May
[meɪ] or [me]
解释:
(v.) An auxiliary verb qualifyng the meaning of another verb, by expressing: (a) Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by can.
(n.) A maiden.
(n.) The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
(n.) The early part or springtime of life.
(n.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.
(n.) The merrymaking of May Day.
科尔校对
解释:
n. a maid.
n. the fifth month of the year: the early or gay part of life.—v.i. to gather May (prov. Eng. the blossom of the hawthorn which blooms in May):—pr.p. May′ing.—ns. May′-bee′tle May′-bug the cockchafer; May′-bloom the hawthorn flower; May′day the first day of May; May′-dew the dew of May esp. that of the morning of the first day of May which is said to whiten linen and to enable a face washed with it to keep its beauty; May′-duke a variety of sour cherry; May′-flow′er the hawthorn which blooms in May; May′fly a short-lived fly which appears in May; May′-game sport such as is usual on 1st May frolic generally; May′ing the observance of Mayday sports and games; May′-lā′dy the queen of the May; May′-lil′y the lily of the valley so called because it blooms in May; May′-morn (Shak.) freshness like that of a morning in May vigour; May′pole a pole erected for dancing round on Mayday; May′-queen a young woman crowned with flowers as queen on Mayday; May′time May the season of May.
v.i. to be able: to be allowed: to be free to act: to be possible: to be by chance: to be competent:—pa.t. might (mīt).—adv. May′be perhaps possibly.—n. a possibility.—adv. May′hap perhaps.
阿黛尔编辑
娱乐性解释：
To dream of the month of May, denotes prosperous times, and pleasure for the young. To dream that nature appears freakish, denotes sudden sorrow and disappointment clouding pleasure.
校对:桑福德
例句:
- May I ask how old he is, ma'am? 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- Who, then, shall conduct education so that humanity may improve? 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- And after this cry and strife the sun may rise and see him worsted. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The palliative measures we may pass by quickly. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- It may be questioned whether some of the present pedagogical interest in the matter of values of studies is not either excessive or else too narrow. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- May I say, at parting, that it is the dear object of MY hopes too? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- The case has assumed such an extraordinary aspect since Sergeant Cuff's time, that you may revive his interest in the inquiry. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- The streets are wisely made narrow and the houses heavy and thick and stony, in order that the people may be cool in this roasting climate. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Traders and other undertakers may, no doubt with great propriety, carry on a very considerable part of their projects with borrowed money. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- Then, collecting himself, he added in his usual tone, And what may it be your pleasure to want at so early an hour with the poor Jew? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- There is no coffin in that tomb; and may it be many, many years, before another name is placed above it! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- In the periodical publications of June, 1914, may be read the eloquent announcement: Langley's Folly Flies. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- If you would engage a front room and purchase the necessaries for the night, I may have time to make a few inquiries. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- I took passage on a steamer at Ripley, Ohio, for Pittsburg, about the middle of May, 1839. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Still, a person may hesitate about the probability of the son of a king being a philosopher. 柏拉图. 理想国.
弗朗辛校对