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或許;大概;可能
You use maybe to express uncertainty, for example when you do not know that something is definitely true, or when you are mentioning something that may possibly happen in the future in the way you describe.
例句
Maybe she is in love...
她大概是戀愛了。
Maybe he sincerely wanted to help his country...
或許他是誠心誠意地想幫助自己的祖國。
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也許，或許(用于提出建議、作出禮貌的請求等)
You use maybe when you are making suggestions or giving advice. Maybe is also used to introduce polite requests.
例句
Maybe we can go to the movies or something...
也許我們可以去看場電影什么的。
Maybe you'd better tell me what this is all about...
也許你應該告訴我這究竟是怎么回事。
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可能，也許(用于表示某一觀點部分屬實，但另一觀點也應該加以考慮)
You use maybe to indicate that, although a comment is partly true, there is also another point of view that should be considered.
例句
Maybe there is jealousy, but I think the envy is more powerful...
也許是羨慕，但我認為更多的是嫉妒。
OK, maybe I am a failure, but, in my opinion, no more than the rest of this country.
好吧，也許我是個失敗者，不過在我看來，這個國家里的其他人也不比我成功到哪里去。
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可能吧(用于表示未置可否)
You can say maybe as a response to a question or remark, when you do not want to agree or disagree.
例句
'Do you think that another country will step in to become the dominant military power in the region?' — 'Maybe.'...
“您認為另一個國家會介入在該地區建立軍事霸權嗎？”——“可能吧?！?/i>
'Is she coming back?' — 'Maybe. No one hears from her.'
“她快回來了嗎？”——“也許吧。都還沒信兒呢?！?/i>
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大概,大約(用于對數目、數量或價值等作出約略的估計)
You use maybe when you are making a rough guess at a number, quantity, or value, rather than stating it exactly.
例句
The men were maybe a hundred feet away and coming closer.
那些人大約有100英尺遠，正在向這里靠近。
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有時(尤用于籠統地描述某人的行為或經常發生的事情)
People use maybe to mean 'sometimes', particularly in a series of general statements about what someone does, or about something that regularly happens.
例句
They'll come to the bar for a year, or maybe even two, then they'll find another favourite spot.
他們會在一年，有時甚至是兩年里一直光顧這個酒吧，然后再另尋好去處。