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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1636 COCA: 2687

unlikely

adjective
 OPAL W
/ʌnˈlaɪkli/
/ʌnˈlaɪkli/
(comparative unlikelier, superlative unlikeliest)
more unlikely and most unlikely are the usual forms
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  1.  
     not likely to happen; not probable不大可能發生的
    • unlikely to do something The project seemed unlikely to succeed.這個項目似乎難以成功。
    • Of course, such an event is very unlikely to happen.當然，這樣的事件是極不可能發生的。
    • it is unlikely (that…) It was highly unlikely that the gunshot wound was self-inflicted.槍傷極不可能是自己造成的。
    • It is extremely unlikely that the new owner would want to make people redundant.新老板想裁員的可能性極小。
    • It looks unlikely that prices will fall.價格似乎不太可能下跌。
    • It's most (= very) unlikely that she'll arrive before seven.她幾乎不可能在七點前到達。
    • Problems with the evidence made it unlikely that he would ever be prosecuted.證據問題使得他不太可能被起訴。
    • In the unlikely event of a problem arising, please contact the hotel manager.萬一出現問題，請找旅館經理。
    Express Yourself Expressing likelihoodExpressing likelihood表達可能性When you are talking about possible situations, you can express how likely you think they are:表達可能性有多大可用以下方式：
      • It's pretty much inevitable that prices will go up this year.今年價格上漲幾乎是不可避免的了。
      • I think it's likely to rain this afternoon.我覺得今天下午有可能下雨。
      • I’m probably going to be away then.到那時候我可能就要離開了。
      • I guess there's a fifty per cent chance that they'll say no.我估計他們不同意的幾率有百分之五十。
      • It's unlikely, but not totally impossible, I suppose.我想這不大可能，但並非完全沒有可能。
      • They can't possibly/​really be serious about buying a boat!他們不可能真要買一條船吧！
      • Let's start without them. They're bound to be late.咱們不等他們了，先開始吧。他們肯定會遲到。
    Extra Examples
    • An economic collapse is inherently unlikely.經濟崩潰是根本不可能發生的。
    • He thought it unlikely that she would refuse.他認爲她不大可能會拒絕。
    • an unlikely scenario不太可能的情況
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [only before noun] not the person, thing or place that you would normally think of or expect非心目中的；意料之外的
    • He seems a most unlikely candidate for the job.他似乎是最不適合擔任這項工作的人選。
    • They have built hotels in the most unlikely places.他們把旅館建在最冷門的地方。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  3. [only before noun] difficult to believe難以相信的；不能信服的 synonym implausible
    • She gave me an unlikely explanation for her behaviour.她對自己行爲的解釋很難令我信服。
    opposite likely
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1636 COCA: 2687
unlikely

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤appear, be, look, sound顯得不可能；不可能；看上去不可能；聽起來不可能◇The takeover bid now looks unlikely to succeed.這次收購投標現在看來不可能成功了。➤become變得不可能▸➤remain, seem仍然不可能；似乎不大有希望▸➤make sth, render sth使⋯不可能▸➤consider sth, deem sth, find sth, think sth認為⋯不可能；覺得⋯不可能◇He thought it unlikely that she would refuse.他認為她不大可能會拒絕。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常不可能▸➤exceedingly, highly, most極不可能；非常不可能▸➤increasingly越來越不可能▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些不可能▸➤inherently (BrE) 本質上不可能◇An economic collapse is inherently unlikely.經濟崩潰是根本不可能發生的。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1636 COCA: 2687
unlikely adj.
⇨ unlikely 1 (unlikely to succeed) ⇨ unlikely 2 (an unlikely explanation)unlikely1

adjective

 unlikely to succeed 不大可能成功an unlikely explanation 令人難以信服的解釋unlikely ♦︎ doubtful ♦︎ improbableThese words all describe things that are not likely to happen or be true. 這些詞均表示不大可能發生的、未必真實的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be unlikely / doubtful / improbable that...◆to seem / look / make sth unlikely / doubtful / improbable◆very / highly / extremely / rather / somewhat unlikely / doubtful / improbable■ unlikely not likely to happen or be true 不大可能發生的；未必真實的◆The project seemed unlikely to succeed.這個項目似乎不大可能成功。◆It's most unlikely that she'll arrive before seven.她在7點前到達基本不可能。◆In the unlikely event of a problem arising, please contact the hotel manager.萬一出現問題，請找旅館經理。 OPP likely ⇨ likely ■ doubtful [not usually before noun] (rather formal, especially written) unlikely 不大可能；未必；難說◆It is doubtful if this painting is a Picasso.這未必就是畢加索的畫。◆It is doubtful whether the car will last another year.這輛車是否還能用上一年很難說。◆Terry is injured and is doubtful for the game tomorrow (= unlikely to play).特裏受了傷，明天未必能參賽。ⓘ In this meaning doubtful is nearly always followed by if, whether, for or that.... 表達此義時，doubtful幾乎總是後接if、whether、for或that ...。   see also doubt ⇨ doubt noun 1 , doubt ⇨ doubt verb ■ improbable (rather formal, written) unlikely 不大可能發生的；未必真實的◆The whole story sounded highly improbable.整個故事聽上去很荒唐。◆It seemed improbable that the fine weather would continue.好天氣似乎不大可能繼續下去。ⓘ Improbable is more formal than unlikely and cannot be followed by to + infinitive. * improbable較unlikely正式，後面不能接帶to的不定式◆The project seemed improbable to succeed. OPP probable ⇨ likely unlikely2

