might
modal verb
uk/maɪt/us/maɪt/mightmodal verb(MAY)
past simple oftheverbmay, usedespeciallywhenreportingwhat someone has said,thought,asked, etc.:
(may 的过去式)可能,可以Ibroughthim somesandwichesbecause Ithoughthe might behungry.我给他拿了些三明治,因为我想他可能饿了。
Verypolitelythe littleboyaskedif he might have anotherpieceofcake(= he said "May I have anotherpieceofcake,please?").小男孩非常礼貌地问他可否再吃一块蛋糕。
- "Ithoughtyou might havehelped, " sherepliedpeevishly.
- Hewroteto me lastweekregardingabusinesspropositionhethoughtmightinterestme.
- Janhasn't got aticketbut Ithoughtwe mightsneakher in.
- Isuggestedthat acupofteamightsettleherstomach.
- I'vebroughtwith me anarticlefrom yesterday'spaperthat Ithoughtmightamuseyou.
Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- art
- bare infinitive
- bent
- continuous
- infinitive
- non-progressive
- passive
- passivization
- pluperfect
- present
- present participle
- progressive
- subjunctive
- the active voice
- the first person
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the past tense
- the present continuous
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Polite expressions
mightmodal verb(POSSIBILITY)
A2
used toexpressthepossibilitythat something willhappenor be done, or that something istruealthoughnot verylikely:
(表示可能性)可能,也许I might come andvisityou nextyear, if I cansaveenoughmoney.如果我能存下足够的钱,明年我也许会来看你。
Don't go anycloser- it might bedangerous/it might not besafe.别再走近了——那可能很危险/不安全。
Driving sofast, he mighthavehad anastyaccident(= it could havehappenedbut it did not).他开得这么快,早就可能出大事的。
Therainmighthavestoppedby now.现在雨也许已停了。
- Hehesitatedbeforeringingher,fearfulof what she might say.
- Iwaitedin alleveningin thefondhopethat he mightcall.
- I might go along to thepartylater.
- You shouldhangonto thatpainting- it might bevaluableoneday.
- Keep alookoutforsmallobjectsthat ababymightswallow.
Achievable
- able
- accomplishable
- achievable
- attainable
- doable
- feasibility
- feasibility study
- feasible
- feasibly
- humanly
- manageable
- may
- poss
- possible
- practicability
- practicable
- practical
- reach
- running
- viably
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Possible and probable
mightmodal verb(PERMISSION)
mainlyUKformalUSold-fashioned
used as a morepoliteformofmaywhenaskingforpermission:
(用于请求许可,语气较 may 更婉转)可以,能Might Iaskaquestion?我能问个问题吗?
Iwonderif I might have aquicklookatyournewspaper?我想能否看一下你的报纸?
- Might Iborrowyourpen?
- Heaskedif he mightaccompanyher.
- Might Isitwith you?
Making appeals & requests
- appellate
- ask forsomeone
- behest
- beseech
- call for orderphrase
- call onsomeone
- callsomeonein
- claim
- demand
- implore
- invite
- pay claim
- pretty pleaseidiom
- propitiation
- push
- push forsomething
- put in forsomething
- put the squeeze onsomeoneidiom
- reapply
- requisition
mightmodal verb(SUGGESTION)
C1
used to make asuggestionorsuggestapossibilityin apoliteway:
(用于礼貌地建议)可以,也许You mighttrya little morebasilin thesaucenexttime.下次你可以试着在调味汁里多加点罗勒。
Ithoughtyou mightwanttojoinme fordinner.我想你兴许愿意和我一起吃晚饭。
- You might like tostayanextranight.
- You mightpreferastrongerdrink?
- Ithoughtyou might like toconsideraholiday.
Polite expressions
- actually
- allow
- be so good as tophrase
- by all meansidiom
- chance
- cordially
- could
- magic word
- may I askidiom
- might I ask/inquire/knowidiom
- no problemidiom
- obliged
- pardon (me)idiom
- problem
- say
- thank you
- welcome
- wonder
- would
- you're welcomeidiom
mightmodal verb(SHOULD)
used tosuggest,especiallyangrily, what someone should do to bepleasant,correct,polite, etc.:
(表示婉转的责备)应该You might at leasttrytolooklike you'reenjoyingyourself!你至少应该努力做出开心的样子!
"Iaskedmybossover fordinnertonight." "Well, you mighthaveaskedme first!"“今晚我要请老板吃饭。”“噢,你该预先告诉我的!”
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- bouncesomethingoffsomeone
- can't
- co-sponsor
- co-sponsorship
- drop
- if you take my meaningidiom
- imply
- make noisesidiom
- maybe
- move
- mover
- nomination
- on the tableidiom
- proposition
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- putsomethingin
- putsomethingup
- resubmission
- resubmit
mightmodal verb(INTRODUCE)
(alsomay)
used tointroduceastatementthat is very different from thestatementyou reallywantto make, inordertocomparethe two:
(用于引出与真正想说的话完全不同的话,以将两者对比)也许Theamountyousavemight besmall, but it's stillworthdoing.你省下来的也许很少,但还是值得这么做。
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice itidiom
- at any rateidiom
- at leastidiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- hand
- however
- in the face ofsomethingidiom
- in the teeth ofsomethingidiom
- nevertheless
- only
- rate
- slice
- spite
- though
- tooth
- when
Grammar
Might
Might comes first in the verb phrase (after the subject and before another verb):…Might: forms
Might comes first in the verb phrase (after the subject and before another verb):…Might: uses
We use might most often to refer to weak possibility:…Might: typical error
We don’t use might for ability; we use can or could:…Could,mayandmight
We use could, may and might to express degrees of possibility. Many native speakers disagree on which one expresses more or less certainty.…Idioms
I might have known
might I ask/inquire/know
might
noun[U]
uk/maɪt/us/maɪt/power,strength, orforce:
力量;威力;能力Pizarrodefeatedthe might of the Inca Empire with only a few hundred men.皮萨罗依靠区区几百人打败了强大的印加帝国。
Shestruggledwith allher might to getfree.她用尽全力想挣脱出来。
Power to control
- ascendancy
- authoritarianism
- be abovesomeone'spay gradeidiom
- big beast
- buysomethingin
- cradle
- hegemonic
- hegemonism
- hegemony
- implant
- influence
- ingrain
- leverage
- power vacuum
- predominance
- puissance
- pull
- redetermination
- sway
- tooth
Idiom
with might and main