| 单词 | may |
| 释义 | may may1 /may/, auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. may, 2nd may or (Archaic) mayest or mayst, 3rd may; pres. pl. may; past might. 1. (used to express possibility): It may rain. 2. (used to express opportunity or permission): You may enter. 3. (used to express contingency, esp. in clauses indicating condition, concession, purpose, result, etc.): I may be wrong but I think you would be wise to go. Times may change but human nature stays the same. 4. (used to express wish or prayer): May you live to an old age. 5. Archaic. (used to express ability or power.) Cf. might1. [bef. 900; ME mai 1st and 3rd pers. sing. pres. ind. of mouen, OE maeg (inf. magan); c. G mögen] Usage. See can1. may2 /may/, n. Archaic. a maiden. [bef. 900; ME mai; OE maeg] |
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