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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1636 COCA: 2687

unlikely

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un·like·ly /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ ●●● S3 W2 adjectiveadj  
1  PROBABLY#not likely to happen 未必会发生的，不大可能的
 Donna might be able to come tomorrow, but it’s very unlikely.
唐娜明天也许能来，不过这可能性很小。
unlikely to do something
 The weather is unlikely to improve over the next few days.
接下来的几天天气不大可能好转。
it is unlikely (that)
 It’s unlikely that the thieves will be caught.
这伙窃贼被抓住的可能性不大。
in the unlikely event of something (=if something which is unlikely happens) 万一
 In the unlikely event of a fire, passengers should move to the top deck.
万一发生火警，乘客应转移到顶层甲板上。
2  RELATIONSHIPan unlikely place, person, or thing is strange and not what you would expect 〔地点、人或事〕非想象中的
 The birds had nested in some unlikely places.
这种鸟在让人意想不到的地方筑了巢。
 The quiet village of Brockhampton was an unlikely setting for such a crime.
很难相信宁静的布罗克汉普顿村会发生这样的犯罪。
3  BELIEVE#not likely to be true 不大可能是真的，靠不住的
 an unlikely story
不大可信的说法
n COLLOCATIONS
adverbs
highly/most/very unlikely
It’s highly unlikely that he’ll survive.
extremely unlikely
The government is extremely unlikely to change its policy.
rather/pretty/quite/fairly unlikely
I may have thrown it away by mistake, but that’s pretty unlikely.
increasingly unlikely (=more and more unlikely as time passes)
It looks increasingly unlikely that the Bank of England will cut interest rates.
nouns
an unlikely possibility/prospect
The most unlikely possibility was that she might resign.
an unlikely scenario/occurrence
They should build a new road, but that’s an unlikely scenario.
an unlikely alliance/coalition
Once he resigned as president, the unlikely coalition of former enemies fell apart.
phrases
in the unlikely event of something (=if something which is unlikely happens)
In the unlikely event of an accident, the system will automatically shut down.
Examples from the Corpus
unlikely• She might come with us, but it's fairly unlikely.• Anthony eventually tracks him down and the unlikely chums share a drink or two too many.• Students invent all sorts of unlikely explanations as to why they can't do their homework.• Ex-journo turned editor, his recent tome Gothic Rock enjoyed the unlikely publishing coup of having no competition.• That sounds a pretty unlikely story to me!• Waterstone's was an unlikely success story of the 80s Thatcherite boom.• It is unlikely that anyone saw the attack.• It's highly unlikely that Burton will be the party's nominee.• I think it's unlikely that the police had anything to do with it.• But they are unlikely to be able to save more than a dozen or so seats.• A small amount of the drug is unlikely to have any harmful effects.• A large proportion of our researchers are therefore unlikely to make major contributions to the literature of their research area.• It is unlikely to put them out.• It will be gearing up this year, but is unlikely to repeat the 1991 rights issue.
it is unlikely (that)• And yet, for all the sound and fury, it is unlikely Mr Ashcroft will be rejected by the Senate.• Zeffiro cautions that it is unlikely that all dyslexics have exactly the same underlying brain problems.• With an established, respected management company it is unlikely that any band would secure an agreement for less than five years.• For it is unlikely that many Koi on the market today are without some Doitsu genes.• Therefore, it is unlikely that reflux of acid or gas had occurred just before the onset of the contractile activity.• Indeed, as a general problem, it is unlikely that two divisions will arrive amicably at a suitable transfer price.• But where there is energy there is life, so it is unlikely that you will be jobless or unsuccessful for long.• If such machinations are seldom heard of in this period it is unlikely to be because they were rare.
