| 单词 | likely |
| 释义 | likely adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤appear, be, look, seem, sound显得很可能；很可能；看来很可能；似乎很可能；听起来很可能➤become变得很可能➤make sth使⋯变得很可能◆a development they believed would make nuclear war more likely他们认为会加大核战争可能性的一项发展事态➤consider sth, deem sth, think sth认为⋯很可能◆the doctors didn't think it likely that she would ever heal completely.医生们认为她不大可能完全康复。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常可能◆this match was never likely to be a classic.这场比赛绝不可能成为经典。◆it seems very likely that he will be forced to resign.他似乎很可能会被迫辞职。➤entirely, especially, highly, overwhelmingly, particularly完全可能；极可能；绝对可能◆it is entirely likely that the company will make another offer.该公司完全可能再次报盘。◆it is highly likely that the factory will have to close.这家工厂很可能要关闭。➤increasingly越来越可能◆juries became increasingly likely to acquit.陪审团越来越可能作出无罪裁定了。➤hardly几乎不可能◆they're hardly likely to get home before ten.他们几乎不可能在 10 点以前到家。➤reasonably相当有可能➤equally同样可能➤disproportionately有超出正常比例的可能性◆are black defendants disproportionately likely to be wrongfully convicted?黑人被告被误判有罪的比例更高吗？➤ever迄今最有可能◆the best deal they are ever likely to get迄今他们可能得到的最划算的一笔买卖 likely adjective ➡ see also the entry for prone to sth另见 prone to sth 条likely ♦︎ possible ♦︎ potential ♦︎ prospective ♦︎ probablethese words all describe things that are expected to exist, happen or be true.这些词均表示事情是可能的、预期会发生的。synonym scale 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达可能性的大小possible ○ potential ○ prospective ○ likely ○ probablepatterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to be likely / possible / probable that...◆a likely / possible / potential / prospective / probable site◆a likely / possible / potential / probable cause / effect / consequence / outcome◆a likely / possible / probable explanation◆the likely / possible / potential / probable cost◆a likely / possible / potential / prospective candidate◆a potential / prospective husband / wife / parent◆quite likely / possible / probable◆hardly likely / possible◆very / extremely / highly likely / probable■ likely expected to exist, happen or be true可能存在（或发生）的；可能是真实的◆what is the most likely cause of the infection?这种传染病最有可能的病因是什么？◆tickets are likely to be expensive.入场券往往很贵。◆it's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth.盗贼很可能不知道此物的价值。◆they might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely.他们也许会不让我们这么干，但这种可能性很小。 opp unlikely → unlikely 1 ➡ see also likelihood → possibility , most likely → probably ■ possible that might exist, happen or be true, but is not certain to可能存在（或发生）的；可能是真实的◆they spoke of her as a possible future president.他们说她将来可能会当选总统。◆with the possible exception of the beatles, no other band has become so successful so quickly.可能除了披头士乐队外，还没有哪个乐队能如此迅速走红。◆it's just possible that i gave them the wrong directions.我很可能给他们指错了方向。◆'you might be wrong, of course!' 'it's possible, but i doubt it.'“当然，也许是你弄错了！”“有可能吧，但我觉得不一定。” opp impossible → impossible ➡ see also possibility → possibility ■ potential /pətenʃl/ [only before noun] expected to develop into sth or to be developed in the future潜在的；可能的◆first we need to identify actual and potential problems.首先，我们需要弄清实际问题和潜在问题。◆what are the potential benefits of these proposals?这些提案有什么潜在的益处？ⓘ potential is used in several main ways: to talk about people who might buy a product or use a service * potential 的几种主要用法如下：修饰人，表示有可能购买商品或需要服务◆a potential audience / buyer / client / consumer / customer潜在的听众／买主／客户／消费者／顾客to talk about things that might go wrong修饰事物，表示有可能出差错◆a potential complication / danger / disaster / drawback / embarrassment / hazard / pitfall / risk / threat潜在的并发症／危险／灾难／弊端／窘况／危害／隐患／风险／威胁and to talk about things that people might gain from.修饰物，表示有可能从中获益◆a potential advantage / benefit / improvement / saving潜在的优势／利益／改善／节约 opp actual → real ➡ see also potential → potential noun ▸ potentially adverb◆a potentially dangerous situation有潜在危险的局势■ prospective /prəspektɪv/ [only before noun] (rather formal) expected to do or become sth有望的；可能的；预期的◆i had a phone call from a prospective client today.我今天接到一个有望成为我们客户的人打来的电话。ⓘ prospective is mainly used to talk about people. * prospective 主要用于修饰人◆a prospective buyer / client / customer / applicant / candidate / employee / employer / husband / wife / parent可能的买主／客户／顾客／申请人／候选人／雇员／雇主；准丈夫；准妻子；准父母 ➡ see also prospect → possibility , prospects → potential note 辨析 potential or prospective?both these words can be used to talk about people who are expected to become buyers, employees, etc. however, prospective is used more to talk about a person who has already shown some interest in a product or service; potential is used more to talk about people in general who could be targeted by a company's advertising, for example.这两个词都可修饰人，表示有可能成为买主、雇员等。但是，prospective 更多指这些人已经对产品或服务表现出兴趣； potential 修饰消费者等时更多泛指可以被某公司设定为宣传对象等的人。■ probable (rather formal, especially written) likely可能存在（或发生）的；可能是真实的◆the probable cause of the fire was an electrical fault.这次火灾的原因可能是电路故障。◆it is quite probable that they will call an election next spring.他们很可能明年春天组织一次选举。opp improbable → unlikely 1 ➡ see also probability → possibility , probably → probably note 辨析 likely or probable? likely can be used in a wider range of structures and registers than probable. * likely 比 probable 可用于更广泛的结构和语域◆it is likely / probable that...有可能／很可能⋯◆sb / sth is likely to do sth某人／某事有可能做某事◆sb/sth is probable to do sth probable is ten times more frequent in written english than in spoken english; likely is very frequent in both written and spoken english. * probable 在书面语中的使用率比在口语中多十倍，likely 在书面语和口语中都很常见。likelyexpected to exist, happen or be true可能存在（或发生）的；可能是真实的◆what is the most likely cause of the infection?这种传染病最有可能的病因是什么？◆tickets are likely to be expensive.入场券往往很贵。◆it's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth.盗贼很可能不知道此物的价值。◆they might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely.他们也许会不让我们这么干，但这种可能性很小。 opp unlikely → unlikely 1 ➡ see also likelihood → possibility , most likely → probably likely/ˈlaɪkli ||; ˈlaɪklɪ/adj adv(likelier;likeliest) 1. likely (to do sth) probable or expected 有可能: ◇do you think it's likely to rain? 你看会不会下雨？◇the boss is not likely to agree. 老板不大可能同意。◇it's not likely that the boss will agree. 老板不大可能同意。 2. probably suitable 很可能适合的: ◇a likely candidate for the job 这个工作的恰当人选 [opp] unlikely 反义词为unlikelynot likely!(informal 非正式) certainly not 绝对不会likelysee ⇨ probably 1 • • •• ⇨ (a) likely story• ⇨ not likely• ⇨ very likely/more than likely☞ likely¹☞ likely² |
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