| 单词 | unlikely |
| 释义 | unlikely (ʌnlaɪkli ) Word forms: unlikelier, unlikeliest adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] B1 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. A military coup seems unlikely. As with many technological revolutions, you are unlikely to be aware of it. It now seems unlikely that future parliaments will bring back the death penalty. In the unlikely event of anybody phoning, could you just scribble a message down? Synonyms: improbable, doubtful, remote, slight Collocations: unlikely outcome For the moment, conflict remains an unlikely outcome of all this. Times, Sunday Times Let us hope, for their sake at least, that such an unlikely outcome has not been factored into the valuation of the club. Times, Sunday Times There are many, many unlikely outcomes to every situation. Times,Sunday Times It was an unlikely venue to hatch one of the biggest corporate deals of all time. Times, Sunday Times There could be no more unlikely venue for a collection of extraordinary paintings. Times, Sunday Times Now he has got the chance at the most unlikely venue and level. The Sun Tourists invade, ramblers threaten to assert ancient rights of way and the park becomes the unlikely venue for a krautrock concert that ends in disaster when ire breaks out. Times, Sunday Times Performances had to be staged in school halls, local buildings, and on tour in various unlikely venues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 不太可能的 Japanese: ありそうもない |
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