possibility

possibility

美 [ˌpɑsəˈbɪləti] 　英 [ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti]

• n.可能性；机会；可选择的方法；契机
• 网络可能的事；希望；可行性

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"I began to see the possibility of an outcome that might be of use to me, " he says.

“我开始看到，有可能出现对我有用的成果。”

He regards "a jihadist victory" in Pakistan as "neither imminent nor inevitable. . . [but] a real possibility that needs to be assessed" .

他认为在巴基斯坦的“圣战胜利”“既不是很快就会来临也不是不可避免……[但]真正的可能性需要加以评估。”

He said he is looking at the possibility of moving to Canada to protest government funding cuts to universities.

霍金称他或许会移居加拿大，以此抗议政府削减大学科研投入。

He did not consider any longer the possibility that she might be laying some kind of trap for him.

他再不认为，她可能给他设置了什么圈套。

No matter how much care is taken in making any decision, a negative or unintended outcome is always a possibility.

不管决策时多么谨慎，总可能会出现一些负面的或料想不到的结果。

Typically, there is an adequate number of inodes associated with a file system, but running out of inodes is always a possibility.

通常，与一个文件系统相关联的inode的数目足够多，但耗尽inode的可能性始终存在。

Well, there is also a possibility of using function names for recursion, but you will soon see that this is often impractical nowadays.

当然还有可能在递归调用中使用函数名称，但是你将很快看到在当下他通常不大实用。

Apr. : Olli Rehn says there is no possibility of a Greek default and no doubt that Germany will participate in the bail out plan.

4月15日：奥利·雷恩声称，希腊不可能出现违约行为，而德国也毫无疑问会加入这次援助计划。

President Barack Obama has said the biggest threat to US security is the possibility of a terrorist organisation obtaining a nuclear weapon.

奥巴马总统称，如果恐怖组织得到核武器，这将是对美国安全的最大威胁。

Until yesterday, the project was just a possibility, but now it has become a real probability.

直至昨天，这项项目还只是一个理论可能性，而现在却成了真正有可能的事了。

Many experts see a state or city default as a real possibility in the next few years.

许多专家认为，作为一个在未来数年的实际可能性州或城市的默认。

Would he or she be depersonalized, deprived of any possibility ever of developing their own unique sense of identity and personhood?

他或她将被人格化，自己的独特和人格都被阻碍？

I'll do everything possible to be present at my home grand prix next week and will consider every possibility that is at least competitive.

我会做一切有可能的事让我出现在下周在家乡举办的大奖赛上并且考虑到它是否具有竞争力是至少得。

If our system did not require identifying characteristics of both of these entities it would be left open to the possibility of fraud.

如果我们的系统不要求这两个实体的标识性特征，那将为诈骗行为大开方便之门。

Nobody knows how much probability there is that the unrecoverable and fatal accidents with a tiny possibility happen to you or me.

谁知道那不可修复不能残喘的小概率事件有多大可能就偏偏发生在他自己身上呢？

Both of these numbers seem to suggest that an eventual outlay of $2 trillion is in the realm of possibility.

上述的两个数据都似乎在说明大概最终2万亿美元的资金量才似乎可行。

When the lava reached the sea, there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.

当熔岩流到海边时，很有可能形成巨浪，淹没半个岛屿。

Diarmuid: And I'm Diarmuid. Today's lesson is all about expressing possibility.

是的，我们今天要来学习在英语中如何表达不同的可能性。

But Bothma told SciDev. Net that there was a strong possibility that the GM potato research will now cease due to lack of funding.

但是Bothma告诉本网站说，由于缺乏资助，转基因土豆研究很可能停止。

Given the recent movements of exchange rates, it might be easy to dismiss this possibility.

鉴于近期的汇率变动，人们会很容易忽略这种可能性。

A last possibility was that she wanted to surround him with luxuries.

最后一种可能，就是她想用舒适享乐的生活把他给圈住。

He accepted the possibility that gases which were known to him did not consist of separate atoms.

他承认，他所知道的气体可能不是由单个原子构成。

It is one of the most potent factors in his acceptance of the possibility of Desdemona's infidelity.

这就是使他相信苔丝德蒙娜可能不贞的最有力因素之一。

It is perhaps worth a short digression to discuss the possibility of the range of an operator not being closed, and its consequences.

在此值得稍离本题讨论算子的值域非闭的可能性及其推论。

As there is no possibility of future consideration being received, it is doubtful whether the payment is strictly legal.

由于对方今后不可能再履行他的责任，这一笔支出是否合法很难说。

It was not beyond the bounds of possibility that they would meet again one day.

