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unlikely to do sth
表示主语做某事可能性小。
She is unlikely to arrive on time.
她不太可能准时到达。
不太可能的
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不太可能的
unlikely
She is unlikely to arrive on time.
她不太可能准时到达。
不太可能的；未必的；不合理的预期。
Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
不大可能真实或发生
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
无成功希望的；可能失败的；前景不佳的。
Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.
机会很小
has little chance of being the case or coming about
It is unlikely to rain this afternoon.
今天下午不太可能下雨。
AI contextual example
She is unlikely to accept the invitation.
她不太可能接受邀请。
AI contextual example
That story sounds unlikely, but it's true.
那个故事听起来不太可信，但它是真的。
AI contextual example
legislation on the question is highly unlikely
就这一问题进行立法的可能性极小。
WordNet
表示主语做某事可能性小。
She is unlikely to arrive on time.
她不太可能准时到达。
that从句说明不大可能发生的事。
It is unlikely that the project will be finished this year.
这个项目今年不太可能完成。
Not this
He will unlikely come.
Use this
He is unlikely to come.
形容词 'unlikely' 不能修饰动词，需用 'be unlikely to' 结构。汉语中‘不可能’可以作状语，但英语中形容词需搭配系动词。改为 'He is unlikely to come' 才是正确表达。
Not this
The weather is unlikely to rain.
Use this
It is unlikely to rain.
当描述天气事件的可能性时，主语应为 'it' 或 'rain' 本身，而非 'the weather'。英语中 'unlikely' 通常用于 'It is unlikely to...' 结构，主语 'it' 指代天气。改为 'It is unlikely to rain' 更自然。
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不太可能的事件
It was an unlikely event that no one had predicted.
这是一个没有人预料到的不太可能的事件。
不太可能的情况
In the unlikely scenario that the project fails, we have a backup plan.
在项目失败的不太可能的情况下，我们有一个备用计划。
不太可能的候选人
He was an unlikely candidate for the job, but he proved everyone wrong.
他是这份工作不太可能的候选人，但他证明了所有人都错了。
不太可能发生
The team's victory seemed unlikely to happen, but they won anyway.
这个团队的胜利似乎不太可能发生，但他们还是赢了。
极不可能
It is highly unlikely that she will change her mind.
她极不可能改变主意。
极其不可能
An accident of this type is extremely unlikely to occur.
这种类型的事故极其不可能发生。
万一；在极不可能的情况下
In the unlikely event of a fire, please use the stairs.
万一发生火灾，请使用楼梯。
尽管看起来不太可能
Unlikely as it may seem, they became best friends.
尽管看起来不太可能，他们成了最好的朋友。
不寻常的组合；意想不到的搭档
Politics and religion are often unlikely bedfellows.
政治和宗教常常是意想不到的组合。
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un-（不）+ likely（可能）→ 不太可能
通常用于正式写作、随意对话和学术讨论，语气中性。
The ending 'likely' in 'unlikely' rhymes with 'likely' (/ˈlaɪkli/). Words like 'like' share a spelling pattern but do not rhyme because they lack the final /li/ sound.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.