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likely
[英] [ˈlaikli] [美] [ˈlaɪkli] 生词本

adj.

adv.

  • 易混淆的单词：Likely  

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1. ADJ-GRADED 可能的；看来要发生的 You use likely to indicate that something is probably the case or will probably happen in a particular situation. 

  • Experts say a 'yes' vote is still the likely outcome...

    专家说结果仍可能是投赞成票。

  • If this is your first baby, it's far more likely that you'll get to the hospital too early...

    如果是第一胎，孕妇很有可能会过早地赶到医院。

  • Francis thought it likely John still loved her.

    弗朗西斯觉得约翰可能还爱着她。

  • Likely is also an adverb.

    • Profit will most likely have risen by about £25 million...

      利润极可能增加2,500万英镑左右。

    • Very likely he'd told them he had American business interests.

      很可能他已经告诉他们自己拥有美国商业利益。

2. ADJ-GRADED 可能（做…）的；有（…）倾向的 If someone or something is likely to do a particular thing, they will very probably do it. 

  • In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue...

    与此同时，心理战似乎还可能继续。

  • Once people have seen that something actually works, they are much more likely to accept change.

    一旦人们看到有些东西确实奏效，那他们可能会更容易接受变化。

3. ADJ-GRADED 合适的；恰当的 A likely person, place, or thing is one that will probably be suitable for a particular purpose. 

  • At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister...

    他一度看似是个合适的首相人选。

  • We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target.

    我们把显微镜对准了一个看起来合适的目标。

4. CONVENTION （尤用于回答他人）绝不可能，绝对不会 You can say not likely as an emphatic way of saying 'no', especially when someone asks you whether you are going to do something. 

  • 'How about having a phone out here?' — 'Not likely!'

    “在这外面装个电话怎么样？”——“没门儿！”

Adjective

1. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about;

  • "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"
  • "she is likely to forget"
  • "a likely place for a restaurant"
  • "the broken limb is likely to fall"
  • "rain is likely"
  • "a likely topic for investigation"
  • "likely candidates for the job"

2. likely but not certain to be or become true or real;

  • "a likely result"
  • "he foresaw a probable loss"

3. expected to become or be; in prospect;

  • "potential clients"
  • "expected income"

4. within the realm of credibility;

  • "not a very likely excuse"
  • "a plausible story"
Adverb

1. with considerable certainty; without much doubt;

  • "He is probably out of the country"
  • "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
1. A police officer who takes to crime is likely to be more successful at it than most. The gamekeeper turned poacher has everything going for him.
一个警官去犯罪要比大多数人更容易得手，就像猎场看守人去偷猎，真是再容易不过的事。

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2. A team which is full of enthusiasm is more likely to win.
情绪高涨的球队更可能获胜。

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3. According to research, non-drinkers are more likely to develop the winter snuffles than moderate drinkers.
据研究，不喝酒的人比适度喝酒的人冬天更容易感冒。

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4. As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.
很可能她把这事忘得一干二净了。

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5. Barcelona look likely winners of the Spanish League.
巴塞罗那队看来有希望获得西班牙联赛冠军。

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6. Can you gage what her reaction is likely to be?
你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？

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7. Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?
你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？

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8. Eating and drinking too much is likely to give one stomach trouble.
暴食暴饮容易得胃病。

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9. He is not the kind of child who is likely to be cowed into submission.
他并不是那种吓一吓就可能就范的孩子。

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10. He's not likely to come tonight.
他今晚不见得会来。

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11. His intimacy with Japan makes him the likely choice as ambassador to that country.
他是日本通，很可能被委派为驻日大使。

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12. How will they judge which is likely to be reliable?
他们如何断定哪一个是更可靠的？

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13. I have found a likely house at last.
最后我找到了一间合适的房子。

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14. I shall very likely be here again next month.
我下个月大概还要来这儿。

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15. I'll very likely be at home all day.
我可能整天都呆在家里。

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16. If it is not, and you are likely to get sea-sick, not form of transport could be worse.
如果不是如此，而且可能你会晕船，那再糟糕的交通运输莫过于此了。

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17. If you don't make your choice in time, you are likely to fall between two stools.
如果你不及时作出决定，就会两头落空。

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18. If you keep the rules, you are not likely to get into trouble.
如果你守规矩，你就不大会遇到麻烦。

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19. It is not at all likely that he will act so foolishly as that.
他决不会那样愚蠢地行事。

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20. It is very likely that he will not consent.
很可能他不会同意。

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