1 N-UNCOUNT 可能;可能性 The likelihood of something happening is how likely it is to happen. 可能;可能性
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The likelihood of infection is minimal. [+ of]
感染的可能性极小。
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There didn't seem much likelihood of it happening.
这种事情发生的可能性不大。
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There is every likelihood that sanctions will work.
制裁完全可能发挥作用。
2 N-SING [NOUN that] 可能的事 If something is a likelihood, it is likely to happen. 可能的事
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But the likelihood is that people would be willing to pay if they were certain that their money was going to a good cause.
但如果人们确切知道自己的钱会用于做善事,他们就可能更愿意掏腰包。
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That, as we all know, is not only a possibility but a likelihood.
众所周知,那不仅可能发生,而且是很可能发生。
SYN probability, chance, possibility, prospect
3 PHRASE 十之八九;极有可能 If you say that something will happen in all likelihood, you mean that it will probably happen. 十之八九;极有可能
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In all likelihood, the committee will have to interview every woman who's worked with Thomas.
十有八九,委员会将不得不与每一位曾和托马斯共过事的女性面谈。
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