likely
常考释义
1.可能的;预料的;有希望的probable or expected
the most likely outcome最可能的结果
Tickets are likely to be expensive.入场券可能很贵。
It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth.盗贼很可能不知道此物的价值。
They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely .他们也许不会让我们做这工作,但这可能性太小。
2.似乎合适的;仿佛恰当的seeming suitable for a purpose
She seems the most likely candidate for the job.这项工作,她似乎是最适宜的人选了。
As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.她很可能把这事忘得一干二净了。
As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.她很可能把这事忘得一干二净了。
Me? Join the army? Not likely!我?参军入伍?没门儿!
Me? Join the army? Not likely!我?参军入伍?没门儿!
But I do not think it is at all a likely thing for him to do. Mr. Knightley does nothing mysteriously.
如果我觉得自己不能有模有样地见人的话,我是不喜欢跟朋友见面的。
BBC Middle East business reporter Ben Thompson said the threat by the UAE was likely an attempt to wring concessions out of RIM.
BBC驻中东商业记者本.唐默森表示,阿拉伯联合酋长国之所以威胁是可能试图让RIM做出让步。
You see people without neighbors who are African-American were much more likely to say, "That would give me a problem. "
你们会发现那些没有非裔美国邻居的人更有可能会说:”那样会给我带来麻烦。“
Foreign card companies are likely already trying to work out where they rank on Beijing's list of naughty and nice.
有可能这些外国公司已经开始试图搞清楚自己在这份名单上的名次了。
A deal with a company operating in Britain is likely within a year, she said.
Blasco说,可能会在一年内跟一家英国公司实现合作。
You're more likely to get a greater percentage of responses asking (or complaining) about price, but that might be what you need.
你有可能得到更多比例关于价格问题(抱怨)的回答,但是那也许是你需要的。
And that will likely worsen as analysts predict a decrease in the labor force in the next year or two due to a rise in the aging population.
正如分析人士预计的那样,由于老龄化人口的增加,技术工人短缺可能会在未来一两年内恶化劳动人口减少的问题。
At least as long as the memories of the latest crisis are fresh, bankers are likely to be more cautious than before.
至少,只要最近一次的危机记忆犹新,银行家就可能比过去更谨慎。
But Sakakibara said the yen is headed for further strengthening: to at least to 85 to the dollar, and likely into the low 80s.
但Sakakibara认为日元今后会更加坚挺:它与美元的汇率至少可以到达85,而且很有可能到达低于80的水平。
Consumer price tends to lead to the quality of suspected price rise is likely to be a consumer boycott.
降价易引起消费者对品质的怀疑,涨价则可能受到消费者的抵制。
In fact, he said he hoped two-way trade would reach that figure by 2010, and that foreign investment would double, both of which are likely.
(事实上,胡主席只是说他希望双向贸易将在2010年达到这一数额,而外国投资届时翻一番,这两个目标都有可能实现。)但这也没有帮助局面得到改善。
Measures have been taken to relieve the city of its traffic jam, but the problem is not likely to be solved in a short time.
为缓解交通阻塞已采取了不少措施,然而这个问题并非马上能解决。
He said, however, that the move was 'not likely to have material impact' on BYD's business, though he declined to elaborate.
但他同时说,处罚不太可能对比亚迪的业务造成实质性影响,此外拒绝透露更多。
"I wonder, " said he, at the next opportunity of speaking, "whether he is likely to be in this country much longer. "
等到有了说话的机会,他又接下去说:“我不知道他是否打算在这个村庄里多住些时候。”
Paulson said the loans would likely be nonrecourse, meaning investors wouldn't have to pay the Fed back if the underlying borrower defaults.
鲍尔森表示,贷款可能是无追索权的,意味着如果核心借款方违约,投资者可能不必向Fed还款。
Privately some officials gave some credence to the report, saying it has been assumed Powell was likely to leave after four years.
私下里一些官员就相信邮报的报告,并表示他们估计鲍威尔很可能在四年后离职。
It's almost as if the higher the rating of a financial institution, the more likely it was to contribute to financial catastrophe.
几乎可以说评级越高的金融机构对这次金融本盘的贡献越大。
It was quite clear that the more plaque you had, the more likely it was that you would have an event.
斑块越多,发生事件的可能性越高,这是非常明确的。
Rio needs shareholder approval for the deal to go ahead and a vote is likely to take place in July.
力拓需要股东批准此交易,投票可能在7月份进行。
Our marriage life seemed to be enviably happy. But the calm life was more likely to be affected by unpredictable changes.
这样的婚姻生活被很多人看起来是轻松愉快的遭人嫉妒,但平静的生活往往更容易被毫无准备变化而打破。
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