might /maɪt/ CET4

• 1. 

  MODAL You use might to indicate that something will possibly happen or be true in the future, but you cannot be certain. 有可能会; 也许会 [含糊]

  例：

  There's a report today that smoking might be banned in most buildings.

  今日有报道说大多数建筑里有可能要禁止吸烟。

  例：

  I might well regret it later.

  我以后也许会对此很后悔。

• 2. 

  MODAL You use might to indicate that there is a possibility that something is true, but you cannot be certain. 或许 (是) [含糊]

  例：

  She and Robert's father had not given up hope that he might be alive.

  她和罗伯特的父亲都没有放弃他可能还活着的希望。

  例：

  You might be right.

  你或许是对的。

• 3. 

  MODAL You use might to indicate that something could happen or be true in particular circumstances. 可能 (发生) [含糊]

  例：

  America might sell more cars to the islands if they were made with the steering wheel on the right.

  如果把方向盘装在右侧，美国有可能在这些岛屿销售更多的车辆。

• 4. 

  MODAL You use might have with a past participle to indicate that it is possible that something happened or was true, or when giving a possible explanation for something. 可能 (对过去的事进行推测或提供解释)

  例：

  I heard what might have been an explosion.

  我听到的可能是爆炸的声音。

• 5. 

  MODAL You use might have with a past participle to indicate that something was a possibility in the past, although it did not actually happen. (表示与过去事实相反的虚拟语气) 本来可能

  例：

  If she had had to give up riding she might have taken up sailing competitively.

  如果当时她不得不放弃马术，她可能就已经从事帆船竞赛了。

• 6. 

  MODAL You use might in statements where you are accepting the truth of a situation, but contrasting it with something that is more important. 也许 (接受事实，但与更重要的事对比)

  例：

  They might not have two cents to rub together, but at least they have a kind of lifestyle that is different.

  他们也许手里没有几个钱，但至少他们过着一种与众不同的生活方式。

• 7. 

  MODAL You use might when you are saying emphatically that someone ought to do the thing mentioned, especially when you are annoyed because they have not done it. 应该 (做但还没做) [强调]

  例：

  You might have told me that before!

  你以前就该告诉我这件事！

• 8. 

  MODAL You use might to make a suggestion or to give advice in a very polite way. (表示礼貌的建议) 可以 [礼貌]

  例：

  They might be wise to stop advertising on television.

  他们可以明智些，停止在电视上做广告。

• 9. 

  MODAL You use might as a polite way of interrupting someone, asking a question, making a request, or introducing what you are going to say next. (礼貌地打断、提问等) 可以 [正式，口语]

  例：

  Might I make a suggestion?

  我可以提个建议么？

  例：

  Might I ask what you're doing here?

  我可以问问你在这里做什么吗？

• 10. 

  MODAL You use might in expressions such as I might have known and I might have guessed to indicate that you are not surprised at a disappointing event or fact. 早该 (表示不感到意外)

  例：

  I might have known I'd find you with some little slut.

  我早该知道会发现你跟某个小荡妇在一起。

• 11. 

  might as well →see well