[N-VAR 可变名词]可能性；几率；概率 The probability of something happening is how likely it is to happen, sometimes expressed as a fraction or a percentage.
Without a transfusion, the victim's probability of dying was 100%...
如果不输血，患者必死无疑。
The probabilities of crime or victimization are higher with some situations than with others...
在有些情况下，犯罪或受害的几率要相对更高。
You cannot prove conclusively that Sellafield caused cancer. You can only work on the basis of probability.
你们无法确切证明塞拉菲尔德核电厂引发了癌症。你们只能基于可能性入手。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]可能性；或然性 You say that there is a probability that something will happen when it is likely to happen.
[vagueness]
There's an excellent probability that unless action is quickly taken, pipes will freeze...
除非立即采取行动，否则管道很有可能冻住。
If you've owned property for several years, the probability is that values have increased...
如果一处房产已经拥有多年，有可能它已经增值了。
Formal talks are still said to be a possibility, not a probability...
据称正式会谈仍有可能，但可能性不大。
His story-telling can push the bounds of probability a bit far at times.
他讲故事的时候，不时会有些夸大。
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[PHRASE 短语]很可能 If you say that something will happen in all probability, you mean that you think it is very likely to happen.
[PHR with cl]
[vagueness]
The Republicans had better get used to the fact that in all probability, they are going to lose...
共和党人最好习惯他们很有可能失败的事实。
In all probability, the final upturn in their fortunes is some months away yet.
很可能再过数月他们才会转运。
Oxford
prob·abil·ity/ˌprɒbəˈbɪləti; NAmEˌprɑːbəˈbɪləti/noun(pluralprob·abil·ities)1[uncountable , countable ]how likely sth is to happen 可能性；或然性SYN
likelihood
◆The probability is that prices will rise rapidly.物价有可能会迅速上升。◆There seemed to be a high probability of success.成功的几率似乎很高。2[countable ]a thing that is likely to happen 很可能发生的事◆A fall in interest rates is a strong probabilityin the present economic climate. 在目前的经济形势下，降低利率大有可能。◆It now seems a probability rather than just a possibility.这件事似乎十拿九稳，而不是仅有可能。3[countable , uncountable ]( mathematics 数) a ratioshowing the chances that a particular thing will happen 概率；几率；或然率◆There is a 60% probability that the population will be infected with the disease.民众感染这种疾病的概率为 60%。IDIOMin ˌall probaˈbility…it is very likely that 很可能◆In all probability he failed to understand the consequences of his actions.他很可能未了解到行动的后果。☞more at
1[countable, uncountable] how likely something is, sometimes calculated in a mathematical waySYN likelihood, chancethe probability of (doing) something The probability of winning the lottery is really very low.probability that There is a 95% probability that she will not have the disease.high/strong probability There’s a high probability that the children will follow a different career. You must decide whether, on the balance of probabilities, he committed the crime.2[singular] what is likely or something that is likely: The probability is that smaller businesses will not have to pay the tax. A peace agreement now seems a probability rather than a possibility.3in all probability very probably: Mistakes could and, in all probability, would occur.COLLOCATIONSadjectiveshigh· This method of treatment has a high probability of success.low· The probability of being struck by lightning is pretty low.a strong probability (=a high probability)· There is a strong probability that the letter has been destroyed.an equal probability· Each new baby has an approximately equal probability of inheriting maleness or femaleness.the statistical probability· The statistical probability of a plane crash is increasing.phraseson the balance of probabilities (=considering the probability of two or more events)· A decision about removing a child from its parents is made on the balance of probabilities.
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