likely

◎ 单词释义

adj.可能的；可信的

adv.很可能

比较级: likelier 最高级: likeliest

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

adv.(副词)

很可能，多半，大概，有可能，或许

adj.(形容词)

可能的;有希望的 probable;that is expected

适合的 that seems suitable for a purpose

adv.(副词)

可能 probably

likely

adj

1. within the realm of credibility

e.g. not a very likely excuse

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

e.g. 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

3. likely but not certain to be or become true or real

e.g. a likely result
he foresaw a probable loss

Synonym: probable

4. expected to become or be
in prospect

e.g. potential clients

Synonym: potential

adv

1. with considerable certainty
without much doubt

e.g. He is probably out of the country
in all likelihood we are headed for war

Synonym: probablyin all likelihoodin all probabilitybelike

1. 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.

e.g. Experts say a 'yes' vote is still the likely outcome...
专家说结果仍可能是投赞成票。
e.g. 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。

2. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. 合适的；恰当的
A likely person, place, or thing is one that will probably be suitable for a particular purpose.

likely是什么意思

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. （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.

likely的反义词

e.g. 'How about having a phone out here?' — 'Not likely!'
“在这外面装个电话怎么样？”——“没门儿！”

1. 很可能的：like 像,跟. . . 一样 喜欢,喜爱 | likely 很可能的 | limit 限制;减少

adj.(形容词)

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。

adj.(形容词)

likely, apt

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。

☆ 直接源自古挪威语的likligr，意为很可能的，多半。

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