单词 | unlikely |
例句 | unlikelyunlikely /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ adjective ► unlikely if something is unlikely, it will probably not happen or it is probably not true: ► improbable (formal) improbable means the same as unlikely: ► doubtful very unlikely to happen, or very unlikely to be true: 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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