might
美 [ma?t]
英 [ma?t] 
- auxv.可能;可以;也許;該
- modalv.可以;(表示可能性)可能;(用于有禮貌地提出建議)可以
- n.威力;強大力量
- 網(wǎng)絡能力;勢力;強權
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | (may 的過去式,用于間接引語)可能,可以used as the past tense ofmay when reporting what sb has said |
| He said he might come tomorrow. 他說他明天可能來。 |
2. | (表示可能性)可能used when showing that sth is or was possible |
| He might get there in time, but I can't be sure. 他有可能準時到達,但我不敢肯定。 |
| I know Vicky doesn't like the job, but I mightn't find it too bad. 我知道維基不喜歡這工作,但我也許并不覺得它很差。 |
| The pills might have helped him, if only he'd taken them regularly. 他當時要是按時服藥,也許可以對他有幫助的。 |
| He might say that now(= it is true that he does) , but he can soon change his mind. 他現(xiàn)在也許會那么說,但他很快就會改變主意。 |
3. | (用于有禮貌地提出建議)可以used to make a polite suggestion |
| You might try calling the help desk. 你可以試著給服務臺打個電話。 |
| I thought we might go to the zoo on Saturday. 我覺得周六我們可以去動物園。 |
4. | (用于有禮貌地提出請求)可以used to ask permission politely |
| Might I use your phone? 我可以用一下你的電話嗎? |
| If I might just say something… 要是叫我說… |
5. | (用于詢問)used to ask for information |
| How might the plans be improved upon? 這些計劃還能怎么改進呢? |
| And who might she be? 那么她會是誰呢? |
6. | (對某人未做某事表示不滿)應該used to show that you are annoyed about sth that sb could do or could have done |
| I think you might at least offer to help! 我認為你至少應該主動提出幫忙吧! |
| Honestly, you might have told me! 說實話,你事先應該告訴我呀! |
7. | (表示不感意外)used to say that you are not surprised by sth |
| I might have guessed it was you! 我猜就是你! |
8. | (強調提出了重點)used to emphasize that an important point has been made |
| ‘And where is the money coming from?’ ‘You might well ask!’ “錢又從哪里來呢?”“你這就問到點子上了!” |
1. | [u] 強大力量;威力great strength, energy or power |
| America's military might 美國的軍事力量 |
| I pushed the rock with all my might . 我用盡全力推這塊石頭。 |
習慣用語
might is right
強權即公理having the power to do sth gives you the right to do it
| Their foreign policy is based on the principle that ‘might is right’. 他們的外交政策遵循“強權即公理”的原則。 |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
Most countries have got at least somewhere on this, chiefly in what might be called i-government: the provision of information.
許多國家在這方面至少有了一些進展,主要在被稱為信息政府(i-government)的信息提供方面。
"I might be, " said the tiger. "But I'm not. Now: I am here to teach the girl-cub to talk. "
“我可以撒謊,”老虎說,“但是我并沒有說謊。言歸正傳,我是來教那個小姑娘說話的。”
By the time you come to work your colleagues might have gone through several such iterations before you are even aware of it.
當您回到工作中來的時候,您的同事可能在您沒有發(fā)覺之前,已經(jīng)經(jīng)過了許多這樣的迭代。
If it turns out to be technically and economically sound, the laser might prove to be a major breakthrough in telephone communication.
要是激光在技術上可靠,在經(jīng)濟上又有利的話,那么,它就可能成為電話通訊方面的一個重要突破。
So it's easy to understand why consumers might opt for the lower-cost counterfeit.
這就是消費者為何選擇低成本的仿冒品的原因了。
Some man of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us a great sin.
差一點百姓中就有人與你妻子同睡,叫我們陷于罪惡。
As I pondered Rowbottom's words, it occurred to me that the converse might also be true.
在我考慮羅巴敦的話的時候,我突然想到相反的事情可能也是對的。
It seemed for a time as if an inconclusive election might see Britain's new prime minister fall at the final fence.
在經(jīng)歷了一場未產(chǎn)生多數(shù)黨的大選后,人們有段時間似乎覺得,英國的新首相最終將無法產(chǎn)生。
Dr. Adams : Well , this might seem a little unusual, but moving around while trying to learn and memorize material helps me a great deal.
