"these services are likely to be available to us all before long"
"she is likely to forget"
"a likely place for a restaurant"
"the broken limb is likely to fall"
"rain is likely"
"a likely topic for investigation"
"likely candidates for the job"
"a likely result"
"he foresaw a probable loss"
"potential clients"
"not a very likely excuse"
"He is probably out of the country"
"in all likelihood we are headed for war"
1.可能的；看来要发生的
You uselikely to indicate that something is probably the case or will probably happen in a particular situation.
e.g. Experts say a 'yes' vote is still thelikely outcome...
专家说结果仍可能是投赞成票。
e.g. If this is your first baby, it's far morelikely that you'll get to the hospital too early...
如果是第一胎，孕妇很有可能会过早地赶到医院。
2.可能（做…）的；有（…）倾向的
If someone or something islikely to do a particular thing, they will very probably do it.
e.g. In the meantime the war of nerves seemslikely to continue...
与此同时，心理战似乎还可能继续。
e.g. Once people have seen that something actually works, they are much morelikely to accept change.
一旦人们看到有些东西确实奏效，那他们可能会更容易接受变化。
3.合适的；恰当的
Alikely person, place, or thing is one that will probably be suitable for a particular purpose.
likely是什么意思
e.g. At one point he had seemed alikely candidate to become Prime Minister...
他一度看似是个合适的首相人选。
e.g. We aimed the microscope at alikely looking target.
我们把显微镜对准了一个看起来合适的目标。
4.（尤用于回答他人）绝不可能，绝对不会
You can saynot likely as an emphatic way of saying 'no', especially when someone asks you whether you are going to do something.
likely的反义词
e.g. 'How about having a phone out here?' — 'Notlikely!'
“在这外面装个电话怎么样？”——“没门儿！”
1. 很可能的：like 像,跟. . . 一样 喜欢,喜爱 |likely 很可能的 | limit 限制;减少
明天我可能很忙。
They'll very likely ask for an increase in the budget.他们很可能会要求增加预算。
I've heard whispers that the firm is likely to go bankrupt.我听到传闻说公司很可能要破产。
A rather different fate seems more likely.另一种大不相同的命运似乎更可信。
Most likely it were in the lining of my coat.那东西很可能在我上衣的衬层里。
I shall very likely be here again next month.下个月我很可能再来这儿。
You'll most likely see these animals at twilight.黄昏时分你很可能会看到这些动物。
the most likely outcome最可能的结果
Tickets are likely to be expensive.入场券可能很贵。
It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth.盗贼很可能不知道此物的价值。
They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely .他们也许会不让我们做这工作，但这可能性太小。
She seems the most likely candidate for the job.这项工作，她似乎是最适宜的人选了。
As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.她很可能把这事忘得一干二净了。
Me? Join the army? Not likely!我？参军入伍？没门儿！
Experts say a 'yes' vote is still the likely outcome...专家说结果仍可能是投赞成票。
If this is your first baby, it's far more likely that you'll get to the hospital too early...如果是第一胎，孕妇很有可能会过早地赶到医院。
In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue...与此同时，心理战似乎还可能继续。
Once people have seen that something actually works, they are much more likely to accept change.一旦人们看到有些东西确实奏效，那他们可能会更容易接受变化。
At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister...他一度看似是个合适的首相人选。
We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target.我们把显微镜对准了一个看起来合适的目标。
'How about having a phone out here?' 'u2014 'Not likely!'“在这外面装个电话怎么样？”——“没门儿！”
And though he acted with what seemed at the time like blitzkrieg aggressiveness , he regretted in later years that he hadn't moved even faster.虽然他的行动在当时看来就像一场闪电战, 但他后来却后悔自己没能更快.
We are likely to fall into step with them.我们可能接受他们的意见.
As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.很可能她把这事忘得一干二净了.
His intimacy with Japan makes him the likely choice as ambassador to that country.他是日本通,很可能被委派为驻日大使.
The wording is likely to lead to ambiguity.这种措词可能会引出歧义.
A team which is full of enthusiasm is more likely to win.情绪高涨的球队更可能获胜.
This is as difficult a problem as you are likely to meet.像这样的难题,你可能会碰到.
It's so cloudy and cold that it's likely to snow.天气又阴又冷,大半要下雪.
Eating and drinking too much is likely to give one stomach trouble.暴食暴饮容易得胃病.
He's not likely to come tonight.他今晚不见得会来.
If you don't make your choice in time, you are likely to fall between two stools.如果你不及时作出决定, 就会两头落空.
The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。
This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.这项决定很可能会使许多人不快。
I hope that none of your friends are likely to come in.
出自：E. M. ForsterIn a television studio, where the acoustic is liklier to be drier.
出自：ListenerIt seems likely that St Paul's was the church Edmund was going to.
出自：A. ThwaiteOfficers..were six times as likely to be killed as their men.
出自：H. BaileyHis life provided models for behaviour in any likely circumstance.
出自：G. GreeneSurveys carried out last winter have helped to predict likely road conditions.
出自：Lancaster GuardianOne of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much morelikely to make the list than non-science articles.
他的第一个发现是科学板块的文章比非科学板块的文章更容易上榜。
2016全国卷3
It's morelikely that none of us start a conversation because it's awkward and challenging, or we think it's annoying and unnecessary.
我们中没有一个人开始对话, 更可能是因为它很尴尬, 有挑战性, 或者我们认为它很烦人, 没有必要。
2018全国卷2
For example, heavier women are lesslikely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women.
例如，较胖的女性比较瘦的女性患钙缺乏的可能性较小。
2014英语二
Before it ends, it willlikely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.
在它结束之前，它很可能会改变一代年轻人的人生历程和性格。
2012英语二
And ultimately, it islikely to reshape our politics, our culture, and the character of our society for years.
最终，它可能会重塑我们多年的政治、文化和社会特征。
2012英语二
A young man can decide on alikely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to arrange the marriage negotiations.
年轻男士可以自己决定合适的配偶，然后请父母安排婚姻协商事宜。
2016英语一
