likely

likely

美 [ˈlaɪkli] 　英 ['laɪkli]

• adj.可能的；预料的；有希望的；似乎合适的
• adv.有可能
• 网络很可能的；有可能的；大概

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But I do not think it is at all a likely thing for him to do. Mr. Knightley does nothing mysteriously.

如果我觉得自己不能有模有样地见人的话，我是不喜欢跟朋友见面的。

BBC Middle East business reporter Ben Thompson said the threat by the UAE was likely an attempt to wring concessions out of RIM.

BBC驻中东商业记者本.唐默森表示，阿拉伯联合酋长国之所以威胁是可能试图让RIM做出让步。

You see people without neighbors who are African-American were much more likely to say, "That would give me a problem. "

你们会发现那些没有非裔美国邻居的人更有可能会说：”那样会给我带来麻烦。“

Foreign card companies are likely already trying to work out where they rank on Beijing's list of naughty and nice.

有可能这些外国公司已经开始试图搞清楚自己在这份名单上的名次了。

A deal with a company operating in Britain is likely within a year, she said.

Blasco说，可能会在一年内跟一家英国公司实现合作。

You're more likely to get a greater percentage of responses asking (or complaining) about price, but that might be what you need.

你有可能得到更多比例关于价格问题（抱怨）的回答，但是那也许是你需要的。

And that will likely worsen as analysts predict a decrease in the labor force in the next year or two due to a rise in the aging population.

正如分析人士预计的那样，由于老龄化人口的增加，技术工人短缺可能会在未来一两年内恶化劳动人口减少的问题。

At least as long as the memories of the latest crisis are fresh, bankers are likely to be more cautious than before.

至少，只要最近一次的危机记忆犹新，银行家就可能比过去更谨慎。

But Sakakibara said the yen is headed for further strengthening: to at least to 85 to the dollar, and likely into the low 80s.

但Sakakibara认为日元今后会更加坚挺：它与美元的汇率至少可以到达85，而且很有可能到达低于80的水平。

Consumer price tends to lead to the quality of suspected price rise is likely to be a consumer boycott.

降价易引起消费者对品质的怀疑，涨价则可能受到消费者的抵制。

In fact, he said he hoped two-way trade would reach that figure by 2010, and that foreign investment would double, both of which are likely.

（事实上，胡主席只是说他希望双向贸易将在2010年达到这一数额，而外国投资届时翻一番，这两个目标都有可能实现。）但这也没有帮助局面得到改善。

Measures have been taken to relieve the city of its traffic jam, but the problem is not likely to be solved in a short time.

为缓解交通阻塞已采取了不少措施，然而这个问题并非马上能解决。

He said, however, that the move was 'not likely to have material impact' on BYD's business, though he declined to elaborate.

但他同时说，处罚不太可能对比亚迪的业务造成实质性影响，此外拒绝透露更多。

"I wonder, " said he, at the next opportunity of speaking, "whether he is likely to be in this country much longer. "

等到有了说话的机会，他又接下去说：“我不知道他是否打算在这个村庄里多住些时候。”

Paulson said the loans would likely be nonrecourse, meaning investors wouldn't have to pay the Fed back if the underlying borrower defaults.

鲍尔森表示，贷款可能是无追索权的，意味着如果核心借款方违约，投资者可能不必向Fed还款。

Privately some officials gave some credence to the report, saying it has been assumed Powell was likely to leave after four years.

私下里一些官员就相信邮报的报告，并表示他们估计鲍威尔很可能在四年后离职。

It's almost as if the higher the rating of a financial institution, the more likely it was to contribute to financial catastrophe.

几乎可以说评级越高的金融机构对这次金融本盘的贡献越大。

It was quite clear that the more plaque you had, the more likely it was that you would have an event.

斑块越多，发生事件的可能性越高，这是非常明确的。

Rio needs shareholder approval for the deal to go ahead and a vote is likely to take place in July.

力拓需要股东批准此交易，投票可能在7月份进行。

Our marriage life seemed to be enviably happy. But the calm life was more likely to be affected by unpredictable changes.

这样的婚姻生活被很多人看起来是轻松愉快的遭人嫉妒，但平静的生活往往更容易被毫无准备变化而打破。

It is likely that he was led to this conclusion from an analysis of the tales of travelers.

他的这个结论很可能是出于他对旅行者经历的分析。

The price of houses is not likely to fall below the present level for some time to come.

房价一时不见得会跌到目前的价格以下。

Even for so small a number as five, a nearly equal division is much more likely than a very uneven division.

即使对于象5这样小的数字，接近于均匀分布的可能性还是远比极有均匀分布的可能性大的多。

If there's any conflict between us, it's much more likely to center on how rather than on what.

