新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

maybe

英 [ˈmeɪbi]

[ADV]

词汇频率：

ADV. 副词

1. 也许
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.
近义词
perhaps
双语例句
例：
Maybe she is in love.
也许她是恋爱了。
例：
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. 也许该（用于提出建议、作出礼貌的请求）
You use maybe when you are making suggestions or giving advice. Maybe is also used to introduce polite requests.
近义词
perhaps
双语例句
例：
Maybe we can go to the cinema or something.
也许我们可以去看电影什么的。
例：
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. 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）
You use maybe to indicate that, although a comment is partly true, there is also another point of view that should be considered.
近义词
perhaps
双语例句
例：
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. 可能吧（用于表示未置可否）
You can say maybe as a response to a question or remark, when you do not want to agree or disagree.
近义词
perhaps
双语例句
例：
'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. 大约
You use maybe when you are making a rough guess at a number, quantity, or value, rather than stating it exactly.
近义词
about
双语例句
例：
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. 有时
People use maybe to mean 'sometimes', particularly in a series of general statements about what someone does, or about something that regularly happens.
双语例句
例：
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。