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Event ʌnˈlaɪkli ʌnˈlaɪklihʊd ʌnˈlaɪklinəs Happen Noun  The True

word unlikely
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unlikely ★★★★☆
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不太可能的;未必会发生的 If you say that something is unlikely to happen or unlikely to be true, you believe that it will not happen or that it is not true, although you are not completely sure.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  • A military coup seems unlikely...

    看起来不太可能会发生军事政变。

  • As with many technological revolutions, you are unlikely to be aware of it...

    就像诸多的技术革命一样,你可能不太会注意到它。

  • It's now unlikely that future parliaments will bring back the death penalty...

    现在看来,将来议会不太可能恢复死刑。

  • In the unlikely event of anybody phoning, could you just scribble a message down?

    虽然可能性极小,但如果有人打来电话,你能不能随手把留言记下来?


Oxford un·like·ly / ʌnˈlaɪkli ; NAmE ʌnˈlaɪkli / adjective ( un·like·lier , un·likeli·est ) HELP  More unlikelyand most unlikelyare the usual forms. 常用 more unlikely 和 most unlikely。 1 not likely to happen; not probable 不大可能发生的 unlikely(to do sth) The project seemed unlikely to succeed. 这个项目似乎难以成功。 unlikely(that…) It's most (= very)unlikely that she'll arrive before seven. 她极不可能在七点前到达。 In the unlikely event ofa problem arising, please contact the hotel manager. 万一出现问题,请找旅馆经理。 2 [only before noun ] not the person, thing or place that you would normally think of or expect 非心目中的;非想像的 He seems a most unlikely candidate for the job. 他似乎是最不适合担任这项工作的人选。 They have built hotels in the most unlikely places. 他们把旅馆建在最冷门的地方。 3 [only before noun ] difficult to believe 难以相信的;不能信服的 SYN
implausible
She gave me an unlikely explanation for her behaviour. 她对自己行为的解释很难令我信服。 OPP
likely
un·like·li·hood / ʌnˈlaɪklihʊd ; NAmE ʌnˈlaɪklihʊd / un·like·li·ness / ʌnˈlaɪklinəs ; NAmE ʌnˈlaɪklinəs / noun [uncountable ] unlikely unlikelier unlikeliest
un·like·ly / ʌnˈlaɪkli ; NAmE ʌnˈlaɪkli / un·like·li·hood / ʌnˈlaɪklihʊd ; NAmE ʌnˈlaɪklihʊd / un·like·li·ness / ʌnˈlaɪklinəs ; NAmE ʌnˈlaɪklinəs /
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unlikelyun‧like‧ly /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ ●●● S3 W2 adjective
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1not likely to happen:  Donna might be able to come tomorrow, but it’s very unlikely.unlikely to do something The weather is unlikely to improve over the next few days.it is unlikely (that) It’s unlikely that the thieves will be caught.in the unlikely event of something (=if something which is unlikely happens) In the unlikely event of a fire, passengers should move to the top deck.2an unlikely place, person, or thing is strange and not what you would expect:  The birds had nested in some unlikely places. The quiet village of Brockhampton was an unlikely setting for such a crime.3not likely to be true:  an unlikely storyCOLLOCATIONSadverbshighly/most/very unlikely· It’s highly unlikely that he’ll survive.extremely unlikely· The government is extremely unlikely to change its policy.rather/pretty/quite/fairly unlikely· I may have thrown it away by mistake, but that’s pretty unlikely.increasingly unlikely (=more and more unlikely as time passes)· It looks increasingly unlikely that the Bank of England will cut interest rates.nounsan unlikely possibility/prospect· The most unlikely possibility was that she might resign.an unlikely scenario/occurrence· They should build a new road, but that’s an unlikely scenario.an unlikely alliance/coalition· Once he resigned as president, the unlikely coalition of former enemies fell apart.phrasesin the unlikely event of something (=if something which is unlikely happens)· In the unlikely event of an accident, the system will automatically shut down.
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unlikely

[ʌnˈlaɪkli]
级别:unlikelier, unlikeliest
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不太可能的(100%)
adj.不太可能的;没希望的
adv.未必

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