這看起來有點不同,但是當你試著去學什么并想記住他們,不停地移動將會給你很大的幫助。
The suspension might have saved the project, as some sources said a vote could have ruled it out.
這個暫停可能拯救了該項目,因為有消息說投票可能把它否決。
Within three days, however, he had some movement again in his arms and legs. How much he might recover is still not clear.
三天不到,他的手和腿稍有活動了,然而他到底能恢復到什么程度還不清楚。
This might be caused by an authentication problem between the monitor server instance and the secondary server instance.
這可能是由于監(jiān)視服務器實例和輔助服務器實例之間的身份驗證問題引起的。
As you read through some of these descriptions, you might have recognized a few traits within your own organization or project.
在讀完了這些描述之后,您可能認識到自己的組織或項目中的一些特點。
You might feel that the very repetitive nature of the test methods indicates that some refactoring should be possible.
您可能認為測試方法的高重復性特性指示能夠進行某種的重構。
You might have been able to make a guess at who she was.
猜測?你本來能夠猜到她是誰。
She might be a dwarf, but she was also a woman, and women were bad luck aboard ship.
她是個侏儒沒錯,但她同時也是個女人,而帶女人船會招致厄運。
That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance ; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
這城中所流的血倒在凈光的磐石上,不得掩蓋,乃是出于我,為要發(fā)忿怒施行報應。
He is quite unfit to be seen. He might have borrowed my razor to get rid of all that stubble on his face.
他那副模樣真沒法見人,他本來可以借我的剃刀刮掉那一臉邋遢的胡子。
An application hitting one of these limits might be impacted, but at least it has the opportunity to respond sensibly to the problem.
遇到這些軟限制的應用程序可能會受到影響,但至少有機會敏感地響應問題。
He was in general uneasy about any process of negotiation; he hated to put himself into a position where he might be rebuffed.
總的說來,任何談判過程都使他感到忐忑不安;他非常不喜歡使自己處在可能失敗的地位。
I've been a line guy all my life, which might have made it easier.
我一輩子都是個業(yè)務人員,所以覺得這種事比較容易。
"You might feel stronger, in an hour or two, " I said.
“過一兩個鐘頭,您就會覺得硬朗些,”我說。
Once escaped from the reach of his mother's recalling voice, he thought he might venture to indulge his curiosity.
他覺得現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)走出了他母親叫喚聲的范圍,理該滿足一下自己的好奇心了。
It seemed that all the declarations, true or boastful, of German might have by no means convinced the Japanese envoy.
看來,關于德國威力的一切陳述,無論是事實還是夸張,都沒有使這位日本特使信服。
For him it was not enough that there might be disorders of the body that originated in the brain.
在他看來,單是認為大腦可能導致身體變化這一點還不夠。
On this account he might, in certain lights, have been regarded as one of the most fortunate of his order.
由于這個原因,從某些方面來看,他也許會被認為是他的同類中最幸運的人。
This might be one occasion of the differences we began to have about this time.
這可能也是此時我們意見相左的開始。
You couldn't wait for the real Peasant Leader to arrive and he might have too many peasant characteristics when he did.
你不能等待涌現(xiàn)出真正的農(nóng)民領袖,而等他出現(xiàn)的時候,他的農(nóng)民習氣可能太多。
A chit like that would scarcely presume to give herself airs with the Rector of her parish, however rich she might be.
那樣一個黃毛丫頭不管多么富有是不大敢對其教區(qū)教區(qū)長擺什么架子的。
He thought of the great harm that might be done through the printing of bad books.
他想到印壞書可能帶來巨大的危害。
He fell there on his hands and knees to check himself, for that rock was small and he might have pitched over on the far side.
他落地的時候向前一撲,用雙手雙膝撐住了身體,要不,巖石那么小,他可能沖過頭。
The net charge of a body might be described by a statement of the excess number of electrons or protons in the body.
一個物體所帶凈電荷的量,可以用在這個物體內的過剩電子數(shù)或過剩質子數(shù)來表示。
It might be argued that such a method shows that she has not fully assimilated her material.
