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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1636 COCA: 2687

unlikely

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unlikely /ˌʌnˈlaɪkli/ adjective
unlikelier; unlikeliest
unlikely
/ˌʌnˈlaɪkli/
adjective
unlikelier; unlikeliest
Learner's definition of UNLIKELY
[or more unlikely; most unlikely]
: not likely不大可能发生的:不大可能的used to say that something probably will not happen or is not true用于表示某事不大可能发生或不大可能是真的
always used before a noun : not seeming to be right or suited for a purpose不大合适的;不大恰当的
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1636 COCA: 2687

unlikely

adjective

un·​like·​ly ˌən-ˈlī-klē How to pronounce unlikely (audio)
1
: not likely : improbable
an unlikely outcome
2
: likely to fail : unpromising

Example Sentences

He was an unlikely candidate for the position. A big city seems like an unlikely place to find wildlife. I received support from an unlikely ally.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1636 COCA: 2687
unlikely

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSappear, 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。ADVERBextremely, 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。

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