| 单词 | perhaps |
| 释义 | perhapsperhapsperhaps /pəˈhæps, præps $ pər-, præps/ adverb1used to say that something may be true, but you are not sure SYN maybe: Sarah’s late – perhaps she missed the bus.miss莎拉迟到了﹐可能是没赶上公共汽车。‘Are you sure he knows?’ ‘Perhaps not.’beknow“你肯定他知道吗？”“也许不知道。”2spoken used to politely ask or suggest something: Perhaps you’d like to join us?也许你也来加入我们？3used to say that a number is only a guess: Perhaps 200 people were there.be那里大概有 200 人。4used to give your opinion, when you do not want to be too definite: This is perhaps her best novel yet.bewell这可能是她迄今为止最好的小说。THESAURUS: perhapsmaybe used when saying that something may be true or may happen, but that you are not sure: Maybe you’re right.‘Are you going to Kate’s party?’ ‘Maybe. I don’t know.’begoperhaps maybe. Perhaps is slightly more formal than maybe and is more common in written English: This is perhaps his funniest novel.befunnypossibly used when saying that it is possible that something is true or might happen Possibly sounds a little less likely than maybe or perhaps: ‘Do you think you’ll go back there?’ ‘Possibly, but it won’t be for a long time.’winmay/might/could used when you have some reason to believe that something will happen, but you are not sure: I may still have the instruction book.‘Do you think they’ll win?’ – ‘They might.’He could be stuck in a traffic jam.canstickyou never know used when telling someone that something good might happen unexpectedly, although it is very unlikely: He might change his mind – you never know. |
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