人們可以說她這樣做是因為她對原料沒有完全消化。
If there is anything which you suppose his cousin might fairly ask of him, I beg you would not hesitate to employ me.
你如果認為他表弟可以向他提出什么正當的要求,請你毫不猶豫地吩咐我好啦。
Roberta now put the box on the table, all the zest that might have been joined with it completely banished.
羅伯塔把盒子往桌子上一放,這件禮物原來可能激起的熱情,早已煙消云散了。
His anxiety mounted that I might be proceeding on a course he did not wish me to follow.
他認為我在執(zhí)行一項他不愿意我執(zhí)行的方針,從而更加感到不安。
In spite of youth and wealth and a notable vigor of body, he was a solemn, conservative speculator as to what his future might be.
他雖然年輕、富有、精力充沛,對于他自己的前途卻是一個嚴肅、保守的觀察者。
His manner might have been called severe, though really it was more cultivated than austere.
他的舉止可以說是很嚴肅的,雖然實際上說莊嚴還不如說文雅更妥切一些。
For a while we discussed Berlin, the President rattling off a series of ideas which might constitute part of a negotiating position.
有一段時間我們討論了柏林問題,總統(tǒng)一口氣講了一連串可能成為談判立場一部分的想法。
Yet as a lad people had said of him that he was one who might do anything if he tried.
但是在他還是個小伙子的時候,人家都說,他想作什么,就能成什么。
The Baron determined on having the cook sent for, that he might compliment her on her art.
男爵決定叫人把廚師找來,他想夸獎她的好手藝。
He might have spared his compunction, for Catherine had not noticed the lapse.
不過他也大可不必感到不安,因為凱瑟琳根本沒有注意到(他說話的)疏忽。
However, if she became difficult he might have to kill her, and he had an aversion to that.
倘若她找他的麻煩,無非再傷一命,但一想到要殺死她,心里總不是滋味。
This might have been a happy meeting.
那這回就真是喜慶團圓了。
David might have shot him first, but David had never before pointed a gun at a human being, let alone killed somebody.
大衛(wèi)本可能先開槍的,但他過去從未用槍對人瞄準過,更不用說殺人了。
You might have spared me at such a time.
現(xiàn)在你可以饒我一下吧。
If you were to take up professional dancing, I might have to cut you afterward.
如果你要從事職業(yè)性跳舞的話,我以后也許得同你斷絕關系哩。
You never could suppose from her countenance what pangs of humiliation she might be enduring inwardly.
她心里的委屈,在臉上是一點兒也看不出來的。
Even under the impending edge of the knife of disaster, he might be able to think more, and more, and more.
即使是災難的刀鋒快架到他頭上來,他還能多想想,多想想,再想想。
Thus ended Frank Cowperwood's dreams of what Butler and his political associates might do for him in his hour of distress.
這樣就結束了法蘭克·柯帕烏要巴特勒和他的政治上的伙伴,能在他處境危難的時候幫助他的夢想。
Andy must tend to her every whim without question and with the utmost haste for fear of the retribution she might receive from her boss.
安迪必須傾向于她的每一次心血來潮,毫無疑問,與最匆忙為報復她可能收到來自她的老板。
Some of these pages might not be used for long periods of time, making them good candidates for swapping out.
這些頁中有一些可能不是長時間使用,它們應該被交換出去。
Although the name might be a bit boring, this streamlined VW is the first to sport a full hybrid drivetrain.
雖然名字可能有點乏味但這款大眾新車型是第一款全混合動力的運動型車。
Hypothetically speaking , I might be able to do your current job as a CEO .
說不定,我也能做你現(xiàn)在的主任的工作呢!
In this rather long letter the woman said that as she was a decorator and I an architect, we might work together.
在這封挺長的信里,那個女人說她是裝潢師我是建筑師,我們沒準可以合作做點什么。
It might be a good idea if he were deprived of certain privileges until he is ready to tell us the whole story.
我們或許應該取消他的一些特權,直到他把事情原原本本地告訴我們。
And I did not know Him, but in order that He might be manifested to Israel, for this reason I came baptizing in water.
