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adj. 不太可能的；没希望的
adv. 未必
adj.
未必的，不一定有把握的；不太可能的；不可能发生的；不像是真的
英英释义
unlikely[ ,ʌn'laikli ]
adj.
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
"legislation on the question is highly unlikely"
同义词：improbable
has little chance of being the case or coming about
"an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"
having a probability too low to inspire belief
同义词：improbableunbelievableunconvincing
同近义词辨析
opposite, contrary, otherwise, unlikelyopposite adj 相反的，相对的，对面的；
contrary adj 相反的，矛盾的，对抗的；
otherwise可做adv，意为“不同的，不那样的”；
unlikely adj 不大可能的
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
The superpowers are unlikely to disarm completely.
超级大国不太可能彻底裁军。
But a spending bonanza is unlikely.
但是，应有尽有也不太可能。
权威例句
QOF “unlikely” to disappear in England but could be slimmed downBluetooth incorporated into unlikely host...CB radio
Ultrasonic attack is unlikely, but incidental exposure presents plenty of problems
Without ‘Deliverables,’ Putin-Trump Meeting Unlikely To Be Productive
Foliar pathogens are unlikely to stabilize coexistence of competing species in a California grassland
Despite Federal Court's Open Internet Ruling Major Changes Unlikely
Discrepant knowledge and interAsian mobilities: unlikely movements, uncertain futures
Lovie: The Story of a Southern Midwife and an Unlikely Friendship by Lisa Yarger (review)
CLAUDE SCILLEY In Conversation: An unlikely vocation awaited the man who scored RMC’s last touchdown
Choosing between small, likely rewards and large, unlikely rewards activates inferior and orbital prefrontal cortex
unlikely (adj.)
late 14c., "not likely to occur," from un- (1) "not" + likely (adj.). Similar formation in Old Norse ulikligr, Middle Danish uligelig. Meaning "not likely to be true" is recorded from 1590s. Related: Unlikeliness; unlikelihood.
unlikely (adv.)
mid-15c., "improbably," from un- (1) "not" + likely (adv.) (see likely (adj.)).
1. But there is another force at work here, too. If we see a pushbutton in an unlikely place such as the hood of a car, we cannot imagine what its purpose is, but we do recognize it as a finger-pushable object.
但是这里还有另一种力量在起作用，如果在没有把握的地方，如汽车的引擎盖上看到按钮，我们想像不出它有什么作用，但我们知道它是可以用手指按的对象。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
2. "Spiritual" is an unlikely term in a narrative of corporation life.
“精神”不是描述公司生活的一个恰当的词。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. She may, not unlikely, go abroad.
她或许会出国,这未必不可能。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. Meteorological errors are clearly unlikely to be systematic to any great extent.
气象误差显然不大可能在大范围内是系统性的。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. It seems unlikely to command a consensus.
要驾驭舆论似乎不大可能。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. It is unlikely that the effects of friction are linear with load.
摩擦效应与载荷未见得能成线性关系。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. In the unlikely event of a strike, production would be badly affected.
罢工未必能发生, 若一旦发生, 生产势必受到严重影响.
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. Programmers qualify as experts in the software they code because they have to explore every possible use case, no matter how obscure and unlikely, to create program code to handle it.
对于程序员来说，他们完全有资格成为所编软件的专家。 因为他们必须考虑每一种可能的使用情况，无论这些情况多么模糊和不可能，他们都需要创建程序代码来处理。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
9. If the atomic grid unit is too small, the grid will become unrecognizable in its complexity. Slight differences can feel unstable to users (though they are unlikely to know the source of these feelings) and ultimately fail in capitalizing in the potential strength of a strong grid system.
如果网格的原子单位太小，网格就会变得复杂而难于识别；如果仅仅有细微的差别，对于用户感觉起来是不稳定的（尽管他们可能也不太清楚为什么会有这种感觉），最终会导致网格不能发挥其本来的功效。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
10. Without taking the time to understand everyone’s perspective, it is unlikely that they will feel that proposed solutions reflect their priorities.
如果不花时间了解每个成员的看法，他们会觉得设计方案没有反映自己的优先权益。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
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