may not
US /meɪ nɑt/
UK /meɪ nɒt/
情态动词
1.
不得, 不允许
used to express prohibition or lack of permission
示例:
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You may not enter without a ticket.
没有票不得入内。
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Students may not use their phones during the exam.
考试期间学生不得使用手机。
2.
可能不, 也许不
used to express that something is possibly not true or will possibly not happen
示例:
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She may not be home yet.
她可能还没回家。
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The weather may not improve tomorrow.
明天天气可能不会好转。