我先前不認識他,但為了叫他顯明給以色列人,所以我來在水里施浸。
Now for the unsexy talk of good passwords, which might have prevented at least some Hollywood Leaks attacks, based on the group's claims.
根據(jù)一項集體聲明,好的密碼使不少人免受“好萊塢泄密”組織的攻擊。
He's feeling absolutely terrible, and he thinks he might have the flu.
他感覺非常得不好,覺得自己得了流感。
Even somehting as basic and profound as "Don't chew with you mouth open" is not as widely accepted as you might think.
甚至像“不要張著嘴咀嚼”這樣基本而深奧的道理,也并不像你想象的那樣廣為接受。
She understood and I had this paragraph, here is no longer a haven for her, she might have been the woman left.
她明白有過和我的這一段,這里已不再是她的天堂,她可能一直都是剩女。
That might seem ridiculous to ask of an institution like Goldman Sachs, whose third-quarter loss stands out for its rarity value.
這個問題對于像高盛這樣在稀缺價值上損失四分之三的機構來說是很可笑的。
Virginia's governor called the blackout in his state its second-largest ever and warned that electricity might not be restored for a week.
弗吉尼亞州州長說,該州這次停電從規(guī)模上講堪稱史上第二大,并警告稱可能一周內都不會恢復供電。
Since the potential dangers cannot be confirmed until after they occur, it might be wise to take their advice.
既然潛在危險因素在它們產(chǎn)生之前并不能被證實,聽取專家們的建議是明智之舉。
In that scenario, the state just might achieve the grand bargain that seems to be eluding the rest of the country.
在這種情況下,為了躲避其他州的質疑,加州似乎只能履行共和黨的協(xié)議。
Next time you are tempted to do something you think you might regret, try reminding yourself that you can say no.
下一次在你試圖想做你認為可能會后悔的事情時,請試著提醒自己你能夠說不,因為你有這個意志力。
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為你的博客、網(wǎng)站或其他可能使用到圖像時,免費存儲圖片。
some aspects of such a mission might actually be easier than trying to fly a solar sail in low - earth orbit , but others are harder.
同試圖讓太陽帆運行在低地軌道上相比此類任務的某些方面要容易,但另外一些要困難。
Faced with an economic mess, it might be easier for CEOs to shift operations out of the US instead.
面對糟糕的經(jīng)濟局勢,對于CEO而言,將業(yè)務遷出美國或許更為容易。
As I became a man, I grew to understand that this was not just a child's game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life.
等我長大成人之后,我漸漸懂得了這不僅僅是一個小孩的游戲,而且象征著一種人生觀。
Its applicability might be questioned on the grounds that carbonaceous shale is not known to occur near any of these deposits.
其實用性是有疑問的,因為還不知道在上述礦床附近存在著碳質片巖。
After the war there might be a bit of stink.
到戰(zhàn)后說不定還會有一點流言蜚語。
Had not my effects miscarried, I might have had fortune good enough to him to have kept us from being parted in this manner.
假使我的貨物中途沒有損壞,我也許擁有相當的財產(chǎn),就不至于讓我們這樣子分開了。
If I were better off, I should not stop for a moment to think whose he might be.
如果我的環(huán)境好一些,我連一時一刻都不會考慮他到底是誰的兒子。
If there had been no one in the tent, he might have walked over and lifted the blanket.
要是帳篷里沒有人的話、他真會走過去揭開毯子。
As it was, the timing might be very opportune.
所以,按計劃選定的時間恐怕還是非常及時的。
"If he had but a little more brains, " she thought to herself, "I might make something of him. "
她暗想道:“可惜他太笨,不然我倒可以把他訓練得像個樣子。”
It has the wisest way, however perilous it might be, to retire with an air of confidence.
盡管十分危險,最聰明的辦法還是裝作毫不介意地回來。
He was continually coming to her with some tale or other, by which he might creep into favor at the expense of persons maligned.
他總是在不斷地向她散播流言蜚語,中傷別人,企圖以此博得她的好感。
I was waiting prayerfully for the name of Oscar Zinner to be called even though I knew that this might mean my doom.
我虔誠地等著有人叫奧斯卡·欽納的名字--雖然也知道,這一叫可能意味著我大禍臨頭。