1 ADJ-GRADED 可能的；也许的；大概的 If you say that something is probable, you mean that it is likely to be true or likely to happen. 可能的；也许的；大概的 [vagueness]
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It is probable that the medication will suppress the symptom without treating the condition.
这种药物有可能治标不治本。
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She does not want to be taken to an optician with the probable result of having to wear glasses.
她不想被带去验光，因为结果可能是她必须配戴眼镜。
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An airline official said a bomb was the incident's most probable cause.
一位航空公司的官员称这次事件极有可能是由炸弹引起的。
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 很有希望的；有可能的 You can use probable to describe a role or function that someone or something is likely to have. 很有希望的；有可能的
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The Socialists united behind their probable presidential candidate, Michel Rocard.
社会党人团结在他们很有希望当选的总统候选人米歇尔·罗卡尔周围。
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