possibility
常考释义
1.[u][c]可能；可能性the fact that sth might exist or happen, but is not certain to
There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery.她现在已不可能完全康复。
He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase.他拒绝排除增税的可能性。
It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day.我们大家将来有一天再度聚在一起，并非绝不可能。
Bankruptcy is a real possibility if sales don't improve.如果销售情况得不到改善，真有破产的可能。
What had seemed impossible now seemed a distinct possibility .过去看似不可能的事，现在显然有可能了。
2.[c][usupl]可选择的方法one of the different things that you can do in a particular situation
to explore/consider/investigate a wide range of possibilities探究╱考虑╱调查各种可能的情况
to exhaust all the possibilities用尽一切可能的手段
Selling the house is just one possibility that is open to us.卖掉房子只是我们可以选择的其中一种做法。
The possibilities are endless .可想的办法是无穷的。
3.[c][usupl]机会；契机something that gives you a chance to achieve sth
The course offers a range of exciting possibilities for developing your skills.这门课程可提供一整套新鲜活泼的技能训练。
4.[pl]潜力；改进的余地if sthhas possibilities , it can be improved or made successful
The house is in a bad state of repair but it has possibilities.这房子虽亟待修缮，但仍有可资利用的价值。
"I began to see the possibility of an outcome that might be of use to me, " he says.
“我开始看到，有可能出现对我有用的成果。”
He regards "a jihadist victory" in Pakistan as "neither imminent nor inevitable. . . [but] a real possibility that needs to be assessed" .
他认为在巴基斯坦的“圣战胜利”“既不是很快就会来临也不是不可避免……[但]真正的可能性需要加以评估。”
He said he is looking at the possibility of moving to Canada to protest government funding cuts to universities.
霍金称他或许会移居加拿大，以此抗议政府削减大学科研投入。
He did not consider any longer the possibility that she might be laying some kind of trap for him.
他再不认为，她可能给他设置了什么圈套。
No matter how much care is taken in making any decision, a negative or unintended outcome is always a possibility.
不管决策时多么谨慎，总可能会出现一些负面的或料想不到的结果。
Typically, there is an adequate number of inodes associated with a file system, but running out of inodes is always a possibility.
通常，与一个文件系统相关联的inode的数目足够多，但耗尽inode的可能性始终存在。
Well, there is also a possibility of using function names for recursion, but you will soon see that this is often impractical nowadays.
当然还有可能在递归调用中使用函数名称，但是你将很快看到在当下他通常不大实用。
Apr. : Olli Rehn says there is no possibility of a Greek default and no doubt that Germany will participate in the bail out plan.
4月15日：奥利·雷恩声称，希腊不可能出现违约行为，而德国也毫无疑问会加入这次援助计划。
President Barack Obama has said the biggest threat to US security is the possibility of a terrorist organisation obtaining a nuclear weapon.
奥巴马总统称，如果恐怖组织得到核武器，这将是对美国安全的最大威胁。
Until yesterday, the project was just a possibility, but now it has become a real probability.
直至昨天，这项项目还只是一个理论可能性，而现在却成了真正有可能的事了。
Many experts see a state or city default as a real possibility in the next few years.
许多专家认为，作为一个在未来数年的实际可能性州或城市的默认。
Would he or she be depersonalized, deprived of any possibility ever of developing their own unique sense of identity and personhood?
他或她将被人格化，自己的独特和人格都被阻碍？
I'll do everything possible to be present at my home grand prix next week and will consider every possibility that is at least competitive.
我会做一切有可能的事让我出现在下周在家乡举办的大奖赛上并且考虑到它是否具有竞争力是至少得。
If our system did not require identifying characteristics of both of these entities it would be left open to the possibility of fraud.
如果我们的系统不要求这两个实体的标识性特征，那将为诈骗行为大开方便之门。
Nobody knows how much probability there is that the unrecoverable and fatal accidents with a tiny possibility happen to you or me.
谁知道那不可修复不能残喘的小概率事件有多大可能就偏偏发生在他自己身上呢？
Both of these numbers seem to suggest that an eventual outlay of $2 trillion is in the realm of possibility.
上述的两个数据都似乎在说明大概最终2万亿美元的资金量才似乎可行。
When the lava reached the sea, there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.
当熔岩流到海边时，很有可能形成巨浪，淹没半个岛屿。
Diarmuid: And I'm Diarmuid. Today's lesson is all about expressing possibility.
是的，我们今天要来学习在英语中如何表达不同的可能性。
But Bothma told SciDev. Net that there was a strong possibility that the GM potato research will now cease due to lack of funding.
但是Bothma告诉本网站说，由于缺乏资助，转基因土豆研究很可能停止。
Given the recent movements of exchange rates, it might be easy to dismiss this possibility.
鉴于近期的汇率变动，人们会很容易忽略这种可能性。
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