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

• Although parasitism by trematodes is the likeliest explanation for most outbreaks of amphibian deformities, it is certainly not the only cause and may often be abetted by additional factors.
  受到吸虫寄生虽是多数两生类畸形的最可能解释，但绝不是唯一的原因，往往也可能受到其他因子连带影响。
• The likeliest outcome is a gradual movement to a co-currency world, with a global dollar coupled with a regionally predominant euro in Europe and, down the road, the Chinese renminbi in Asia.
  最有可能的结果是逐步转向多币种体系，即全球化的美元和区域性主流货币，包括从欧洲的欧元到亚洲的中国人民币元。
• The likeliest trigger is a referendum.
  全民公决是最可能的触发点。
• He tried to nobble one of the jurors. To enroll ( a jury) upon a panel or list. 'It's the wisest thing to expect, and the likeliest. But I think their withdrawing is in your favour.
  这是最明智的希望，也是最可能的后果，不过，我认为陪审团退席会对你有利。
• Further consolidation will happen only slowly: the sale of Postbank by Deutsche Post is the likeliest next milestone.
  进一步的合并发生将只是时间问题：德国邮政集团（DeutschePost）对德国邮政银行（Postbank）的出售将可能是下一个里程碑。
• The likeliest cornerstone investors are sovereign wealth funds.
  主权财富基金最有可能成为基石投资者。
• 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。
• Of course, dividend yields are normally high for a reason, the likeliest being that investors expect future dividends to be cut.
  当然，股息收益居高不下最可能的原因就是投资者预测未来股息会被削减。
• After months of posturing on both sides, the likeliest outcome of the debt-ceiling fight is a temporary fix linked to a promise to confront the problem another time.
  在双方持续了几个月的装腔作势之后，债务上限斗争最有可能出现的结果是达成一个临时性解决方案，承诺日后解决这个问题。
• They are likeliest candidates.
  他们是最有可能当选的候选人。