词汇 | might |
释义 | might1 | BrE mʌɪt, AmE maɪt | modal verb negative might not or informal mightn't ① past tense → may1② (in sequence of tenses, in reported speech, indicating possibility or unrealized possibility) 可能 ▸ I said I might go to town 我说过我可能去城里 ▸ I thought it might rain 我以为会下雨 ▸ we might be misjudging his motives 我们也许错误地判断了他的动机 ▸ you might find that … 你也许会发现… ▸ however unlikely that might be 不管那是多么的不可能 ▸ I might well lose my job 我多半会失业 ▸ as you might imagine 正如你能想象到的 ▸ he looked ashamed, as well he might 他显得很羞愧,这也不出所料 ▸ whatever the problem might be 不管是什么样的问题 ▸ might not his friends know where he is? British 他的朋友会不会知道他在哪里? ▸ I might have been killed 我差点送了命 ▸ if I had been there, it mightn't have happened 如果我在那儿,这件事也许不会发生 ③ (asking for permission or information) 可以 ▸ might I make a suggestion? 我可以提个建议吗? ▸ might I ask who's calling? (on telephone) 请问是哪位? ▸ and who, might I ask, are you?, and who might you be? formal 那么请问你是哪位? ▸ I should like to invite them, if I might 如果可以的话,我想邀请他们 ▸ how long might it take to mend the puncture? 修补这个破洞要花多长时间呢? ④ (making suggestions, expressing reproach or irritation) 应该 ▸ it might be a good idea to leave early 早点离开也许是个好主意 ▸ you might try making some more enquiries 你不妨试着多打听打听 ▸ they might do well to consult an expert 他们最好找专家咨询 ▸ we might as well not have come 我们本不该来的 ▸ I might as well tell you now 我现在只好告诉你啦 ▸ he might at least apologize 他至少应该道歉 ▸ you might try helping ironic 你可以试着帮个忙啊 ▸ they might have consulted us first 他们可以先问问我们嘛 ⑤ (making statement or argument in concessive constructions) 也许 ▸ one might argue or it might be argued that … 我们也许会认为… ▸ he might be brilliant, but he lacks common sense 他也许很聪明,可是他缺乏常识 ⑥ literary (indicating purpose) 以便 ▸ he died that others might live 他死了从而别的人能活下来 ⑦ literary (in wishes) 但愿 ▸ let us pray, that our voices might be heard 让我们祈祷吧,愿我们的声音得到垂听 |
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