Unlikely
[ ʌn'laɪkli ]
第5级
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adj. 未必的，不一定有把握的;不太可能的;不可能发生的;不像是真的;
📝 例句
In the unlikely event of a strike, production would be badly affected.
罢工未必能发生, 若一旦发生, 生产势必受到严重影响.
They are unlikely to marry.
他们不大可能结婚。
This sort of "discovery" is unlikely to arouse appreciation!
这种“发现”无疑不会得到赞赏！
A deficiency of mineral is unlikely to be immediately apparent.
矿物质缺乏症状未必会马上出现。
Meteorological errors are clearly unlikely to be systematic to any great extent.
气象误差显然不大可能在大范围内是系统性的。
🌱 联想助记
【记】un-前缀“逆、反”,likely-很可能的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
unlikely
adj
(-ier, -iest)
(a) not likely or expected to happen 不大可能发生的; 未必会发生的
It is unlikely to rain/that it will rain. 不太可能下雨.
There is unlikely to be rain. 不太可能有雨.
His condition is unlikely to improve. 他的境况不大可能好转.
In the unlikely event of a strike, production would be badly affected. 罢工未必能发生, 若一旦发生, 生产势必受到严重影响.
(b) [attrib 作定语]
not likely to be true; improbable 不大可能是真实的; 不大可能的
an unlikely tale, excuse, explanation, etc 不太像真实的说法、 托词、 解释等.
(c) not expected to succeed 未必会成功的
the most unlikely candidate 最不大可能当选的候选人
an unlikely couple, ie two people who do not seem to be well suited to each other 不大般配的二人.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,ʌn'laikli]a. 不太可能的相关词组: It is unlikely that
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What does that do?
这有什么用处呢？
There had been fuel on the ship, but this did not appear to have caused the fire, and little smoke was produced.
很显然，船舱里已经发生了一场烈火，但是船舱内壁却完好无损。船上存放着汽油，但火灾似乎不是它引起的，因为没有冒出什么烟来。
Funny, said my brother.
“真有趣，”我弟弟说。