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likely
adj
一. within the realm of credibility
e.g. not a very likely excuse
二. 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
三. likely but not certain to be or become true or real
e.g. a likely result
he foresaw a probable loss
Synonym: probable
四. expected to become or be
in prospect
e.g. potential clients
Synonym: potential
adv
一. 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
一. 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。
二. 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。
三. 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。
四. （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！”
一. 很可能的：like 像,跟. . . 一样 喜欢,喜爱 | likely 很可能的 | limit 限制;减少
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经典引文
I hope that none of your friends are likely to come in.
出自：E. M. ForsterIn a television studio, where the acoustic is liklier to be drier.
出自：ListenerIt seems likely that St Paul's was the church Edmund was going to.
出自：A. ThwaiteOfficers..were six times as likely to be killed as their men.
出自：H. BaileyHis life provided models for behaviour in any likely circumstance.
出自：G. GreeneSurveys carried out last winter have helped to predict likely road conditions.
出自：Lancaster Guardian词语用法
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高考真题例句
考研真题例句
One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles.
他的第一个发现是科学板块的文章比非科学板块的文章更容易上榜。
二零一六全国卷三
It's more likely that none of us start a conversation because it's awkward and challenging, or we think it's annoying and unnecessary.
我们中没有一个人开始对话, 更可能是因为它很尴尬, 有挑战性, 或者我们认为它很烦人, 没有必要。
二零一八全国卷二
For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women.
例如，较胖的女性比较瘦的女性患钙缺乏的可能性较小。
二零一四英语二
Before it ends, it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.
在它结束之前，它很可能会改变一代年轻人的人生历程和性格。
二零一二英语二
And ultimately, it is likely to reshape our politics, our culture, and the character of our society for years.
最终，它可能会重塑我们多年的政治、文化和社会特征。
二零一二英语二
A young man can decide on a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to arrange the marriage negotiations.
年轻男士可以自己决定合适的配偶，然后请父母安排婚姻协商事宜。
二零一六英语一
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