likely

likely音标

英 [ˈlaɪkli]

美 [ˈlaɪkli]

likely基本释义

adj.可能的；可信的

adv.很可能

likely用法及例句

adj.(形容词)

有希望的；有出息的

适当的，似乎合适的，仿佛恰当的，恰好的，正合要求的

很可能的，可能的

预料的

像煞有介事，很像真事的

漂亮的，吸引人的

像是可信的，好像可靠的

adv.(副词)

很可能，多半，大概，有可能，或许

adj.(形容词)

可能的;有希望的 probable;that is expected

适合的 that seems suitable for a purpose

adv.(副词)

可能 probably

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 longshe is likely to forgeta likely place for a restaurantthe broken limb is likely to fallrain is likelya likely topic for investigationlikely candidates for the job

3. likely but not certain to be or become true or real

e.g. a likely resulthe foresaw a probable loss

Synonym: probable

4. expected to become or bein prospect

e.g. potential clients

Synonym: potential

adv

1. with considerable certaintywithout much doubt

e.g. He is probably out of the countryin all likelihood we are headed for war

Synonym: probablyin all likelihoodin all probabilitybelike

1. 可能的；看来要发生的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...专家说结果仍可能是投赞成票。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，孕妇很有可能会过早地赶到医院。

2. 可能（做…）的；有（…）倾向的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...与此同时，心理战似乎还可能继续。e.g. 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。

3. 合适的；恰当的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...他一度看似是个合适的首相人选。e.g. 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。

4. （尤用于回答他人）绝不可能，绝对不会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的反义词

e.g. 'How about having a phone out here?' — 'Not likely!'“在这外面装个电话怎么样？”——“没门儿！”

1. 很可能的：like 像,跟. . . 一样 喜欢,喜爱 | likely 很可能的 | limit 限制;减少

常用例句

用作副词(adv.)

(很)可能probably

用作形容词(adj.)

They are likeliest candidates.他们是*有可能当选的候选人。

That's the likeliest suggestion we've heard yet.那是我们迄今听到的*有可能被采纳的建议。

They are likely young men.他们是有希望的青年人。

He is likeliest person for the job.他是*适合做这份工作的人。

He says he just forgot about it—a likely story!他说他仅仅是忘了——像煞有介事!

That's a likely story!说得倒真像那么一回事!

用作副词(adv.)

Rain is likely in all parts of the country today.今天全国各地区都可能下雨。

I hope that none of your friends are likely to come in.

出自：E. M. Forster

In a television studio, where the acoustic is liklier to be drier.

出自：Listener

It seems likely that St Paul's was the church Edmund was going to.

出自：A. Thwaite

Officers..were six times as likely to be killed as their men.

出自：H. Bailey

His life provided models for behaviour in any likely circumstance.

出自：G. Greene

Surveys carried out last winter have helped to predict likely road conditions.

出自：Lancaster Guardian

词语用法

词义讲解

词源解说

adj.(形容词)

likely的基本意思是“可能的”“适合的”。用作表语时,可接带to的动词不定式或that-clause。

likely前可用very修饰。

a likely story常用来表示反语,表示对某人的话不屑一听和不相信。

adj.(形容词)

likely, apt

这两个词都有“有…可能的”意思。apt强调天生的或习惯性的倾向; likely则强调客观上某事有可能发生。

☆ 直接源自古挪威语的likligr，意为很可能的，多半。

高考真题例句

考研真题例句

OG 1.likely

One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles.

他的第一个发现是科学板块的文章比非科学板块的文章更容易上榜。

2016全国卷3

OG 2.likely

It's more likely that none of us start a conversation because it's awkward and challenging, or we think it's annoying and unnecessary.

我们中没有一个人开始对话, 更可能是因为它很尴尬, 有挑战性, 或者我们认为它很烦人, 没有必要。

2018全国卷2

OG 1.likely

For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women.

例如，较胖的女性比较瘦的女性患钙缺乏的可能性较小。

2014英语二

OG 2.likely

Before it ends, it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.

在它结束之前，它很可能会改变一代年轻人的人生历程和性格。

2012英语二

OG 3.likely

And ultimately, it is likely to reshape our politics, our culture, and the character of our society for years.

*终，它可能会重塑我们多年的*治、文化和社会特征。

2012英语二

OG 1.likely

A young man can decide on a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to arrange the marriage negotiations.

年轻男士可以自己决定合适的配偶，然后请父母安排婚姻协商事宜。

2016英语一

近义词

反义词

临近词

similar

rational

reasonable

believable

dubious

likely voter

likely interleukin

Likely limit

likely as not

likely to

likelihood

likely person

liken

likely limit set

likely story

likely limit sets

likely enough

相关列句

These changes are likely to impoverish single-parent families even further.(这些变革很可能使单亲家庭更加贫困。)

Talks are likely to start next Tuesday.(会谈可能在下星期二开始。)

Unemployment is likely to go on rising this year.(失业人数今年很可能继续上升。)

It is likely that investors will face losses.(那时投资者将面临亏损是很可能的。)

The tension between the two countries is likely to remain.(两国之间的紧张*面可能持续。)

Infections are more likely in those suffering from malnutrition.(感染更有可能发生在那些营养不良的人身上。)

We will likely see him later.(我们很可能晚些时候会见到他。)

Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble.(这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。)

Experts say a "yes" vote is still the likely outcome.(专家们表示投赞成票仍是可能的结果。)

Tickets are likely to be expensive.(入场券可能很贵。)