likeliest
英 [ˈlaɪklɪɪst]
美 [ˈlaɪkliəst]
adv. 可能; 或许
adj. 可能的; 预料的; 有希望的; 似乎合适的; 仿佛恰当的
likely的最高级
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 可能的;看来要发生的
You uselikelyto indicate that something is probably the case or will probably happen in a particular situation.- Experts say a 'yes' vote is still the likely outcome...
专家说结果仍可能是投赞成票。 - 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,孕妇很有可能会过早地赶到医院。 - Francis thought it likely John still loved her.
弗朗西斯觉得约翰可能还爱着她。 - Likelyis also an adverb.
- Profit will most likely have risen by about £25 million...
利润极可能增加2,500万英镑左右。 - Very likely he'd told them he had American business interests.
很可能他已经告诉他们自己拥有美国商业利益。
- Experts say a 'yes' vote is still the likely outcome...
- ADJ-GRADED 可能(做…)的;有(…)倾向的
If someone or something islikely todo a particular thing, they will very probably do it.- In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue...
与此同时,心理战似乎还可能继续。 - Once people have seen that something actually works, they are much more likely to accept change.
一旦人们看到有些东西确实奏效,那他们可能会更容易接受变化。
- In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue...
- ADJ-GRADED 合适的;恰当的
Alikelyperson, place, or thing is one that will probably be suitable for a particular purpose.- At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister...
他一度看似是个合适的首相人选。 - We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target.
我们把显微镜对准了一个看起来合适的目标。
- At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister...
- CONVENTION (尤用于回答他人)绝不可能,绝对不会
You can saynot likelyas an emphatic way of saying 'no', especially when someone asks you whether you are going to do something.- 'How about having a phone out here?' — 'Not likely!'
“在这外面装个电话怎么样?”——“没门儿!”
- 'How about having a phone out here?' — 'Not likely!'
双语例句
- The likeliest cornerstone investors are sovereign wealth funds.
主权财富基金最有可能成为基石投资者。 - But the likeliest explanation is that conflict between nuclear-armed states is just too dangerous to consider.
但最具说服力的解释是:核武器国家之间的冲突过于危险,简直不敢想象。 - I get it. I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. I don't fit the typical pedigree, and I haven't spent my career in the halls of Washington.
我明白,我知道我也许不是最像适合这个位置的候选人,我的血统不够纯正,我的工作也没有在华盛顿的会堂里度过。 - Although parasitism by trematodes is the likeliest explanation for most outbreaks of amphibian deformities, it is certainly not the only cause and may often be abetted by additional factors.
受到吸虫寄生虽是多数两生类畸形的最可能解释,但绝不是唯一的原因,往往也可能受到其他因子连带影响。 - They are likeliest candidates.
他们是最有可能当选的候选人。 - The likeliest bet is that the first half of 2013 will bring a mild recession.
最有可能出现的情况是,2013年上半年将经历一场温和的衰退。 - Even so, if the traditional funeral is to be buried, concern for the environment is the likeliest undertaker.
即便这样,如果传统葬礼将被埋葬的话,环境方面的考虑也将是最有可能送它上路的人。 - The likeliest trigger is a referendum.
全民公决是最可能的触发点。 - After months of posturing on both sides, the likeliest outcome of the debt-ceiling fight is a temporary fix linked to a promise to confront the problem another time.
在双方持续了几个月的装腔作势之后,债务上限斗争最有可能出现的结果是达成一个临时性解决方案,承诺日后解决这个问题。 - The investing lesson: Risk is all around you, and the likeliest places to look for it are the places that appear to be the safest.
投资教育意义:你的周围到处是风险,你最可能发现风险的地方就是那些看上去最安全的地方。