如果我们双方有意见冲突，很可能是关于如何干而不是干什么的问题。

This was not an argument likely to move Kennedy.

这种说法是不大可能打动肯尼迪的。

I shall most likely see you again.

我一定能再见到你。

Such symptoms are likely to appear on plants growing in soils low in sodium, or when the plants exclude sodium.

这些症状和生长在钠含量低的土壤上的植物或排斥钠的值物所表现的症状相似。

Your grandfather isn't likely to consent to it unless he can make sure that he's not got any other drain on him.

你外公未见得肯答应，除非他弄清楚别的方面没有再开销他的地方。

During these troubled times, Napoleon's father skillfully followed a policy most likely to benefit himself and his family.

在这些动荡不安的岁月里，拿破仑的父亲精明地遵循了一种最有可能使自己和家人得到好处的策略。

Supposing [Suppose] you miss your tiger, he is not likely to miss you.

你如果打不着老虎，老虎不见得吃不着你。

In the United States, since the hostess is also likely to be cook, she may be busy until the last moment preparing the meal.

在美国，女主人很可能要自己下厨，她为了准备菜肴，也许要忙到最后一刻。

He's a man of very humble origin, he's not the sort of person I should be likely to meet at any of the houses I go to.

他出身十分微贱，我去任何一家府邸都不会结识他这种人的。

Our surveys continued to show that Chrysler owners were more likely to be blue-collar, older, less educated.

我们的调查材料继续表明，克莱斯勒的买主更多地是蓝领工人，年纪较大，文化较低。

Still, the economist is still likely to see the merits of a brain-drain tax on the outflow of human capital.

不过，这位经济学家可能还是看到对人力资本外流征收一种人才外流税的种种优点。

The resolutions adopted are likely to be selected rather from a sense of duty, than from any inferior motive.

作出的任何决定，能从责任感出发，而不是出于其它卑鄙的动机。

"It's very likely, " said Alan, "and so would any gentleman, you and I were innocent of that transaction. "

“说得很像”艾伦说，“任何有身份的人都会这样的，你我两人在这事件中是没有罪的啊。”

The displacement of the old regional party alignment by the new national alignment is likely to have important consequences.

旧日政党区域性的划分，由今日的全国性划分取而代之，很可能产生重要的后果。

Such a case is possible, but not likely.

这种情况是可能的，但不见得会发生。

You must allow that I am not likely to be deceived as to the name of the man on who all my happiness depends.

你得承认，我不可能将一个我把一切幸福寄托在他身上的那个男人的名字弄错。

He traveled through many lands in that part of Europe where he would be most likely to find his master.

他走遍欧洲，他认为最可能找到他主人的许多地方。

The main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election.

谈话的主题是选举可能产生的结果。

In their hands language became as beautiful as it is ever likely to be.

在他们的运用下，语言可能变得比以往任何时候都优美了。

Cadmium treatment is likely to be integrated with other treatment schemes.

镉的处理可能与其它处理电路结合起来。

A close look would be likely to suggest that the car is the most conspicuous type of life on earth.

稍近些观察，也许会以为汽车是地球上最明显的一种生命。

True, we believed that policies which discouraged private investment were likely to defeat Chile's hopes for economic development.

确实，我们认为他的政策使私人投资丧失信心，这可能会使智利发展经济的希望落空。

Those who could afford to trade up were more likely to graduate to a Buick, Oldsmobile, or Cadillac.

能购买得起较昂贵的汽车的人更有可能升级购买一辆别克、欧尔茨或迪拉车。

There was discussion about the fire and its likely cause.

对那场火灾及其可能的起因进行了讨论。

The practice is much less successful for bacterial infections and is more likely to perpetuate diseases.

这一实践对细菌性感染的效果要小的多，并且更容易传播疾病。

I'll take it to my king, who will most likely give me a handsome present in return.

我要把它献给国王，他很可能会赏给我一件非常值钱的礼物呢！

Alluvial soil was found to be more likely to show a greater deficiency of magnesium than glacial till soils.

冲积土比冰川土更容易呈现较严重的缺镁。

But even a man who has been doing keg-stands is not likely to mistake a woman shaped like a fire hydrant for one shaped like an hourglass.

但是，甚至一直做桶倒立的男人也不可能把一个体态似消防栓的女人看作似沙漏。

If you think you'll fail you are likely to hold you self back or even trip yourself up (sometimes unconsciously).

还有那种对自我实现的预信感。如果你觉得自己会失败，就很可能裹足不前甚至作茧自缚了（有时是无意识的）。

The less a person smiled, it turned out, the more likely he or she was to have been divorced over the course of a lifetime.