他们有一天会再度相遇，这不是没有可能。

The possibility of temporal variations in the earth tidal amplitudes associated with earthquakes has first been suggested by Nishimura.

西村首先提出与地震有关的固体潮振幅随时间变化的可能性。

The very possibility of his failing had ceased to enter into my head.

在我的脑海里从未产生过他也有可能失败的想法。

This, clearly, removes any possibility of testing the success or failure of the new society.

很明显，这排除了检验这个新社会的成败的可能性。

There is no possibility that human being will be "controlled by computers" .

人类“受计算机控制”的可能性并不存在。

It constitutes a good possibility for rapid evolution.

它为迅速进化提供了很好机会。

But without the possibility of tests, any claim that a "scientific" method is being employed evaporates.

但是，如果没有检验的可能性，那么，声称采取了任何一种“科学”方法，都是白说的。

They discussed the possibility of building a new library.

他们商讨了兴建新图书馆之可能性。

Of the two, this possibility is the more likely than that one.

两者当中，这个比那个更有可能实现。

With at least one company offering "non-legal wedding ceremonies" in Bali, the possibility of marriage "without tears" is a real one.

至少在巴厘岛还有一家公司提供“不受法律保护的婚礼”，因此，“没有眼泪”的婚姻确实是有可能出现的。

The right to found a family implies, in principle, the possibility to procreate and live together.

成立家庭的权利原则上意味著能够生儿育女和在一起生活。

A negative outlook indicates the possibility that Moody's could downgrade the country's sovereign credit rating within a year or two.

一种负面的前景预测显示出了一种可能性，即穆迪可能在会一、两年之内调低美国的主权信用等级。

Candace: Well since the evacuation possibility is mentioned and I got email today with questions, let me make some commentary.

因为已经提及了疏散的可能性，我今天收到咨询的邮件，现在我做下解说。

He said there is a possibility that the strike 'if it drags on a few days' could affect production at Honda's four plants in China.

但他表示，如果罢工再进行几天，本田在华四家工厂的生产可能也会受到影响。

It is difficult not to think of that possibility but I do, even if it is not easy for me.

考虑这种可能性是困难的但我却在考虑，尽管对我来说不容易。

A last possibility was that she wanted to surround him with luxuries.

最后一种可能，就是她想用舒适享乐的生活把他给圈住。

Chronology protection is still just a conjecture, so time travel remains a possibility.

时序保护还只是个臆测而已，所以时光旅行仍是可能的。

One reasonable possibility for the name's source would be tharanduil, a combination of elements that means 'beyond the long river'.

这个名字的一个可能来源为tharanduil，几个字根组合意为“穿越长河”。

There is also a possibility not to invert part of the sentence. As you treat me, so I shall treat you.

你怎样对待我，我也将怎样对待你。

Seem . . . . . . seem to don't have this possibility, he has no Yin to work properly a jade sign again and how can see you?

好像……好像没有这个可能吧，他又没有阴灵玉符，怎么会看到你们呢？

"The possibility that the recent weakness in business spending will persist is an additional downside risk, " he said.

伯南克表示：“近期企业投资乏力的局面可能持续下去，这是美国经济面临的又一种下行风险。”

S: It has just occurred to me that there is still another possibility to ensure a prompt delivery of the goods.

史：我刚想起来，还有一种可能性可确保即期交货。

When contacted by a reporter, Mr. Li said he never cited an exact figure, but analysts say the figure is within the realm of possibility.

当记者联系他时，李伏安说，他从来没有列举具体的数字，但分析师指出，这个数字应在可能范围之内。

In this paper, the four parts of the legal nature of the mining rights, the possibility of contribution as the company is analyzed.

本文通过四个部分对矿业权的法律性质、作为公司出资方式的可能性进行了分析。

Such a possibility appears to have been averted for now, but inklings of further trouble are not far from the horizon.

现在似乎已经消除了这种可能性，但发生更多问题的迹象依然隐约可见。

But in a dialogue over dinner a few weeks ago, one of Maliki's top budget advisers dismissed any possibility of such a deal.

但是，几周之前，在一次晚宴上，马利基的一位高级财经顾问一口否认了这种可能性。

Despite that possibility, Cossa said all sides will ensure that any escalation will "not get out of control. "

尽管存在这种可能性，但是科萨称，相关各国将会确保紧张局势“不失控。”

Even now it's not such a far-out possibility that you could use drugs in conjunction with marital therapy.

就算现在用点什么药来辅助维系婚姻也不至于是什么遥远得不得了的事情。

"For the young people it was a time of excitement and hope and the possibility of a new way of life, " Perkins remembers.

“对年轻人而言，这是一个充满激情和希望的时代，一种新的生活方式出现在他们面前”，帕金斯回忆道。