There is a strong possibility that I will not be chosen for the job. Have you considered the possibility that you may be wrong? My first two ideas didn't work, but I thought of a third possibility. The future holds untold possibilities. His degree and job experience give him a wide range of possibilities for a career. a man of undetermined possibilities The old house might not look like much now, but it has possibilities. See More
Recent Examples on the WebWhen discussing Jacoby Brissett and the possibility for a successful start to the season, many point to the 5-2 start the Colts had in 2019, most of which came on efficient, low-volume passing performances. Dan Labbe, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 Yehuda notes that there are other tractates such as Horayot and Shekalim that indicate the intention of Yoshiyahu was to hide the Temple items and there is the possibility they were sealed in a chamber at the end of one of these tunnels. Gary Schiff, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 And a real possibility remains that Fields, like so many Bears quarterbacks before him, never will live up to the high expectations. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 That possibility remains far in the future, according to city officials.al, 7 Sep. 2022 San Diego State estimated $50 million-$100 million cost for cover, which remains a possibility with MLS partner Several people on social media threw shade on San Diego State over the weekend for not providing enough of it at Snapdragon Stadium.San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Waldir Ferraz, a close friend of Bolsonaro who is also organizing the President’s motorcade through Rio, downplays the possibility that the President’s statements could incite unrest or produce chaos. Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 Another concern is the possibility that having an expert on the board may cause other directors to shirk their own duty to oversee cybersecurity risk. Anthony Vance, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Many World Interpretations — suggests that for every quantum possibility that exists, a separate and distinct world emerges. Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + POSSIBILITY | POSSIBILITY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤exciting, interesting, intriguing令人興奮的可能性;有趣的可能性▸➤endless, many無窮的/許多可能性◇The resort offers endless possibilities for entertainment.度假勝地提供數不盡的娛樂活動。➤only唯一的可能性▸➤further, other更大的/其他的可能▸➤new新的可能▸➤different, various不同的/各種可能性▸➤future將來的可能性▸➤distinct, good, great, real, serious, strong明顯的可能性;很大的可能性;真正的可能性◇There's a strong possibility that it will rain today.今天很有可能會下雨。➤likely很有可能◇A more likely possibility is that it will be a tie.很有可能這將是一個平局。➤reasonable合理的可能性▸➤faint, remote, vague很小的可能性◇There is a remote possibility that he got the wrong day.他搞錯日子的可能性很小。➤practical實際的可能性▸➤theoretical理論上的可能▸➤obvious明顯的可能性VERB + POSSIBILITY➤allow sb, create, offer sb, open up, raise, suggest給予某人機會;使成為可能▸➤see看到可能性▸➤consider, discuss, examine, explore, investigate, study, test考慮/討論/考察/探索/調查/研究/測試可能性◇Have you explored the possibilities of setting up your own business?你考察過自己開公司的可能性嗎?➤accept, acknowledge, admit, concede, countenance, entertain, recognize接受可能性;認可可能性;贊同可能性;認為可能▸➤ignore, overlook忽視可能性▸➤deny, discount, dismiss, eliminate, exclude, preclude, rule out否認可能性;排除可能性◇We cannot rule out the possibility of mistaken identity.我們不能排除有認錯人的可能。➤face面臨可能性◇The team is facing the real possibility of losing.這支球隊真正面臨輸球的危險。➤risk冒險◇We don't want to risk the possibility of losing all our money.我們不想冒失去所有錢的風險。➤allow for, cover考慮可能性◇Our resources may be inadequate to cover all possibilities.我們的資源可能不足以涵蓋所有可能的方面。➤avert避免⋯的可能➤lessen, reduce減少可能性➤remain仍然是可能的◇Bankruptcy remains a distinct possibility.顯然仍可能破產。POSSIBILITY + VERB➤exist, remain可能性存在/仍在◇The possibility exists that she may never make a full recovery.存在着她不會完全恢復的可能性。PREPOSITION➤possibility for做⋯的可能性◇She was quick to see the possibilities for making money that her new skills gave her.她很快明白自己的新技能可以用來賺錢。➤possibility of⋯的可能性◇Careful checks will reduce the possibility of unpleasant surprises.認真檢查會減少令人不快的意外事件的發生。PHRASES➤not beyond the bounds of possibility, within the realm of possibility可能◇It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that a similar situation could arise again.再次出現類似的情況並非沒有可能。➤a number of possibilities, a range of possibilities一些/一系列可能性◇The course offers a wide range of possibilities for personal development.該課程為個人發展提供多種不同的選擇。