adjective

 unlikely to succeed 不大可能成功an unlikely explanation 令人難以信服的解釋  ➡ See also the entry for incredible 另見incredible條unlikely ♦︎ weak ♦︎ far-fetched ♦︎ implausible ♦︎ unconvincing ♦︎ improbableThese words all describe things that are difficult to believe, or not what you would normally expect. 這些詞均表示難以相信的、不能令人信服的、不符合正常期望的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an unlikely / a far-fetched / an implausible / an unconvincing explanation◆an unlikely / a far-fetched / an unconvincing / an improbable story◆an unlikely / improbable situation◆rather unlikely / weak / far-fetched / implausible / unconvincing / improbable◆very unlikely / weak / far-fetched / unconvincing / improbable◆highly / inherently unlikely / implausible / improbable◆completely unlikely / unconvincing / improbable■ unlikely [only before noun] difficult to believe; not the person, thing or place that you would normally think of or expect 難以相信的；不能信服的；不符合正常想法（或期望）的◆She gave me a rather unlikely explanation for her behaviour.她對自己行爲的解釋很難令我信服。◆He seems a most unlikely candidate for the job.他似乎是最不適合擔任這項工作的人選。◆They have built hotels in the most unlikely places.他們把旅館建在了最不適宜的地方。ⓘ Unlikely is sometimes used to describe people who are successful when you would not expect them to be * unlikely有時用以描述出乎你意料的成功者◆an unlikely hero / winner / rock star / celebrity之前不被看好的英雄／獲勝者／搖滾明星／名人or people who are trying to be chosen for sth, when they would not normally be considered suitable. 或用以描述爭取被選中做某事，但通常不被視爲合適人選的人◆an unlikely candidate / applicant / contender不合適的人選／申請者／競爭者 ■ weak that people are not likely to believe or be persuaded by 不能令人信服的；不能說服人的◆weak arguments / evidence無說服力的論據／證據◆The case for the prosecution was rather weak.控方的理由相當沒有說服力。◆I enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was very weak.我喜歡這部電影，但覺得結尾很牽強。ⓘ Weak is used especially to talk about a line of argument that sb hopes will persuade people to believe sth. * weak尤用來形容某人試圖說服别人的一番論述。 OPP strong ⇨ convincing ■ ˌfar-ˈfetched very difficult to believe 難以置信的；牽強的◆The whole story sounds very far-fetched.整件事聽起來難以置信。ⓘ People typically say that sth is a bit far-fetched, or that sth seems/sounds far-fetched. It is also common to say that sth may seem/sound far-fetched, but... when you are about to say sth that is true, even though it is difficult to believe. 通常說sth is a bit far-fetched或sth seems/sounds far-fetched。要表達某事雖然難以置信，卻是真的，常用sth may seem/sound far-fetched, but ...這一句式。■ implausible ɪmˈplɔːzəbl (rather formal) difficult to believe because it does not seem reasonable 似乎不合情理的；不可信的◆This is a highly implausible claim.這是毫無道理的要求。◆Her explanation is not implausible (= it is plausible).她的解釋並非沒有道理。 OPP plausible ⇨ possible 2 ▸ implausibly

adverb

◆He argued, somewhat implausibly, that the accident could not have been prevented.他爭辯說那起事故不可能避免，但他的說法頗不令人信服。■ unconvincing not seeming true or real; not making you believe that sth is true 似乎不真實的；不令人信服的；難以相信的◆I find the characters in the book very unconvincing.我覺得書中的人物很不真實。◆His argument was unconvincing.他的論據不能令人信服。◆She managed a weak, unconvincing smile.她勉強擠出一絲笑意。ⓘ Unconvincing is most often used to talk about sth that sb says, such as an argument, an attempt, an explanation, a reason or a story. But you can also talk about an unconvincing smile, when you do not believe that the person who is smiling is really happy, or an unconvincing performance, when you do not think that an actor played a role very well, making it difficult for you to believe in the character being played. * unconvincing最常用以形容某人所說的話，搭配詞有argument、attempt、explanation、reason或story。亦可說an unconvincing smile，表示你認爲笑的人並非真的快樂；還可以說an unconvincing performance，表示你認爲某個演員沒演好其角色，使你覺得那個人物失真。 OPP convincing ⇨ convincing ▸ unconvincingly

adverb

◆He laughed unconvincingly.他幹笑了幾聲。■ improbable [usually before noun] (written) seeming strange because it is not what you would expect 奇異的；荒謬的◆Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.她的頭發帶有怪異的黃色。ⓘ Improbable is often used to talk about a successful combination, match or friendship that you would not expect, because the people involved do not seem to have much in common. * improbable常用以形容出乎你意料而成功的combination、match或friendship，因爲相關的人似乎沒有什麽共同點。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1636 COCA: 2687
unlikely
Not likely to happen: unlikely, doubtful, remote...
Not definite or based on fact: apparently, supposed, alleged...
Unusual in an interesting way: unusual, special, unique...
Words used to describe mixtures and collections: a lethal combination, balanced, cohesive...

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