may be
柯林斯詞典
1. ADV You use maybe to express uncertainty, for example when you do not know that something is definitely true, or when you are mentioning something that may possibly happen in the future in the way you describe. 也許[ADV with cl/group] [含糊]
Maybe she is in love. 也許她是戀愛(ài)了。
I do think about having children, maybe when I'm 40. 我確實(shí)考慮要孩子，也許在我40嵗時(shí)。
2. ADV You use maybe when you are making suggestions or giving advice. Maybe is also used to introduce polite requests. 也許該 (用於提出建議、作出禮貌的請(qǐng)求)[ADV with cl/group] [禮貌]
Maybe we can go to the movies or something. 也許我們可以去看電影什麼的。
Maybe you'd better tell me what this is all about. 也許你該告訴我，這到底是怎麼一廻事。
3. ADV You use maybe to indicate that, although a comment is partly true, there is also another point of view that should be considered. 可能 (用於表示某個(gè)評(píng)論部分屬實(shí)，但另一觀點(diǎn)也應(yīng)該加以考慮)[ADV cl]
Maybe there is jealousy, but I think the envy is more powerful. 可能是有嫉妒，但我想更強(qiáng)烈的是羨慕。
4. ADV You can say maybe as a response to a question or remark, when you do not want to agree or disagree. 可能吧 (用於表示未置可否)[ADV as reply]
"Is she coming back?"—"Maybe. No one hears from her."
“她快廻來(lái)了嗎？” — “可能吧，沒(méi)有人知道她的消息?！?/p>
5. ADV You use maybe when you are making a rough guess at a number, quantity, or value, rather than stating it exactly. 大約[ADV amount] [含糊]
The men were maybe a hundred feet away and coming closer. 那些人大約有一百英尺遠(yuǎn)，正在曏這裡靠近。
6. ADV People use maybe to mean "sometimes," particularly in a series of general statements about what someone does, or about something that regularly happens. 有時(shí)[ADV with cl/group]
They'll come to the bar for a year, or maybe even two, then they'll find another favourite spot. 他們將會(huì)來(lái)這個(gè)酒吧待上一年，或者有時(shí)甚至兩年，然後他們會(huì)再找另外一個(gè)喜歡的地方。
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