简单释义：

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adj. 不大可能发生的；非心目中的；非想象的；难以相信的

网络 未必可能的；未必的；不太可能的

变形：

比较级：unlikelier  最高级：unlikeliest  

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完整释义：

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adj.

1.不可能,不可能的,不大可能,靠不住的,渺茫
2.〔后接不定式,可用作表语〕未必可能的,不大可能的,不一定有把握的
3.未必有的,不像是真的,不一定有希望的
4.未必,未见得,不一定
5.未必;靠不住
6.意外的
7.尚未发展成熟

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例句：

1. That seems unlikely to be the whole story (the amount of help needed to compensate would be huge), though it might be a contributory factor.
   尽管这可能是一个促成因素，但似乎不大可能成为整个故事（需要补偿的帮助数额将是巨大的）。

2. The Bank of England is unlikely to deliver any surprises today, with an unchanged policy rate outcome and asset purchases target likely.
   英伦银行今天带来惊喜的机会不大，议息结果和资产回购目标很可能维持不变。

3. One unlikely answer may lie in an object that has become something of an emblem of our late capitalist economy: the sea container.
   有个貌似不太可能的答案已成为现实，并且像是我们这个后资本主义经济的徽章似的伫立在人们面前。

4. But his coach said it was unlikely he would be able to defend his 110m hurdle crown at this August's world championships in Berlin.
   然而，他的教练表示，他不大可能在今年8月份的柏林世锦赛上重夺110米栏的冠军宝座。

5. It took about a year in office for the administration to grudgingly accept that such a partnership was unlikely to develop any time soon.
   经过了大约一年的时间，当局才不得不承认，同中国建立这样一种合作关系是不太可能的。

6. "It's unlikely that a player like Rooney is going to be left on the bench versus Liverpool, " he said.
   像鲁小胖这样的球员在对阵利物浦时是不会被留到板凳上的。

7. Observers in Baghdad say it is not clear whether the measure will come up for a vote, and is unlikely to pass if it does.
   巴格达的观察家们表示这项法案是否能得到投票表决尚不清楚，而即使能进行表决，也不可能获得通过。

8. The U. S. government is unlikely to do either of these things and therefore, in conventional parlance, is not insolvent.
   美国政府不大可能做这些事情，因此用传统的说法，它没有资不抵债。