1 used for saying that sth is possible (表示某事可能发生)可能:
‘Where's Vinay?’ ‘He might be upstairs.’“维纳在哪儿?”“他可能在楼上。”I think I might have forgotten the tickets.我觉得我可能忘了带票。She might not come if she's very busy.如果她很忙,就可能来不了。
2 (Brit 英) (formal 正式) used to ask for sth or suggest sth very politely (用于礼貌地提出请求或建议):
I wonder if I might go home half an hour early today?不知道今天我可不可以早半个小时回家呢?
3 used as the form of ‘may’ when you report what sb has said (复述别人的话时用作may的过去时):
He said he might be late (= his words were, ‘I may be late’).他说他可能迟到。☞For more information about modal verbs, look at the Quick Grammar Reference section at the back of this dictionary. 有关情态动词的详细用法,参看本词典末“语法便览”部份。
may/might as well (do sth)→WELL¹
you, etc might do sth used when you are angry to say what sb could or should have done (表示生气,认为某人可以或应做某事):
They might at least have phoned if they're not coming.他们要是不来,至少也应该打个电话。I might have known used for saying that you are not surprised that sth has happened (表示对某事发生并不感到意外):
I might have known he wouldn't help.我早该知道他不会愿意帮忙。
might²
/maɪt ||; maɪt/noun
[U] (formal 正式) great strength or power (极大的)力气,力量:
I pushed with all my might, but the rock did not move.我用尽力气推,但大石动也不动。