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单词 likelihood
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likelihood
(lklihʊd )
1. uncountable noun
The likelihood of something happening is how likely it is to happen.
The likelihood of infection is minimal. [+ of]
There didn't seem much likelihood of it happening.
There is every likelihood that sanctions will work.
2. singular noun [NOUN that]
If something is a likelihood, it is likely to happen.
The likelihood is that your child will not develop diabetes.
That, as we all know, is not only a possibility but a likelihood.
3. in all likelihood phrase
If you say that something will happen in all likelihood, you mean that it will probably happen.
In all likelihood, the committee will have to interview every woman who's worked with Thomas.
Collocations:
indicate the likelihood
Where plain films indicate the likelihood of these translations being significant, flexion-extension views can be utilized to determine the dynamic range of movement of joints.
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For example, modern tools present findings using simple charts, graphs, and scores that indicate the likelihood of possible outcomes.
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A study has indicated the likelihood of a bumblebee population surviving in a given place has dropped by 30 per cent over a single human generation.
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There are four grades indicating the likelihood of the cancer to spread and the higher the grade, the more likely for this to occur.
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Humidity indicates the likelihood of precipitation, dew, or fog.
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likelihood of success
Behavioural economics shows us that human biases, such as overoptimism about the likelihood of success, can affect strategic decisions.
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Populist candidates in the past have done so, but with little likelihood of success.
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Not having heard argument on the merits, that court could not have any view as to the likelihood of success of the proposed appeal.
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And contrast the likelihood of success.
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Each attempthelps your statistical likelihood of success.
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lower the likelihood of
The higher and more regular the dose, the lower the likelihood of developing the disease.
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A new-found appreciation for our keyworkers, checking in on our vulnerable neighbours and better personal hygiene lowering the likelihood of other illnesses, to name a few.
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Vaccination provides herd immunity, which lowers the likelihood of an animal coming into contact with an infected animal.
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Finally, the particles are subjected to a repulsive force in order to keep them separated from one another and lowers the likelihood of flocculation.
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predict the likelihood of
Experts will review a subset of the claims and predict the likelihood of the findings being reproducible.
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The company also believes that its technology will progress to the point where it can predict the likelihood of a team scoring from a particular moment in a game.
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They found a mix of tests accurately predicted the likelihood of tumours within the next ten years.
The Sun
Insurers are concerned with predicting the likelihood of possible future events - a driving accident, or an early death - that cannot be known.
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Artificial intelligence has accurately predicted the likelihood of patients having a heart attack or stroke.
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rate the likelihood of
Over the next nine months, each partner was asked to rate the likelihood that their relationship would end in marriage.
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People were asked to rate the likelihood of each response on a seven point scale.
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Participants were presented with a product and a summary of the preferred brand personality and had to rate the likelihood of purchasing a product based on packaging color.
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reasonable likelihood
Such recognition was proper only if there was a reasonable likelihood of the distributor selling the product within the next quarter.
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Fans talk about the treble and even the quadruple as if these were events with a reasonable likelihood, but they are extraordinarily unlikely.
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In the context of tax assets and liabilities, there must be a reasonable likelihood that the tax difference may be realised in future years.
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Critical issues typically have a reasonable likelihood of causing substantial financial or reputational damage to the company.
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The charge and verdict form created a reasonable likelihood that the jury believed it was precluded from considering any mitigating circumstance that had not been found unanimously to exist.
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reduce the likelihood of
He said the new rules would 'reduce the likelihood of potentially devastating accidents occurring in the administering and monitoring of intravenous fluid therapy'.
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The committee had been assured that the action 'should significantly reduce the likelihood of a recurrence'.
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What steps are you going to take to reduce your likelihood of falling?
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This, as well as washing afterwards, will help to reduce the likelihood of yeast infections.
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Establishing a regular eating pattern has been shown to improve glycemic control, reduce the likelihood of weight gain and curb hunger.
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statistical likelihood
If explaining the statistical likelihood of morphogenesis to a three-year-old sounds too challenging, parents might start with simpler stories that go scientifically astray.
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The statistical likelihood of that happening would make winning the lottery seem an almost daily occurrence.
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Each attempthelps your statistical likelihood of success.
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It had a 95-per-cent statistical likelihood of accuracy on any given question within a margin of error of four percentage points upward or downward.
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strong likelihood
He, and many of his ilk, acknowledge there's a strong likelihood for another ugly dip, possibly even before this year's out.
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Prosecutors said there was 'a strong likelihood of further charges'.
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He said the information indicated that the procedure required was not cosmetic and that there was a strong likelihood that the birthmark could become cancerous.
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Officials had indicated a strong likelihood that the rules would become available by the end of the first quarter.
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There seems to be a strong likelihood that the government plans to link tuition fees to these rankings.
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Translations:
Chinese: 可能性
Japanese: 見込み
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