likely
adj. 很可能的；合适的；有希望的
adv. 很可能；或许
adj.
可能的；适合的；有希望的；
adv.
可能；或许；大概；多半
双语释义
adj.(形容词)可能的;有希望的 probable;that is expected
适合的 that seems suitable for a purpose
adv.(副词)可能probably
英英释义
likely[ 'laikli ]
adj.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
"these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
"a likely result"
同义词：probable
expected to become or be; in prospect
同义词：expectedpotential
within the realm of credibility
"not a very likely excuse"
adv.with considerable certainty; without much doubt
同义词：probablyin all likelihoodin all probabilitybelike
词组短语
is likely to有可能…
most likely最可能
less likely最不可能的是；较少可能
much more likely极可能
more likely than not较有可能；多半可能
as likely as not adv. 很可能，说不定
同近义词辨析
possible, probable, likelypossible 强调客观上可能性，但常带有“实际可能性很小”的暗示。如：It’s possible, though not probable, that he will accept these terms. (他有可能接受这些条件，但希望很小。)
probable 很可能的，大概的，语气较possible强。如：It is probable that the cost will be greater than we think.(花费很可能比我们料想的要多。)
likely 暗示从表面迹象来判断“有可能的”。如：It is likely that he will come.(他多半会来。)
apt, subject, liable, likely, prone这组词都有“倾向于……的；易于……的”的意思，其区别是：
apt口语中常用，指自然的或习惯的倾向，无特殊的褒贬意味，常指在一般情况下发生的事。
subject指确实可以察觉的倾向，也就是总结出来的规律。
liable指易于产生某种不利的结果，侧重偶然性，常表示警告或提醒。
likely侧重可能性，用于指将来，预言希望或所不希望的结果。
prone多用于人，着重其本性，或倾向于某种错误、弱点或不良行为等。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
I'm likely to be very busy tomorrow.
明天我可能很忙。
They'll very likely ask for an increase in the budget.
他们很可能会要求增加预算。
I've heard whispers that the firm is likely to go bankrupt.
我听到传闻说公司很可能要破产。
A rather different fate seems more likely.
另一种大不相同的命运似乎更可信。
用作副词(adv.)
Most likely it were in the lining of my coat.
那东西很可能在我上衣的衬层里。
I shall very likely be here again next month.
下个月我很可能再来这儿。
You'll most likely see these animals at twilight.
黄昏时分你很可能会看到这些动物。
权威例句
SEC releases enforcement division FY 2017 annual report: shift in tone and likely approachSeveral key reasons why a paper is likely to be rejected at the
Risks to rise for Singapore Reits in 2016; more M&As likely: Fitch
Time to Recast Our Approach for Older Patients With ESRD: The Best, the Worst, and the Most Likely
Highly dynamic destination-sequenced destination vector routing for mobile computers
An Integrated Genomic Analysis of Human Glioblastoma Multiforme
Property Rights and the Nature of the Firm
Cancer genome landscapes.
An Empirical Test of Bootstrapping as a Method for Assessing Confidence in Phylogenetic Analysis
Mediation in experimental and nonexperimental studies: new procedures and recommendations.
likely (adj.)
c. 1300, perhaps from Old Norse likligr "likely," from likr "like" (see like (adj.)). Old English had cognate geliclic. Meaning "having the appearance of being strong and capable" is from mid-15c., though now mostly confined to American English; according to OED this sense is perhaps influenced by like (v.). Sense of "good-looking" is from late 15c. Meaning "probably" is attested from late 14c., now principally in American English.
LIKELY. That may be liked; that may please; handsome. In the United States, as a colloquial term, respectable; worthy of esteem; sensible.--Worcester. [Bartlett]
As an adverb, late 14c., from the adjective.1. Of the two possibilities,this is the more likely than that.
在可能发生的两件事中，这件事比那件事更有可能发生。
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2. Noticing that there was likely to be trouble, the coward sneaked away.
那个胆小鬼看到有可能发生骚乱时就溜开了。
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3. If you gallop through your work, you are more likely to make mistakes.
如果你匆匆完成你的工作，你就更可能出错了。
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4. Of the two possibilities,this is the more likely than that.
