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- adj. 不太可能的；
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1. The project seemed unlikely to succeed.
这个项目似乎难以成功。
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2. It's most (= very)unlikely that she'll arrive before seven.
她极不可能在七点前到达。
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3. In the unlikely event ofa problem arising, please contact the hotel manager.
万一出现问题，请找旅馆经理。
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4. 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。
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5. She gave me an unlikely explanation for her behaviour.
她对自己行为的解释很难令我信服。
- 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.)).
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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