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单词 unlikely
释义
unlikely
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈlaɪ.kli/us
/ʌnˈlaɪ.kli/

unlikelyadjective(NOT PROBABLE)

B1
notprobableorlikelytohappen:
不大可能发生的
[+ (that)]It'sprettyunlikely (that) they'llturnup now - it'snearlyten o'clock.他们现在不大可能来了——都快10点了。
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  • Thelackofevidencemeansthat thecaseis unlikely to go tocourt.
  • Thegovernmentis unlikely toagreeto therebels'demandsforindependence.
  • Suchunpopularlegislationis unlikely to beintroducedbefore the nextelection.
  • Let'sfaceit,ourteamis most unlikely towin.
  • Thisfilmis unlikely toattractlargeaudiencesunlessit is given abigpushin themedia.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Uncertainty
  • amorphous
  • arguable
  • be neither fish nor fowlidiom
  • blurred
  • blurry
  • circumstantial
  • conflicted
  • dodgy
  • indeterminate
  • insecurely
  • insecurity
  • it remains to be seenidiom
  • it's early daysidiom
  • slippery
  • spec
  • sputter
  • squishy
  • stutter
  • swither
  • unwritten
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Impossible and improbable

unlikelyadjective(NOT EXPECTED)

[only before noun]
not the same as you would usuallyexpect:
非心目中的，非想象的
He's an unlikely-lookingdoctor(= he is not what Iexpectadoctortolooklike).他看上去不太像个医生。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Being and appearing different
  • anomalously
  • another
  • anti-conventional
  • apple
  • be a far cry fromsomethingidiom
  • buck
  • conflict
  • depart fromsomething
  • deviate
  • differentiate
  • diverge
  • diversify
  • fish
  • flow
  • othering
  • polymorphous
  • pop
  • rebrand
  • rebranding
  • remove
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Not expected or planned

unlikelyadjective(PROBABLY NOT TRUE)

C2[only before noun]
probablynottrue:
难以相信的，不能信服的
When Iaskedwhat he was doing there, he came up with some unlikelyexplanation.当我问他在那里做什么的时候，他的解释令人难以信服。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
True, real, false, and unreal
  • actual
  • actuality
  • actually
  • all that glitters is not goldidiom
  • apocryphal
  • faithful
  • fake news
  • false
  • false flag
  • falsely
  • not so muchidiom
  • nothing could be further from the truthidiom
  • nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
  • parallel universe
  • post-factual
  • veridical
  • verifiability
  • verifiable
  • verifiably
  • verily
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Grammar

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:…
(Definition ofunlikelyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unlikely| American Dictionary

unlikely
adjective
us
/ʌnˈlɑɪk·li/
notexpectedtohappen; notlikely:
[+ (that) clause]It’s unlikely (that) we willeverlearnwhathappened.
(Definition ofunlikelyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunlikely

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Again, although none of these have been measured in field settings, these joint conditions areunlikelyto be met.
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He or she will beunlikelyto perseverate, regardless of the contextual manipulations.
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In the first place, it isunlikelythat sensory information can be moved to a focus of attention except in a metaphorical sense.
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In the absence of spatial analysis, it isunlikelythat similar insights or advances could have been achieved.
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Parasitism is reported as low, often with no response to host density andunlikelyto have an impact upon the host population.
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He argues that this would beunlikelyto apply to interphrasal agreement due to the incremental nature of language production.
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Finally, reduced input isunlikelyto cause acquisition failure.
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Nevertheless, the results areunlikelyto be too far from the truth.
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The kinds of concerns we are considering areunlikelyto lead to disastrous consequences if our views are not shared.
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First, our willingness to discountunlikelystrategies varies with the desirability of the goal we hope to achieve.
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Further, if it has not occurred within 1 to 2 years after the repair, it isunlikelyto occur after that time.
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Perforation or damage to adjunct structures is alsounlikely, and did not occur during our existing experience.
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Theoretically, unifocalization would help, but is veryunlikelyto be good enough for long term survival.
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Neither parasitoid refrained from oviposition in situations where its progeny were veryunlikelyto develop.
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The adoption of a new household-formation system across all social groups within thirty years is highlyunlikely.
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