两者之中，后者比前者更有可能实现。
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5. There should be no illusions, however, about the likely result of this review.
尽管如此，针对可能得出的检查结果，我们不应抱有幻想。
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6. But it likely will be the lifeblood of your career.
但不管怎样，它可能将是你整个事业的命脉。
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7. Not likely.
不可能！
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8. If nothing has changed -- or, more likely, you have no tests for the function that has changed -- you simply do not run anything!
如果没什么发生变更 ——或者，更可能的是，您没有对发生变更的功能进行测试 ——您只是不运行任何东西！
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9. You say what you would like to do and we route it for you across the UN to find the most likely partner.
您说出您想做什么，我们把您的意愿传递到整个联合国，为您找到最有可能的合作伙伴。
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10. He said Russia is “one of the likely destinations” for the material.
他说，俄罗斯是这些核材料可能被运往的地点之一。
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11. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life.
本也应如此，因为死亡很可能是人生唯一也最好的发明。它是人生的促新剂。
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12. Those private outflows have to go somewhere — and most likely make there way into the US market in one way or another.
这些私人资本流出去的地方 -和最有可能以一种或另一种方式进入美国市场中。
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13. It means that I will likely have to have several of these types of methods with different parameters, but there really is no choice.
这意味着我将很可能必须具有几个这些类型的具有不同参数的方法，但是实在是没有选择。
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14. The nearer a society approximates to zero population growth, the older its population is likely to be—at least, for any future that concerns us now.
一个社会的人口增长率越接近零，它的人口就可能越老龄---至少对任何能关系到我们现在的未来是这样的。
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15. If I have understood you correctly, you are proposing to do nothing to prevent the likely collapse of industrial civilisation.
如果我对你的理解正确的话，你在主张不做任何事情去防止可能的工业文明的崩溃。
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16. He knew not only what they were likely to be talking about, but the part each one would take in the discussion.
他不仅知道他们可能谈论什么，而且还知道每个人在讨论中站在哪一方。
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17. He knew not only what they were likely to be talking about, but the part each one would take in the discussion.
他不仅知道他们可能谈论什么，而且还知道每个人在讨论中站在哪一方。
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18. This influence is likely to continue indefinitely unless we make a concerted effort to stop it.
这种影响可能还会继续，除非我们一致协作来改变这种局面。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
19. This is not an answer that is likely to change after a person’s first use.
一旦人们开始使用，这并不是一个需要更换的问题。
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20. This decision was likely made more for the ease of coding than for any design considerations.
这种决策考虑更多的是容易编码，而不是设计。
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21. Any attempt to reduce human behavior to statistics is likely to overlook important nuances, which can make an enormous difference to the design of products.
任何企图将人类行为简化为统计的努力都会忽略一些重要的细微差别，这些差别会对产品设计产生显著的影响。
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22. Users will likely visit sites that are updated weekly to monthly only intermittently, so navigation must be particularly clear.
对于每周或者每月才更新一次的网站，使用者通常可能仅仅会做间隔性的访问，因此网站的导航必须要清楚。
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23. Designers must specify such mechanisms in detail, and programmers will likely need to implement them as custom controls.
设计者必须详细地指定这种反馈机制，程序员也可能需要用定制控件来实现。
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24. Observe the environment closely: It is likely to be crawling with clues about tasks the interviewee might not have mentioned.
近距离地观察环境有可能发现访谈对象没有提到的任务线索。
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25. The persona hypothesis should be based on likely behavior patterns and the factors that differentiate these patterns, not purely on demographics.
人物角色假设应当基于可能的行为模式以及区分这些模式的因素，而非单纯的人口统计学因素。
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26. Users will likely notice a delay, but it is small enough for their thought processes to stay uninterrupted.
用户会注意到延迟，然而这个延迟对他们来说很小，他们仍然认为任务的过程没被打断。
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27. During these activities, users are likely to devote significant attention to a single site, but in some cases (such as comparison shopping), they are also likely to bounce around among several sites.
在这些活动中，使用者可能会全神贯注地关注一个网站。 但在有些情况下（比如比较商品时），他们通常也会在几个网站间跳来跳去。
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