unlikely

美音:[ʌn'laɪkli] 英音:[ʌn'laɪkli]

简单释义:


adj.不大可能发生的;非心目中的;非想象的;难以相信的

网络未必可能的;未必的;不太可能的

变形:

比较级:unlikelier  最高级:unlikeliest  


完整释义:


adj.

1.不可能,不可能的,不大可能,靠不住的,渺茫
2.〔后接不定式,可用作表语〕未必可能的,不大可能的,不一定有把握的
3.未必有的,不像是真的,不一定有希望的
4.未必,未见得,不一定
5.未必;靠不住
6.意外的
7.尚未发展成熟


例句:

  1. Which means Occupy is shaping up to be one of the most unlikely case studies in the history of marketing.
    这意味著“佔领”正在成为营销史上其中一个看起来最不可能出现的研究案例。

  2. No such system has been put together at this sort of depth before, so getting it to work is unlikely to be easy.
    因为之前,一直没有如此规模的装置一同放入如此深的水底,所以要完成这个任务不可能轻松。

  3. Our ability to speak and communicate seems to have its origin in the unlikely pairing of the left brain and the right hand.
    我们说话和沟通能力似乎有它的起源在可能的组合,右手左脑。

  4. However, Sutley said the president was unlikely to press for that original target, or to explicitly adopt the new more stringent 17% cut.
    然而,萨特利说,奥巴马不大可能极力要求实现这一目标,或者明确采用新的、更加严格的17%的减排量。

  5. That seems unlikely to be the whole story (the amount of help needed to compensate would be huge), though it might be a contributory factor.
    尽管这可能是一个促成因素,但似乎不大可能成为整个故事(需要补偿的帮助数额将是巨大的)。

  6. As you can see from above, I find it unlikely that the differences between the high and low energy limit will have such a huge effect.
    正如你从上文中所看到的,我发现高能量和低能量极限之间的区别不可能产生如此巨大的效应。

  7. And even though it's unlikely he'll win anything at the Olympics, the mere fact that he's there at all seems to be enough.
    虽然他在奥运会上获得奖牌的希望很渺茫,但是他能参赛本身已经足够了。

  8. This category deals specifically with race-orientated yachts, which are unlikely to be used for any other reason.
    特别是与种族本分类处理为导向的游艇,这是不太可能用于任何其他原因。

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相关单词

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