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unlikely
不太可能的
核心释义
unlikely
- 1.
不太可能的；未必的；不合理的预期。
Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
- 2.
不大可能真实或发生
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
- 3.
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.
- 4.
机会很小
has little chance of being the case or coming about
- 5.
可能性低得无法相信
having a probability too low to inspire belief
不太可能的；未必的；不合理的预期。；不大可能真实或发生；无成功希望的；可能失败的；前景不佳的。；机会很小；可能性低得无法相信
用法In use
It is unlikely to rain this afternoon.
用法提示：句中“unlikely”作表语，表示“不太可能”。
She is unlikely to accept the invitation.
用法提示：“unlikely”后接不定式，表示某件事发生的可能性小。
That story sounds unlikely, but it's true.
用法提示：此处“unlikely”作表语，表示“不大可信的”。
legislation on the question is highly unlikely
an unlikely story
an unlikely candidate for reelection
a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unlikely event
- 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。
- unlikely scenario
- 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。
- unlikely candidate
- 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。
- unlikely to happen
- 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。
- highly unlikely
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
un-（不）+ likely（可能）→ 不太可能
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式写作、随意对话和学术讨论，语气中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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