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- possibility possessive possess posseman
n.
- 复数： possibilities
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We were not in the least worried about the possibility that sweets could rot the teeth...
我们以前完全不担心吃糖果有可能会蛀牙。
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Tax on food has become a very real possibility.
极有可能征收食物税。
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The government now owns a lot of our land — one possibility would be to compensate us with other property...
政府现在占了我们的大量土地，一种可能是用其他地产来对我们作出补偿。
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There were several possibilities open to each manufacturer.
每个制造商都可以有几种不同的选择。
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It's not beyond the realms of possibility that the security services do bug important public figures.
安全部门完全有可能窃听重要公众人物的谈话。
Note that you do not use possibility in sentences like 'I had the possibility to do it'. The words you need are opportunity or chance. Opportunity is more formal. Later Donald had the opportunity of driving the car… The people of Northern Ireland would have the chance to shape their own future.
注意不要说：I had the possibility to do it，而要用opportunity或chance。opportunity一词比较正式，例如：Later Donald had the opportunity of driving the car（后来，唐纳德有机会开这辆车了），The people of Northern Ireland would have the chance to shape their own future（北爱尔兰人民会有机会决定自己的未来的）。
- Noun
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1. a future prospect or potential;
- "this room has great possibilities"
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2. capability of existing or happening or being true;
- "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
- synonym： possibleness
- antonym： impossibility，impossibleness
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3. a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena;
- "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"
- "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
- synonym： hypothesis，theory
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4. a possible alternative;
- "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
- synonym： possible action，opening
法律
- 1.可能性
计算机
- 1.可能性；或然；可能
- 1. Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted.
- 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. If we could by any possibility manage to do it, we would for sure.
- 如果我们有办法做那事，我们一定会做的。
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- 3. Is there any possibility that you'll be back by the weekend?
- 周末以前你有可能回来吗？
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- 4. It had never occurred to her that a new possibility would crop up abruptly.
- 她万万没有想到会突然出现一种新的可能性。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. It's only a theoretical possibility.
- 这只是一种假设的可能性。
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- 6. Once you have eliminated the obvious causes of death, you must consider the possibility of foul play.
- 一旦排除了明显的死因，你就必须考虑到可能有人采取了卑劣手段。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 7. That's a possibility that can't be ruled out.
- 那是一个不能不予考虑的可能性。
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- 8. The chairman refused to let in the possibility of doubt.
- 主席不容许有怀疑的余地。
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- 9. The possibility of a last-ditch on the part of the enemy should not be lightly dismissed.
- 敌人负隅顽抗的可能性是不容轻易忽视的。
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- 10. The possibility of a last-ditch resistance by the enemy should not be dismissed.
- 敌人负隅顽抗的可能性是不可不加考虑的。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 11. The possibility of rescue now seemed remote indeed.
- 救援的可能性的确很小。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 12. The possibility of suicide was ruled out.
- 自杀的可能性已被排除。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 13. The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
- 战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 14. There is one possibility of changing jobs.
- 换工作是有可能的事。
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- 15. They made detailed plans for an outing,but they reckoned without the possibility of inclement weather.
- 他们为郊游拟订了周详的计划，但他们还是忽略了天气变坏的可能性。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 16. This Utopian dream is far beyond the range of possibility.
- 这种乌托邦式的梦想根本不可能实现。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 17. This possibility gives rise to interesting speculations.
- 这种可能性引起了有趣的推测。
来自《用法词典》
- 18. This possibility never entered into our calculations.
- 我们从未考虑到这种可能性。
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- 19. We can exclude the possibility of total loss from our calculations.
- 我们可以在预测中把彻底失败的可能性排除在外。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 20. We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.
- 我们努力排除任何误解的可能性。
来自《简明英汉词典》