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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 令人难以信服的解释unlikely ♦︎ doubtful ♦︎ improbableThese words all describe things that are not likely to happen or be true. 这些词均表示不大可能发生的、未必真实的。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 不大可能发生的；未必真实的◆The project seemed unlikely to succeed.这个项目似乎不大可能成功。◆It's most unlikely that she'll arrive before seven.她在7点前到达基本不可能。◆In the unlikely event of a problem arising, please contact the hotel manager.万一出现问题，请找旅馆经理。 OPP likely ⇨ likely ■ doubtful [not usually before noun] (rather formal, especially written) unlikely 不大可能；未必；难说◆It is doubtful if this painting is a Picasso.这未必就是毕加索的画。◆It is doubtful whether the car will last another year.这辆车是否还能用上一年很难说。◆Terry is injured and is doubtful for the game tomorrow (= unlikely to play).特里受了伤，明天未必能参赛。ⓘ In this meaning doubtful is nearly always followed by if, whether, for or that.... 表达此义时，doubtful几乎总是后接if、whether、for或that ...。   see also doubt ⇨ doubt noun 1 , doubt ⇨ doubt verb ■ improbable (rather formal, written) unlikely 不大可能发生的；未必真实的◆The whole story sounded highly improbable.整个故事听上去很荒唐。◆It seemed improbable that the fine weather would continue.好天气似乎不大可能继续下去。ⓘ Improbable is more formal than unlikely and cannot be followed by to + infinitive. * improbable较unlikely正式，后面不能接带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 令人难以信服的解释  ➡ See also the entry for incredible 另见incredible条unlikely ♦︎ weak ♦︎ far-fetched ♦︎ implausible ♦︎ unconvincing ♦︎ improbableThese words all describe things that are difficult to believe, or not what you would normally expect. 这些词均表示难以相信的、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 难以相信的；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.她对自己行为的解释很难令我信服。◆He seems a most unlikely candidate for the job.他似乎是最不适合担任这项工作的人选。◆They have built hotels in the most unlikely places.他们把旅馆建在了最不适宜的地方。ⓘ Unlikely is sometimes used to describe people who are successful when you would not expect them to be * unlikely有时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／获胜者／摇滚明星／名人or people who are trying to be chosen for sth, when they would not normally be considered suitable. 或用以描述争取被选中做某事，但通常不被视为合适人选的人◆an unlikely candidate / applicant / contender不合适的人选／申请者／竞争者 ■ weak that people are not likely to believe or be persuaded by 不能令人信服的；不能说服人的◆weak arguments / evidence无说服力的论据／证据◆The case for the prosecution was rather weak.控方的理由相当没有说服力。◆I enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was very weak.我喜欢这部电影，但觉得结尾很牵强。ⓘ Weak is used especially to talk about a line of argument that sb hopes will persuade people to believe sth. * weak尤用来形容某人试图说服别人的一番论述。 OPP strong ⇨ convincing ■ ˌfar-ˈfetched very difficult to believe 难以置信的；牵强的◆The whole story sounds very far-fetched.整件事听起来难以置信。ⓘ 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. 通常说sth is a bit far-fetched或sth seems/sounds far-fetched。要表达某事虽然难以置信，却是真的，常用sth may seem/sound far-fetched, but ...这一句式。■ 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.这是毫无道理的要求。◆Her explanation is not implausible (= it is plausible).她的解释并非没有道理。 OPP plausible ⇨ possible 2 ▸ implausibly

adverb

◆He argued, somewhat implausibly, that the accident could not have been prevented.他争辩说那起事故不可能避免，但他的说法颇不令人信服。■ unconvincing not seeming true or real; not making you believe that sth is true 似乎不真实的；不令人信服的；难以相信的◆I find the characters in the book very unconvincing.我觉得书中的人物很不真实。◆His argument was unconvincing.他的论据不能令人信服。◆She managed a weak, unconvincing smile.她勉强挤出一丝笑意。ⓘ 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说的话，搭配词有argument、attempt、explanation、reason或story。亦可说an unconvincing smile，表示你认为笑的人并非真的快乐；还可以说an unconvincing performance，表示你认为某个演员没演好其角色，使你觉得那个人物失真。 OPP convincing ⇨ convincing ▸ unconvincingly

adverb

◆He laughed unconvincingly.他干笑了几声。■ improbable [usually before noun] (written) seeming strange because it is not what you would expect 奇异的；荒谬的◆Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.她的头发带有怪异的黄色。ⓘ 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，因为相关的人似乎没有什么共同点。
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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