unlikely
adjective OPAL W
/ʌnˈlaɪkli/
/ʌnˈlaɪkli/
(comparative unlikelier, superlative unlikeliest)
more unlikely and most unlikely are the usual forms- not likely to happen; not probable
不大可能发生的 - unlikely to do something The project seemed unlikely to succeed.
这个项目似乎难以成功。 - Of course, such an event is very unlikely to happen.
当然，这样的事件是极不可能发生的。 - it is unlikely (that…) It was highly unlikely that the gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
枪伤极不可能是自己造成的。 - It is extremely unlikely that the new owner would want to make people redundant.
新老板想裁员的可能性极小。 - It looks unlikely that prices will fall.
价格似乎不太可能下跌。 - It's most (= very) unlikely that she'll arrive before seven.
她几乎不可能在七点前到达。 - Problems with the evidence made it unlikely that he would ever be prosecuted.
证据问题使得他不太可能被起诉。 - In the unlikely event of a problem arising, please contact the hotel manager.
万一出现问题，请找旅馆经理。
Express Yourself Expressing likelihoodExpressing likelihood表达可能性 表达可能性有多大可用以下方式： - It's pretty much inevitable that prices will go up this year.
今年价格上涨几乎是不可避免的了。
- It's pretty much inevitable that prices will go up this year.
- I think it's likely to rain this afternoon.
我觉得今天下午有可能下雨。
- I think it's likely to rain this afternoon.
- I’m probably going to be away then.
到那时候我可能就要离开了。
- I’m probably going to be away then.
- I guess there's a fifty per cent chance that they'll say no.
我估计他们不同意的几率有百分之五十。
- I guess there's a fifty per cent chance that they'll say no.
- It's unlikely, but not totally impossible, I suppose.
我想这不大可能，但并非完全没有可能。
- It's unlikely, but not totally impossible, I suppose.
- They can't possibly/really be serious about buying a boat!
他们不可能真要买一条船吧！
- They can't possibly/really be serious about buying a boat!
- Let's start without them. They're bound to be late.
咱们不等他们了，先开始吧。他们肯定会迟到。
- Let's start without them. They're bound to be late.
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb1- An economic collapse is inherently unlikely.
经济崩溃是根本不可能发生的。 - He thought it unlikely that she would refuse.
他认为她不大可能会拒绝。 - an unlikely scenario
不太可能的情况
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- unlikely to do something The project seemed unlikely to succeed.
- [only before noun] not the person, thing or place that you would normally think of or expect
非心目中的；意料之外的 - He seems a most unlikely candidate for the job.
他似乎是最不适合担任这项工作的人选。 - They have built hotels in the most unlikely places.
他们把旅馆建在最冷门的地方。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- He seems a most unlikely candidate for the job.
- [only before noun] difficult to believe
难以相信的；不能信服的 - She gave me an unlikely explanation for her behaviour.
她对自己行为的解释很难令我信服。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- She gave me an unlikely explanation for her behaviour.