likely 音標拼音: [l'ɑɪkli]
a . 有可能的,合適的,前途有望的
ad . 或許,可能
有可能的,合適的,前途有望的或許,可能
likely adv 1 :
with considerable certainty ;
without much doubt ; "
He is probably out of the country "; "
in all likelihood we are headed for war " [
synonym : {
probably }, {
likely }, {
in all likelihood }, {
in all probability }, {
belike }]
adj 1 :
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about ;
"
these services are likely to be available to us all before long "; "
she is likely to forget "; "
a likely place for a restaurant "; "
the broken limb is likely to fall ";
"
rain is likely "; "
a likely topic for investigation ";
"
likely candidates for the job " [
ant : {
unlikely }]
2 :
likely but not certain to be or become true or real ; "
a likely result "; "
he foresaw a probable loss " [
synonym :
{
probable }, {
likely }] [
ant : {
improbable }, {
unlikely }]
3 :
expected to become or be ;
in prospect ; "
potential clients "
[
synonym : {
likely }, {
potential }]
4 :
within the realm of credibility ; "
not a very likely excuse "
Likely \
Like "
ly \,
adv .
In all probability ;
probably .
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1913 Webster ]
While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know . --
Glanvill .
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1913 Webster ]
Likely \
Like "
ly \,
a . [
Compar . {
Likelier } (
l [
imac ]
k "
l [
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r );
superl . {
Likeliest }.] [
That is ,
like -
like .
See {
Like },
a .]
1 .
Worthy of belief ;
probable ;
credible ;
as ,
a likely story .
[
1913 Webster ]
It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and conspicuous . --
Johnson .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Having probability ;
having or giving reason to expect ; --
followed by the infinitive ;
as ,
it is likely to rain .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Similar ;
like ;
alike . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
Such as suits ;
good -
looking ;
pleasing ;
agreeable ;
handsome . --
Shak . --
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
5 .
Having such qualities as make success probable ;
well adapted to the place ;
promising ;
as ,
a likely young man ;
a likely servant .
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1913 Webster ]
6 .
Improbable ;
unlikely ; --
used ironically ;
as ,
a likely story . [
informal ]
[
PJC ]
160 Moby Thesaurus words for "
likely ":
Junoesque ,
a propos ,
able ,
acceptable ,
ad rem ,
adapted ,
advantageous ,
advisable ,
agreeable ,
amply endowed ,
applicable ,
apposite ,
appropriate ,
apropos ,
apt ,
apt to ,
assumably ,
becoming ,
befitting ,
bent ,
bonny ,
braw ,
built ,
built for comfort ,
buxom ,
by all odds ,
callipygian ,
callipygous ,
cogitable ,
comely ,
conceivable ,
conceivably possible ,
congruous ,
contingent ,
convenient ,
couleur de rose ,
credible ,
curvaceous ,
curvy ,
decent ,
desirable ,
disposed ,
disposed to ,
dispositioned ,
dollars to doughnuts ,
doubtless ,
doubtlessly ,
dovetailing ,
earthly ,
encouraging ,
expected ,
expedient ,
fair ,
favorable ,
favored ,
favorite ,
feasible ,
felicitous ,
fit ,
fitted ,
fitten ,
fitting ,
foreseeable ,
fructuous ,
geared ,
given ,
goddess -
like ,
good ,
good -
looking ,
goodly ,
happy ,
hopeful ,
humanly possible ,
imaginable ,
in all likelihood ,
in all probability ,
in the cards ,
in the mood ,
inclined ,
inclined to ,
indubitably ,
just right ,
liable ,
liable to ,
like enough ,
lovely to behold ,
meet ,
meshing ,
minded ,
mortal ,
most likely ,
no doubt ,
odds -
on ,
on the button ,
opportune ,
pat ,
personable ,
plausible ,
pleasing ,
pneumatic ,
politic ,
possible ,
potential ,
predictable ,
predictable within limits ,
predisposed ,
presentable ,
presumable ,
presumably ,
presumptive ,
presumptively ,
probable ,
probably ,
profitable ,
promising ,
prone ,
proper ,
qualified ,
reasonable ,
recommendable ,
relevant ,
right ,
rose -
colored ,
roseate ,
rosy ,
seasonable ,
seemly ,
shapely ,
sightly ,
slender ,
sortable ,
stacked ,
statistically probable ,
statuesque ,
suitable ,
suited ,
suiting ,
tailored ,
ten to one ,
tenable ,
thinkable ,
timely ,
to be desired ,
to the point ,
to the purpose ,
undoubtedly ,
useful ,
verisimilar ,
very like ,
very likely ,
well -
built ,
well -
favored ,
well -
formed ,
well -
made ,
well -
proportioned ,
well -
shaped ,
well -
stacked ,
well -
timed ,
wise ,
worthwhile
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