很多英语单词容易混淆,同学们记不清。今天小编整理了may和might的区别及用法,希望能对各位小伙伴有帮助!
1、may ,might 或许,可能,可以。(might可以看作是may的过去式,这两bai个词除了时态不相同外,在表达意思的许多方面是相近的.当然may 和might又都有一些各自不同的独特用法.)
2、may间或用来表示祝愿,也常用于表示目的或让步的状语从句中。
3、might也常用于表示目的等状语从句中,或用于虚拟语气的结构中。
4、在回答以may引导的问句时,一般说来避免使用may,以免显得太严厉、或不太客气,而改用其他方式。
may
1、We may have some rain today
今天可能会下点雨。
2、Civil rights officials say there may be hundreds of other cases of racial violence
负责民权事务的官员说可能还有数百宗种族暴力事件。
3、A vegetarian diet may not provide enough calories for a child's normal growth
素食也许不足以提供一个孩子正常成长所需的热量。
4、He may have been to some of those places
那些地方他也许去过一些。
5、The bag has narrow straps, so it may be worn over the shoulder or carried in the hand
这个包配有细带子,可以肩挎,也可以手拎。
might
1、Smoking might be banned totally in most buildings
绝大多数建筑中可能会全面禁止吸烟。
2、She and Simon's father had not given up hope that he might be alive
她和西蒙的父亲还没有放弃他或许还活着的希望。
3、America might sell more cars to the islands if they were made with the steering wheel on the right.
如果制造的汽车方向盘是装在右边的,美国可能会在这些岛屿卖出更多的汽车。
4、I heard what might have been an explosion
我听见了一声巨响,可能是爆炸声。
5、If she had had to give up riding she might have taken up sailing competitively
如果她当时不得不放弃骑自行车的话,她或许就从事她很有优势的帆船运动了。