it may be

adv. 可能(也许)

例句与用法：

It may be many years before we meet again.

大概要过许多年我们才能再见。

It may be cold but it's not raining -- let's be thankful for small mercies.

尽管天气很冷，但没有下雨--应该知足了。

It may be true that, if this were the best of all possible worlds, the food surplus in the developed countries would be sufficient to answer the needs of the starving millions elsewhere.

发达国家的剩余食品可以满足其它地方无数饥民的需要，这种说法，如果真可以成为现实的话，也许不会有错。

It may be Bill's.

那可能是比尔的。

It may be a matter of months before it's ready.

要准备好可能得数月时间。

It may be many years before the new company can gain a secure foothold in the market.

也许要经过若干年这家新公司才能在市场上取得稳固的立足点。