likelihood

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like·li·hood /ˈlaɪklihʊd/ noun [singular, uncountableU]

1 PROBABLYthe degree to which something can reasonably be expected to happen 可能(性) SYN probability

likelihood of

Using a seatbelt will reduce the likelihood of serious injury in a car accident.

系安全带可以降低在车祸中受重伤的可能性。

little/lower/high/greater etc likelihood

There was very little likelihood of her getting the job.

她得到这份工作的可能性很小。

likelihood (that)

They must face the likelihood that the newspaper might go bankrupt.

他们必须面对这个可能性报社也许会破产。

2 in all likelihood PROBABLYalmost certainly 几乎肯定地，极可能地

If I refused, it would in all likelihood mean I’d lose my job.

如果我拒绝，那我十有八九会丢掉工作。

Examples from the Corpus

in all likelihood• In all likelihood, Davis will be traded to the Dallas Cowboys.• Stress is high, but in all likelihood, enough things are going well to keep you afloat for now.• That necessary ditching, in all likelihood, will now be done in time for the next election.• I shall die when I am between seventy-five and eighty, in all likelihood.• Principally, says Stern, because Molto is, in all likelihood, not going to testify.• After all, my reputation is in all likelihood blasted in any event.• Ray, in all likelihood, would refuse.• Nader's presidential run, in all likelihood, will cost Gore the White House.• Ten thousand dollars, which in all likelihood has been accruing interest all this time.

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likelihood• Studies have shown that there is a greater likelihood of teenagers having car accidents.• Impacts on Earth differ from those on Mars in that terrestrial impacts have a high likelihood of encountering an ocean.• If so, there is little likelihood that it will ever be known to us.• There is little likelihood that the number of college places will go up this year.• With globalisation still in its infancy, the likelihood of such crises recurring is high.• As you get older, the likelihood of illness increases.• It is argued that this is a significant factor in reducing the likelihood of girls joining delinquent groups.• The likelihood of food riots this winter will increase as shortages spread.• The likelihood of living alone is greatest among the most elderly, particularly for women.

little/lower/high/greater etc likelihood• The decision to keep it at 23 means fewer fixtures, less money and a greater likelihood of further clubs folding.• The active, sensation-seeking child simply has a greater likelihood of such a pattern.• Impacts on Earth differ from those on Mars in that terrestrial impacts have a high likelihood of encountering an ocean.• So the extension of insurance provision has led to a greater likelihood of the reporting of many crimes.• If so, there is little likelihood that it will ever be known to us.• There is little likelihood that cereals played a minor role in the economy.• If she left early each morning and came home late at night there was very little likelihood of her meeting Leo.• And at sea there was little likelihood that anyone would come to my rescue.

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