maybe是副词,意思是“也许、可能”,在句中作状语,常位于句首。
1、例句:
Maybe she’ll come this afternoon. 她可能今天下午来。
Maybe you put the letter in your pockets. 大概你把信放在衣袋里了。
2、maybe的释义:
(1)adv.也许,可能,或许:
Maybe I'll have to change my opinion of you yet.也许我得对你改变看法呢。
(2)adv.大概,多半:
How long have you had a policy with them?--Oh,I don't know.Maybe five years.
“你在他们那里保险有多长时间了?”,“噢,记不清楚了。大概五年了。”
(3)n.可能性;不确定性;
Given the state of the market, it seems to be a big “maybe”.
鉴于当前的市场形势,这个“可能性”似乎不高。
扩展资料:
maybe与may be:
1、maybe和may be都表示“可能”的意思,但两者在使用时有很大区别。
2、maybe不是情态动词,而是副词,意为“也许、可能”,在句中作状语,相当于perhaps,它通常位于句首。
3、而may be中,may是情态动词,be是动词原形,两者构成完整的谓语形式,与主语形成系表结构,意为“也许是、可能是”。
如:He may be late today. 他今天可能会迟到。
She didn’t come to work today, she may be ill. 她今天没来上班,她可能是病了。