Learner's definition of MAYBE
: possibly but not certainly : perhaps大概;或许;可能 ◊ Maybe is a more informal word than perhaps. It is used when you are talking about an action that has a chance of happening in the future.*maybe比perhaps更口语化,用于谈论未来可能发生的行为。
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Maybe we'll meet again.也许我们会再次见面。
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“Will you go to the party?” “I don't know. Maybe.”“你会去参加聚会吗?“我不知道。或许会吧。”
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“Will you go?” “Maybe, maybe not.”“你会去吗?”“可能去,也可能不去。”
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Maybe I'll go and maybe I won't.我可能会去,也可能不去。
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They're hoping that she'll maybe change her mind. = They're hoping that maybe she'll change her mind.他们希望或许她会改变主意。
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You should hear from them soon, maybe even by next week. = Maybe you'll hear from them by next week.你应该很快能收到他们的来信,或许就在下周。
It is also used to suggest something that is possibly correct, true, or proper.它也用于指某事可能是对的、确实的或合适的。
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Maybe we should just stay here and wait.或许我们应该就待在这儿等。
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Maybe it would be better if you left.或许你离开的话会更好。
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There were maybe 10,000 fans at the game.可能有1万名球迷来观看了比赛。
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I got three, maybe four hours [=about three or four hours] of sleep last night.昨晚我可能睡了三四个小时。
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Maybe it's time to stop fooling around.或许是该停止瞎混了。
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We waited an hour, maybe more.我们等了一个小时,或许更久。
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Did you ever think that maybe, just maybe, it wasn't his fault? [=although it seems like it was his fault, did you ever consider the possibility that it wasn't?]你曾想过也许,只是也许,这不是他的错吗?
And maybe can be used to say that one thing is true but that something else is also true.*maybe可用于表达某事属实,其他事情也属实。
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Maybe at first I didn't like her, but now she's one of my best friends.或许开始时我不喜欢她,但是现在她是我最好的朋友之一。
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Maybe he's slow [=he may be slow], but he does very good work.或许他动作有点慢,但他工作完成得很漂亮。
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Her accomplishments are impressive, maybe, but she's had a lot of help.她的成就或许很突出,但她也得到过许多帮助。
2 maybe /ˈmeɪbi/ noun
plural maybes
plural maybes
Learner's definition of MAYBE
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: something that is not known for certain可能性;不确定性