May
English Vietnamese dictionary
may /mei/
- trợ động từ (thời quá khứ might; không có động tính từ quá khứ)
- có thể, có lẽ
- it may be: điều đó có thể xảy ra
- they may arrive tomorrow: có thể ngày mai họ đến
- có thể (được phép)
- may I smoke?: tôi có thể hút thuốc được không?
- có thể (dùng thay cho cách giả định)
- you must work hard that you may succeed: anh phải làm việc chăm chỉ để có thể thành công
- however clever he may be: dù nó có thông minh đến đâu chăng nữa
- we hope he may come again: chúng tôi mong nó có thể lại đến nữa
- chúc, cầu mong
- may our friendship last forever: chúc tình hữu nghị chúng ta đời đời bền vững
- có thể, có lẽ
- danh từ
- cô gái, thiếu nữ; người trinh nữ
- cô gái, thiếu nữ; người trinh nữ
- danh từ (May)
- tháng năm
- (nghĩa bóng) tuổi thanh xuân
- in the May of life: đang tuổi thanh xuân, đang thời trai trẻ
- (số nhiều) những kỳ thi tháng năm (ở trường đại học Căm-brít)
- (số nhiều) những cuộc đua thuyền tháng năm
- (may) (thực vật học) cây táo gai
- Queen of [the] May
- hoa khôi ngày hội tháng năm
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[U, C] the fifth month of the year, between April and June
Help Note: To see how May is used, look at the examples at April.
Collocation dictionary
MONTH:
the month of ~
The bus service will be offered free of charge to residents for the month of August.
last, next, that, this ~ the/this coming ~ the following/previous ~
She'll be 40 this coming September.
~ (of) last/next/that/this year ~ (of) the/this coming year ~ (of) the following/previous/same year
The construction work began in May of last year.
early, late, mid-~
The strike began in late March.
the beginning, end, middle of ~
I'm going on holiday at the end of April.
first/latter/second half of ~
The first half of January was marked by intense diplomatic activity.
the period ~
Throughout the period November to February flocks of 500 or more are regularly present.
the months/weeks/year to ~
In the year to June, sales were up 12% on a year ago.
spend ~
He spent August abroad.
~ arrive, come (written)
November came with especially nasty fog.
~ pass (into ~) (written)
January passed into February with the crime still a mystery.
a ~ day/morning/night, etc.
a misty December morning
~ ('s) edition/issue
His article will appear in May's issue of the magazine.
~ sales
I picked up lots of bargains in the January sales.
~ coup, demonstration, election, meeting, referendum, revolution, riot, summit, etc.
The party is to boycott the June elections.
about, around ~
We will write to you again around August.
after, before ~
We expect to take delivery some time after June.
between ~ and ~
The hotel is closed between October and April.
by ~
The refurbishment should be completed by December.
come ~
It's back to school for him come September
(= when September comes).
during ~
The museum attracted 2,000 visitors during March.
for ~
The congress is planned for February 2003.
from ~
The exhibition is open from March to November.
in ~
We're getting married in April.
since ~
She has played only four games since November.
throughout ~
The freezing weather continued throughout January.
(up) to, until ~
The show runs until the end of October.
Concise English dictionary
Mays|might|maysmeɪ
noun
+the month following April and preceding June
+thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
