”“也许吧。”

牛津词典

It will cost two, maybe three hundred pounds.
这个要花二百英镑,或许三百英镑。

牛津词典

We go there maybe once or twice a month.
我们每月大概去那里一到两次。

牛津词典

I thought maybe we could go together.
我觉得或许我们可以一起去。

牛津词典

Maybe you should tell her.
也许你应该告诉她。

牛津词典

‘You should stop work when you have the baby. ’ ‘Maybe, but I can't afford to. ’
“有了孩子你就不应该工作了。”“或许是吧,可我歇不起呀。”

牛津词典

‘I think he should resign. ’ ‘Maybe. ’
“我觉得他应该辞职。”“也许是吧。”

牛津词典

Maybe she is in love...
她大概是恋爱了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Maybe he sincerely wanted to help his country...
或许他是诚心诚意地想帮助自己的祖国。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Maybe we can go to the movies or something...
也许我们可以去看场电影什么的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Maybe you'd better tell me what this is all about...
也许你应该告诉我这究竟是怎么回事。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Maybe there is jealousy, but I think the envy is more powerful...
也许是羡慕,但我认为更多的是嫉妒。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

OK, maybe I am a failure, but, in my opinion, no more than the rest of this country.
好吧,也许我是个失败者,不过在我看来,这个国家里的其他人也不比我成功到哪里去。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'Do you think that another country will step in to become the dominant military power in the region?' — 'Maybe.'...
“您认为另一个国家会介入在该地区建立军事霸权吗?”——“可能吧。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'Is she coming back?' — 'Maybe. No one hears from her.'
“她快回来了吗?”——“也许吧。都还没信儿呢。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The men were maybe a hundred feet away and coming closer.
那些人大约有100英尺远,正在向这里靠近。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They'll come to the bar for a year, or maybe even two, then they'll find another favourite spot.
他们会在一年,有时甚至是两年里一直光顾这个酒吧,然后再另寻好去处。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Maybe he is in the classroom.
他可能在教室里.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

It's clouding up. Maybe it'll rain this afternoon.
天阴上来了, 今天下午也许有雨.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Maybe you fall asleep in class because of uncorrected astigmatism.
也许你在课堂上睡觉是因为你的眼睛散光.

《简明英汉词典》

Maybe it is all due to my own ignorance.
也许是我少见多怪.

《现代汉英综合大词典》