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likely
lkli ˈlaɪkli
Word forms: comparative likelier, superlative likeliest
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. 可能的;看来要发生的
  • 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。

SYN probable, expected, anticipated, odds-on
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. 可能(做)的;有()倾向的
  • 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 [ADJ n] 合适的;恰当的 A likely person, place, or thing is one that will probably be suitable for a particular purpose. 合适的;恰当的
  • 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. (尤用于回答他人)绝不可能,绝对不会 [informal, emphasis]
  • 'How about having a phone out here?' — 'Not likely!'

    在这外面装个电话怎么样?”—“没门儿!

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