FORM/USE: PAST NEGATIVE
EGP #510 | C1 | MODALITY / may Can use 'may not have' + '-ed' to talk about possibility in the past. Lexical range: N/A
这些化石的骨骼结构与恐龙的并不吻合——初步分析显示它更接近大型爬行动物。
The fossils ___may ___not ___have belonged to a dinosaur - preliminary analysis suggests the bone structure is closer to that of a large reptile.
那篇报道对事件的描写不齐全——当时的许多证词后来证明并不可靠。
The report ___may ___not ___have captured all the details of the event - many eyewitness accounts at the time later proved unreliable.
他当时未必领会了你的意思——会场太吵了，他又心不在焉。
He ___may ___not ___have grasped what you meant - the venue was too noisy and he was distracted at the time.
他们未必料到这个决定会激起如此大的反响——此前类似的调整都悄无声息。
They ___may ___not ___have anticipated that the decision would spark such a strong reaction - previous adjustments of this kind had gone largely unnoticed.
极度疲劳有时会让人短暂丧失判断力——他当时未必清楚自己在做什么。
At the time, he ___may ___not ___have been aware of what he was doing - extreme fatigue can temporarily impair one's judgment.