ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] [oft ADJ to-infinitive] 不太可能的；未必会发生的 If you say that something is unlikely to happen or unlikely to be true, you believe that it will not happen or that it is not true, although you are not completely sure. 不太可能的；未必会发生的
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A military coup seems unlikely.
看起来不太可能会发生军事政变。
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As with many technological revolutions, you are unlikely to be aware of it.
就像诸多的技术革命一样，你可能不太会注意到它。
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It's now unlikely that future parliaments will bring back the death penalty.
现在看来，将来议会不太可能恢复死刑。
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In the unlikely event of anybody phoning, could you just scribble a message down?
虽然可能性极小，但如果有人打来电话，你能不能随手把留言记下来？
SYN improbable, doubtful, remote, slight
| Word Partnership | Use unlikely with: |
| N. | unlikely event |
| ADV. | extremely unlikely, highly unlikely, most unlikely, very unlikely |
| VERB. | unlikely to change, unlikely to happen, seem unlikely |
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