likeliest

英 [ˈlaɪklɪɪst]

美 [ˈlaɪkliəst]

adv.  可能; 或许
adj.  可能的; 预料的; 有希望的; 似乎合适的; 仿佛恰当的
likely的最高级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 可能的；看来要发生的
  You uselikelyto indicate that something is probably the case or will probably happen in a particular situation.
  1. Experts say a 'yes' vote is still the likely outcome...
     专家说结果仍可能是投赞成票。
  2. If this is your first baby, it's far more likely that you'll get to the hospital too early...
     如果是第一胎，孕妇很有可能会过早地赶到医院。
  3. Francis thought it likely John still loved her.
     弗朗西斯觉得约翰可能还爱着她。
  4. Likelyis also an adverb.
     
  5. Profit will most likely have risen by about £25 million...
     利润极可能增加2,500万英镑左右。
  6. Very likely he'd told them he had American business interests.
     很可能他已经告诉他们自己拥有美国商业利益。
• ADJ-GRADED 可能（做…）的；有（…）倾向的
  If someone or something islikely todo a particular thing, they will very probably do it.
  1. In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue...
     与此同时，心理战似乎还可能继续。
  2. Once people have seen that something actually works, they are much more likely to accept change.
     一旦人们看到有些东西确实奏效，那他们可能会更容易接受变化。
• ADJ-GRADED 合适的；恰当的
  Alikelyperson, place, or thing is one that will probably be suitable for a particular purpose.
  1. At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister...
     他一度看似是个合适的首相人选。
  2. We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target.
     我们把显微镜对准了一个看起来合适的目标。
• CONVENTION （尤用于回答他人）绝不可能，绝对不会
  You can saynot likelyas an emphatic way of saying 'no', especially when someone asks you whether you are going to do something.
  1. 'How about having a phone out here?' — 'Not likely!'
     “在这外面装个电话怎么样？”——“没门儿！”

双语例句

• The likeliest bet is that the first half of 2013 will bring a mild recession.
  最有可能出现的情况是，2013年上半年将经历一场温和的衰退。
• Younger, more self-made entrepreneurs are the likeliest to attach strings.
  主要是靠白手起家的年轻企业家，最有可能给遗嘱附加限制条件。
• The investing lesson: Risk is all around you, and the likeliest places to look for it are the places that appear to be the safest.
  投资教育意义：你的周围到处是风险，你最可能发现风险的地方就是那些看上去最安全的地方。
• The boatswain, Job Anderson, was the likeliest man aboard, and, though he kept his old title, he served in a way as mate.
  水手长乔布·安德森是船上最有希看的人选，尽管他保持了原有的头衔，他却履行了大副的职责。
• I was never the likeliest candidate for this office.
  我是这个办公室最没有可能性的候选人。
• The likeliest trigger is a referendum.
  全民公决是最可能的触发点。
• But the likeliest explanation is that conflict between nuclear-armed states is just too dangerous to consider.
  但最具说服力的解释是：核武器国家之间的冲突过于危险，简直不敢想象。
• They are likeliest candidates.
  他们是最有可能当选的候选人。
• I get it. I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. I don't fit the typical pedigree, and I haven't spent my career in the halls of Washington.
  我明白，我知道我也许不是最像适合这个位置的候选人，我的血统不够纯正，我的工作也没有在华盛顿的会堂里度过。
• Of the 10 children of Mr Wang, the founder and chairman of Formosa Plastics, Taiwan's leading petrochemicals group, Ms Wang was not initially the likeliest to have a career in business.
  在王永庆台湾领先石化集团台塑（FormosaPlastics）的创办人兼董事长的10个子女中，王雪红最初并不是最有可能在商界发展的人。