1. 可能的;看來(lái)要發(fā)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... 專(zhuān)家說(shuō)結果仍可能是投贊成票。 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,孕婦很有可能會(huì )過(guò)早地趕到醫院。
2. 可能(做…)的;有(…)傾向的 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... 與此同時(shí),心理戰似乎還可能繼續。 e.g. Once people have seen that something actually works, they are much more likely to accept change. 一旦人們看到有些東西確實(shí)奏效,那他們可能會(huì )更容易接受變化。
3. 合適的;恰當的 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... 他一度看似是個(gè)合適的首相人選。 e.g. We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target. 我們把顯微鏡對準了一個(gè)看起來(lái)合適的目標。
4. (尤用于回答他人)絕不可能,絕對不會(huì ) 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的反義詞
e.g. 'How about having a phone out here?' — 'Not likely!' “在這外面裝個(gè)電話(huà)怎么樣?”——“沒(méi)門(mén)兒!”
likely英英釋義
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