结果发现越不笑的人在一生之中离婚的可能性更大。

A U. S. News and World Report said the regime, otherwise known as the Caveman diet, would 'likely disappoint. . .

一个美国新闻和世界报道说这种被称为穴居人饮食的饮食结构，很可能会令人失望……

Any deal with a Chinese company would likely involve training Chinese oil engineers, he said.

他还说，与中国公司达成的任何交易将可能包括为中方石油工程师提供培训。

He's a man of very humble origin, he's not the sort of person I should be likely to meet at any of the houses I go to.

他出身十分微贱，我去任何一家府邸都不会结识他这种人的。

But he cautioned "it is likely to be a weak recovery" and said policymakers needed to guard against economic and financial risks.

但他同时警告称，“这很可能是一种疲弱的复苏”，并表示，决策者需要防范经济及金融风险。

If you breeze through a practice exam, it's likely that you're ready to certify.

如果你轻松通过实际操作考试，那么你就已经准备好通过结业考试了。

It is also easy to see how further inaction, half-steps, and wrong steps by leaders could make these and other grim turns much more likely.

很容易看出，领导人的继续不作为，三心二意，走错路会使这些以及其它许多骇人局势变得可能。

Beyond that, nobody really knows how much damage would result from temperature rises of the kind now considered likely.

此外，没有人确切知道我们现在所预期的气温上升到底会带来多大的危害。

Therefore, the spiral arrangement is not likely to be result of a direct adaptation to wind pollination.

因此，这种螺旋形安排不太可能是对风授粉的一种直接适应所带来的结果。

'If they do adopt a basket, I believe it's likely to be a basket composed almost entirely of dollars, ' he said.

他说，如果他们采纳一篮子货币，我认为篮子里可能几乎全是美元。

Logic would guide your focus, likely beginning with how much gas is in the car, moving towards the ignition mechanism, etc.

逻辑会指导你关注的重点，比如首先应该检查汽车还有多少燃料，再不然检查点火装置等等。

They say intravenous delivery, a more likely route in humans, would be much more likely to reach the heart.

他们说静脉内的递送，人类的一条比较有可能的路径，会是更加有可能达成心。

Mr. Browne later turned the money over to FBI agents who told him he had most likely been photographed accepting the money.

布朗之后把钱上交给了联邦调查局特工。特工告诉他，他接受钱的画面很可能被拍下来了。

Piers was due to go on his next mission next February. The trip is likely to be delayed now but he wants to carry on.

Piers本来计划在明年二月进行他的下一个航天任务。这次飞行现在看来会延迟，但是他想进行下去。

"You likely won't find out how much they were paid, unless you ask them directly, " she said.

“你不可能知道支付他们的钱数多少，除非你直接问他们，”她说。

If the total number of open HTTP connections reaches the connection limit on an HTTP server, you are likely to see timed-out connections.

如果一个HTTP服务器上打开的HTTP连接数量达到了连接上限，你很可能看到连接断开。

If the Chinese economy were to suffer a nasty accident over the next few years, it is likely that housing will be at the bottom of it.

如果说中国经济在未来几年会遇到严重问题，那么其根源可能会是房地产市场。

They will likely continue to lag for at least a year, until the next phone comes out, and possibly further.

他们很可能会继续落后至少1年，等到下一款电话或者更久才会注意到这个问题。

It is also likely that characteristic lean American physical build resulted largely from what and how the people ate.

美国人的身体特别瘦，也可能大部份是由于人们吃什么和怎样吃造成的。

The superb Nazi war plants were likely to furnish the lunatic Fuhrer with enough U-235 bombs.

纳粹的那些设备精良的军用工厂很可能会向那疯狂的元首提供足够的U-235炸弹。

I never yet failed a friend, and it's not likely I'll begin with you.

我还从来没有出卖过朋友，也不见得从你开始。

The president appears likely to change course on some key issues.

总统看起来可能要在某些重要问题上改变方针。

The strategic picture in that November of 1942 made a Soviet attack likely.

1942年11月的战略形势，使苏联有可能发动进攻。

It is likely to be cold there.

那里可能很冷。

Gorbachev is most likely a clean-desk executive.

戈尔巴乔夫现在是一位最爱好书桌整洁的总书记。

The closure of the factory is likely to cost 1000 jobs.

那家工厂一关闭，很可能1000个工作岗位就没有了。

While the boys worked, they talked of the lickings they would likely get.

他们一面干活，一面谈论着他们很可能会挨一顿胖揍。

It is very likely to produce sickness.

它很可能引起疾病。