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might1 [maıt] N

Phrases:

with [or by] might and main
尽全力 jìn quánlì

might2 <might [maıt], may 的过去式> VB aux

1. might [表示可能、希望、许可等]:

might
可能 kěnéng
might
也许 yěxǔ
might
可以 kěyǐ
Might I express my opinion?
我可以发表意见吗？

2. might [用于虚拟语气中]:

might
会 huì
might
能 néng
If you were older you might understand.
要是你年龄大些的话，你就可能懂了。

3. might [表示请求或委婉的责备]:

might
请 qǐng
might
应该 yīnggāi
You might call me more frequently.
你给我打电话应该更勤一些。

hawthorn [ˈhɔːθɔːn] N, may BOT

may <might> [meı] VB aux

1. may [表示可能性]:

may
可能 kěnéng
may
也许 yěxǔ
She may be right.
她也许是对的。

3. may [表示希望、祝愿等]:

may
祝 zhù
may
愿 yuàn
May you be happy!
祝你幸福!

4. may [用于从句中表示目的]:

may
(以便)能 néng
may
(使)可以 kěyǐ
Speak louder so that all may hear you.
大声点，让大家都能听到。

May [meı] N

May Day N

Usage examples with might

You might as well wait.
你还是等等吧。
with [or by] might and main
尽全力 jìn quánlì
Might I express my opinion?
我可以发表意见吗？
You might call me more frequently.
你给我打电话应该更勤一些。
It might give rise to serious trouble.
这有可能造成重大的麻烦。
If you were older you might understand.
要是你年龄大些的话，你就可能懂了。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A culture gap occurs when incompatible or opposing systems might be applied to the same situation or assumed by the parties.
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His very same meanderings might still be news if they were shouted from a rooftop.
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The techniques of heraldic hatching might have even been carried forward by the guilds of engravers one after another.
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Its more polite variant: "yoroshiku tanomimasu" might be used towards less familiar people or to superiors.
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Even so, the wages they earn in the wealthier country might seem attractive compared to those in the origin country.
theconversation.com
Various other examples of signal conditioning might be bridge completion, providing current or voltage excitation to the sensor, isolation, linearization.
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He felt that a more feminine representation might be apt.
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A perpetual usufruct is thus forbidden and perpetual might mean a long, but finite period, such as 99 years.
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It might be slightly slower-paced than its horseback equivalent, but there's nothing sedate about these polo pachyderms.
www.news24.com
He suggested that the document might have been misdated at some later time, and the two agreed to tear off the date.
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