[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]可能;可能性 The likelihood of something happening is how likely it is to happen.
[usu N of n/-ing]
The likelihood of infection is minimal...
感染的可能性极小。
There didn't seem much likelihood of it happening...
这种事情发生的可能性不大。
There is every likelihood that sanctions will work.
制裁完全可能发挥作用。
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[N-SING 单数名词]可能的事 If something is a likelihood, it is likely to happen.
But the likelihood is that people would be willing to pay if they were certain that their money was going to a good cause...
但如果人们确切知道自己的钱会用于做善事,他们就可能更愿意掏腰包。
That, as we all know, is not only a possibility but a likelihood.
众所周知,那不仅可能发生,而且是很可能发生。
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[PHRASE 短语]十之八九;极有可能 If you say that something will happen in all likelihood, you mean that it will probably happen.
[PHR with cl]
In all likelihood, the committee will have to interview every woman who's worked with Thomas.
十有八九,委员会将不得不与每一位曾和托马斯共过事的女性面谈。
Oxford
like·li·hood/ˈlaɪklihʊd; NAmEˈlaɪklihʊd/noun[uncountable , singular ]the chance of sth happening; how likely sth is to happen 可能;可能性SYN
probability
◆There is very little likelihood of that happening.几乎没有发生那种事情的可能。◆In all likelihood(= very probably)the meeting will be cancelled. 这次会议十有八九要被取消。◆The likelihood isthat (= it is likely that)unemployment figures will continue to fall. 很有可能失业人数会继续下降。likelihoodlikelihoodslike·li·hood/ˈlaɪklihʊd; NAmEˈlaɪklihʊd/
1the degree to which something can reasonably be expected to happenSYN probabilitylikelihood of Using a seatbelt will reduce the likelihood of serious injury in a car accident.little/lower/high/greater etc likelihood There was very little likelihood of her getting the job.likelihood (that) They must face the likelihood that the newspaper might go bankrupt.2in all likelihood almost certainly: If I refused, it would in all likelihood mean I’d lose my job.
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