详细释义
- 有希望的;有出息的
- 适当的,似乎合适的,仿佛恰当的,恰好的,正合要求的
- 很可能的,可能的
- 预料的
- 像煞有介事,很像真事的
- 漂亮的,吸引人的
- 像是可信的,好像可靠的
- 很可能,多半,大概,有可能,或许
- 可能的;有希望的 probable;that is expected
- 适合的 that seems suitable for a purpose
- 可能 probably
英英释义
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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"
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likely but not certain to be or become true or real;
"a likely result"
"he foresaw a probable loss"
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expected to become or be; in prospect;
"potential clients"
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within the realm of credibility;
"not a very likely excuse"
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with considerable certainty; without much doubt;
"He is probably out of the country"
"in all likelihood we are headed for war"
双语例句
- 1. 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.
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- 2. 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。
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- 3. The fires are likely to permanently deforest the land.
- 这些火灾很可能会彻底毁掉这片土地上的森林。
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- 4. These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system.
- 这些情绪有可能促使人们想要推翻现行的体制。
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- 5. They're likely to hold big fire sales to liquidate their inventory.
- 他们可能会举行清仓大甩卖。
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- I'm likely to be very busy tomorrow.
明天我可能很忙。 - They'll very likely ask for an increase in the budget.
他们很可能会要求增加预算。 - I've heard whispers that the firm is likely to go bankrupt.
我听到传闻说公司很可能要破产。 - A rather different fate seems more likely.
另一种大不相同的命运似乎更可信。 - Most likely it were in the lining of my coat.
那东西很可能在我上衣的衬层里。 - I shall very likely be here again next month.
下个月我很可能再来这儿。 - You'll most likely see these animals at twilight.
黄昏时分你很可能会看到这些动物。
- They are likeliest candidates.
他们是最有可能当选的候选人。 - That's the likeliest suggestion we've heard yet.
那是我们迄今听到的最有可能被采纳的建议。 - They are likely young men.
他们是有希望的青年人。 - He is likeliest person for the job.
他是最适合做这份工作的人。 - He says he just forgot about it—a likely story!
他说他仅仅是忘了——像煞有介事! - That's a likely story!
说得倒真像那么一回事! - Rain is likely in all parts of the country today.
今天全国各地区都可能下雨。 - They are likely to be free this afternoon.
他们今天下午或许有空。 - He seems likely to pass the exam.
他似乎有可能通过考试。 - The harvest seems likely to be good this year.
今年的收成可能会好。 - It is not likely that he will come.
他不一定来。 - It isn't likely that I should accept such an offer as that.
我不可能接受像那样的帮助。 - It seems likely that prices will go up.
物价似乎有可能上涨。 - They'll very likely come by car.
他们很可能开车来。
用法讲解
- likely的基本意思是“可能的”“适合的”。用作表语时,可接带to的动词不定式或that-clause。
- likely前可用very修饰。
- a likely story常用来表示反语,表示对某人的话不屑一听和不相信。
- likely, apt
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- 这两个词都有“有…可能的”意思。apt强调天生的或习惯性的倾向; likely则强调客观上某事有可能发生。
- likely, possible, probable
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- 这三个词均表示“可能”。
- 1.probable常指有较大的可能性,表示客观上潜在的可能性,较有根据和充分理由而值得相信的事,意味着经过权衡正反两方面的理由后而相信的事大概会发生的,常译作“很可能”。
- 2.possible指有可能小,但强调客观上有可能性,且常有可能性较小的暗示。
- 3.likely作形容词时意为“很可能,大概,也许”,侧重表示从表面迹象看来某人有可能做某事或某事有可能发生。
- liable,apt,likely,prone,subject
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- 这些形容词均含“倾向于……的、易于……的”之意。
- liable指易于产生某种不利的结果,侧重偶然性,常表示警告或提醒。
- apt口语中常用,指自然的或习惯的倾向,无特殊的褒贬意味,常指在一般情况下发生的事。
- likely侧重可能性,用于指将来,预言希望或所不希望的结果。
- prone多用于人,着重其本性,或倾向于某种错误、弱点或不良行为等。
- subject指确实可以察觉的倾向,也就是总结出来的规律。
- as likely as not
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(很)可能probably
- as likely as not 说不定(或许...
- likely to 可能
- most likely time estimate 最可能时间估计...
- equally likely event 等可能事件
- likely enough 恐怕, 也许
- most likely 很可能
- not likely 不见得