maybe是副詞，意思是“也許、可能”，相當(dāng)于perhaps，常位于句首。may be是由may（情態(tài)動詞）+be（動詞原形），兩者構(gòu)成完整的謂語形式，與主語形成系表結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“也許是、可能是”。

(1)Maybe she’ll come this afternoon.

她可能今天下午來。

(2)Maybe you put the letter in your pockets.

大概你把信放在衣袋里了。

(3)Maybe i am going to be an author after all.

可能我真會成為作家。

(4)Maybe they will give him a good slap in the face.

也許他們會給他當(dāng)頭一棒。

(1)I can’t find my watch.It may be in your pocket.我找不到我的手表了，可能在你口袋里。

(2)He may be a soldier.他可能是軍人。

(3)He may be a good man for anything I know.據(jù)我所知，他可能是好人。

(4)He may be the best car man in Detroit.他可能是底特律最優(yōu)秀的汽車專家。

3.maybe與may be的互相轉(zhuǎn)換

(1)He may be in the office.=Maybe he is in the office.他興許在辦公室。

(2)You may be right.=Maybe you are right.你興許是對的。