一、详细释义:
adj.
可能的,有希望的
例句:
She has been spotted as a likely tennis star of the future.
她很有希望成为网球明星。
例句:
I think it is likely that I will arrive tomorrow.
我想我很可能明天到达。
适合的,恰当的
例句:
At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister.
他一度看似是个合适的首相人选。
例句:
We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target.
我们把显微镜对准了一个看起来合适的目标。
adv.
可能,或许,大概,多半
例句:
We will most likely be late.
我们很有可能会迟到。
例句:
Most likely it is in the lining of my coat.
那东西很可能在我上衣的衬层里。
二、词义辨析:
liable,apt,likely,prone,subject
这些形容词均含“倾向于……的;易于……的”之意。liable指易于产生某种不利的结果,侧重偶然性,常表示警告或提醒。apt口语中常用,指自然的或习惯的倾向,无特殊的褒贬意味,常指在一般情况下发生的事。likely侧重可能性,用于指将来,预言希望或所不希望的结果。prone多用于人,着重其本性,或倾向于某种错误、弱点或不良行为等。subject指确实可以察觉的倾向,也就是总结出来的规律。
三、参考例句:
10. Likely
10。貌似
They'll likely be appreciative.
他们可能会很感激你。
I'm likely congenitally arrhythmic.
我先天节奏感不好。
It is likely to rain.
可能要下雨了。
His illness is likely to recur.
他的病很可能复发。
They will very likely come by car.
他们很可能是开车来。
Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.
火车票价很可能会保持不变。
Demand for gas is likely to rise.
对天然气的需求很有可能会上升。
Which expressions are you likely to use
你喜欢用哪一种呢?
We will most likely be late.
我们很有可能会迟到。