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单词 likely
释义
likely
adjective
uk
/ˈlaɪ.kli/us
/ˈlaɪ.kli/
B1
If something is likely, it willprobablyhappenor isexpected:
很可能的，可能要发生的
Doremindme because I'm likelytoforget.一定要提醒我，因为我可能会忘记。
What's the likelyoutcomeof thiswholebusiness?整个事件可能会出现什么结果？
Isupposethat mighthappenbut it's not very likely.我认为那样的事也许会发生，但可能性不大。
[+ that]It'squitelikelythatwe'll be in Spain thistimenextyear.明年的这个时候我们很可能会在西班牙。
Opposite
unlikely
More examples
  • Children from anunderprivilegedfamilybackgroundarestatisticallymore likely tobecomeinvolvedincrime.
  • She made aroughestimateof the likelycost.
  • Disney'slatestproductionlookslikely to betheirmostsuccessfulever.
  • It is likely that thesuspectshaveleftthecountryby now.
  • Thestudyshowedthat one in twelve women is likely todevelopbreastcancer.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Possible and probable
  • always
  • anything's possibleidiom
  • arguably
  • as never beforeidiom
  • auspiciously
  • bea safe betidiom
  • bet
  • fair
  • it isn't over until the fat lady singsidiom
  • lean
  • lean towards sth
  • liable
  • likelihood
  • manage
  • maybe
  • probably
  • prospective
  • prospectively
  • realm
  • tip
See more results »

Grammar

Be likely to
Be likely to is used to talk about how probable things are:…
Likelyandunlikely
Likely and unlikely are adjectives. We use them to say that something will probably happen or not happen in the future. We can use them before a noun, or with the verbs be, seem and appear:…

Idiom

(that's) a likely story!
likely
adverb
uk
/ˈlaɪ.kli/us
/ˈlaɪ.kli/
probably:
She will likely needsurgery.她有可能需要动手术。
as likely as not
C1
probably:
很可能
As likely as not, she'll end up incourtover thisproblem.关于这个问题她最终很可能会诉诸法律。
In thosedays, a woman would as likely as not bewidowedby 50.
Ifchildrenare not givenboundaries, they will as likely as notfeelinsecure.
You willfindawarmwelcomeat thehoteland, as likely as not, several moregroupsofwalkers.
If you are abillionaire, you are, as likely as not, abillionairewith severalhomesscatteredaround theglobe.
most/very likely
C1
veryprobably:
非常有可能
Most likely he'llturnup late.当然不！
Hediedof aheartattackthat was most likelyhastenedbystress.
If helivedinAmerica, he would most likely bediagnosedwithpost-traumaticstressdisorder.
Hisschoolgradesareterribleand he will very likely beheldback ayear.
She will very likely besenttojailforfraud.
not likely!
B1informal
certainlynot!:
"Do youwantto comerunningwith me?" "Not likely!"
"Are you coming to theextrascienceclass?" "Not likely!"
"Are you going toaskher on anotherdate?" "Not likely!"
"Do youwanttohelpPetercleanhiscar?" "Not likely!"
"Are you going tojointhehistoryclub?" "Not likely!"
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Possible and probable
  • always
  • anything's possibleidiom
  • arguably
  • as never beforeidiom
  • auspiciously
  • bea safe betidiom
  • bet
  • fair
  • it isn't over until the fat lady singsidiom
  • lean
  • lean towards sth
  • liable
  • likelihood
  • manage
  • maybe
  • probably
  • prospective
  • prospectively
  • realm
  • tip
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Linguistics: interjections
Impossible and improbable
(Definition oflikelyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
likely
adjective
uk
/ˈlaɪ.kli/us
/ˈlaɪ.kli/
B1
If something is likely, it willprobablyhappenor isexpected.
很可能的，可能要发生的
Doremindme because I'm likelytoforget.一定要提醒我，因为我可能会忘记。
What's the likelyoutcomeof thiswholebusiness?整个事件可能会出现什么结果？
Isupposethat mighthappenbut it's not very likely.我认为那样的事也许会发生，但可能性不大。
[+ that]It'squitelikelythatwe'll be in Spain thistimenextyear.明年的这个时候我们很可能会在西班牙。
Opposite
unlikely
More examples
  • Children from anunderprivilegedfamilybackgroundarestatisticallymore likely tobecomeinvolvedincrime.
  • She made aroughestimateof the likelycost.
  • Disney'slatestproductionlookslikely to betheirmostsuccessfulever.
  • It is likely that thesuspectshaveleftthecountryby now.
  • Thestudyshowedthat one in twelve women is likely todevelopbreastcancer.

Grammar

Be likely to
Be likely to is used to talk about how probable things are:…
Likelyandunlikely
Likely and unlikely are adjectives. We use them to say that something will probably happen or not happen in the future. We can use them before a noun, or with the verbs be, seem and appear:…

Idiom

(that's) a likely story!
likely
adverb
uk
/ˈlaɪ.kli/us
/ˈlaɪ.kli/
mainlyUS
probably
有可能地
She will likely needsurgery.她有可能需要动手术。
as likely as not
C1
probably
很可能
As likely as not, she'll end up incourtover thisproblem.关于这个问题她最终很可能会诉诸法律。
most/very likely
C1
veryprobably
非常有可能
Most likely he'llturnup late.
not likely!
B1informal
certainlynot!
当然不！
"Do youwantto comerunningwith me?" "Not likely!"

likely| American Dictionary

likely
adjective
us
/ˈlɑɪk·li/
expectedtohappen;probable:
[+ to infinitive]If I don’t write it down, I’m likely toforget.
likely
adverb
us
/ˈlɑɪ·kli/
probably:
I’ll most likely get there at about ten o’clock.
(Definition oflikelyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflikely

likely
Their youth means that they arelikelyto be present in the human population in an 'unfixed' (heterozygous) state and in a relatively small population.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Determination of which positions arelikelyto be disease associated is a challenging and important problem.
From theCambridge English Corpus
While strong periodicities from random records are unlikely, the presence of weaker pseudoperiodicity in a noisy signal is morelikely.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Based on the consistency and the rate of independent confirmation, many of the genes listed in the tables arelikelyto be true positives.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In this case it islikelythat the sensitivity of our assay permits the detection of homing products.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If the corroborating evidence is strong and the risk is low, the data are morelikelyto be considered sufficiently reliable for your purposes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The process islikelyto be different for each engagement.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The journey is aslikelyto end in solipsism as in 'the consecration and the poet's dream'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The maximum impact on overall postal rates is, however,likelyto be limited.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Furthermore, based on previous experience, some of these patients arelikelyto harbor acquired point mutations in the target kinase that confer resistance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Previous research reports that physicians are morelikelyto diagnose hyperlipidemia if laboratory reports show abnormal lipid levels.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As such, an organization's success in managing security-related efforts islikelyto hinge on its overall ability to manage its use of information technology.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In their reception of a play, characters of major importance whose dress was notlikelyto be emulated by readers disappear entirely.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In some plays the configuration islikelybut not certain.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Clastic sedimentation ceased, mostlikelyin response to a major transgression.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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