
中英词典 - unlikely
形容词
1. 不太可能的;不大可能的英 [ʌnˈlaɪkli] 美 [ʌnˈlaɪkli]
词义:指某事或情况发生的可能性很小。
例句:
- The weather forecast says it is highly unlikely to rain today. (天气预报说今天很不可能下雨。)
- It is unlikely that they will win the game without their star player. (没有他们的明星球员,他们不太可能赢得比赛。)
- It seems unlikely that she will be able to attend the meeting. (她似乎不太可能能够参加会议。)
英 [ʌnˈlaɪkli] 美 [ʌnˈlaɪkli]
词义:指某人或某事不值得信赖或不可能发生。
例句:
- His story sounds unlikely and I don't believe him. (他的故事听起来不可信,我不相信他。)
- It is highly unlikely that she will lend you money again. (她很不可能再借钱给你。)
- The company's promise to deliver on time seems unlikely given their track record. (鉴于他们的履历,这家公司按时交货的承诺似乎不太可能实现。)
名词
1. 不太可能的事情英 [ʌnˈlaɪkli] 美 [ʌnˈlaɪkli]
词义:指不太可能发生的事情。
例句:
- Winning the lottery is an unlikely. (中彩票是件不太可能的事情。)
- It is an unlikely that he will get the job without any relevant experience. (没有相关经验,他不太可能得到这份工作。)
- She thought her dream of becoming a famous singer was an unlikely. (她认为成为一名著名歌手的梦想是不太可能的。)
词语辨析
unlikely, improbable, doubtful这些词都表示某事或情况发生的可能性很小。
- unlikely: 指可能性小,但还有一定的可能性。
- improbable: 指可能性比unlikely更小,几乎没有可能发生。
- doubtful: 指可能性极小,几乎不可能发生。
例句:
- It is unlikely that he will arrive on time, but there is still a chance. (他不太可能准时到达,但还有一些机会。)
- It is improbable that they will win the championship without their star player. (没有他们的明星球员,他们几乎不可能赢得冠军。)
- It is doubtful that she will accept the offer considering the low salary. (考虑到低薪,她几乎不可能接受这个offer。)
词汇扩充
unlikely event词义:指不太可能发生的事件。
例句:
- In the unlikely event that the flight is canceled, the airline will provide accommodation for the passengers. (万一航班取消,航空公司会为乘客提供住宿。)
- The company has a contingency plan in place for unlikely events. (公司已经为不太可能发生的事件制定了应急计划。)
近义词
improbable, doubtful, implausible, questionable这些词均表示某事或情况发生的可能性很小。
例句:
- Winning the lottery is improbable and highly unlikely. (中彩票是不太可能的,几乎不可能。)
- His explanation for being late seems doubtful and implausible. (他迟到的解释似乎令人怀疑和难以置信。)
- The validity of his claims is questionable and unlikely to be proven. (他的声明的真实性是可疑的,也很不可能被证明。)
反义词
likely, probable, certain这些词的意思与unlikely相反,表示某事或情况有很大可能性发生。
例句:
- It is likely that he will be promoted due to his excellent performance. (他由于出色的表现很可能会被提升。)
- The rain tomorrow is probable, unlike today's unlikely forecast. (明天可能会下雨,不像今天的不太可能的预报。)
- It is certain that she will pass the exam with her level of preparation. (凭她的准备水平,她肯定会通过考试。)
柯林斯词典
unlikely [ʌnˈlaɪkli]词性:形容词
发音:[ʌnˈlaɪkli]
词义: If you say that something is unlikely to happen or unlikely to be true, you believe that it will not happen or that it is not true, although you are not completely sure.
例句:
It is unlikely that the meeting will be cancelled.
这次会议不太可能取消。
牛津词典
unlikely [ʌnˈlaɪkli]词性:形容词
发音:[ʌnˈlaɪkli]
词义: Not likely to happen, be done, or be true; improbable.
例句:
It seems unlikely that he will ever return.
他似乎不太可能会回来。