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单词 unlikely
例句
unlikelyunlikely /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ adjective unlikely
if something is unlikely, it will probably not happen or it is probably not true:
  • A small amount of the medicine is unlikely to have any harmful effects.
  • improbable (formal)
    improbable means the same as unlikely:
  • It seemed highly improbable that the small army could win the battle.
  • doubtful
    very unlikely to happen, or very unlikely to be true:
  • There’s so much work to do - it’s doubtful that we’ll finish tonight.
  • ANTONYMS ➔ see likelyGRAMMAR CHECK: unlikelyYou can use unlikely with “to”: The medicine is unlikely to have any harmful effects.You cannot use improbable or doubtful with “to.” Instead you say: It is improbable/doubtful that the medicine will have any harmful effects.ADVERBS: unlikelyYou can make the adjective improbable into an adverb by using an -ly ending: The movie seems to be getting improbably large audiences, considering how bad it is.
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