unlikely
adj
ʌnˈlaɪkli
adj
1
not
likely
to
happen
未必会发生的，不大可能的
Donna
might
be
able
to
come
tomorrow,
but
it’s
very
unlikely
.
唐娜明天也许会来，不过这不大可能。
unlikely
to
do
sth
The
weather
is
unlikely
to
improve
over
the
next
few
days.
接下来的几天天气不太可能好转。
it
is
unlikely
(that)
It’s
unlikely
that
the
thieves
will
be
caught.
抓到这伙窃贼的可能性不大。
in
the
unlikely
event
of
sth
(if
something
which
is
unlikely
happens)
万一
In
the
unlikely
event
of
a
fire,
passengers
should
move
to
the
top
deck.
万一发生火警，乘客应转移到顶层甲板上。
2
an
unlikely
place,
person,
or
thing
is
strange
and
not
what
you
would
expect
〔地点、人或事〕非想象中的
The
quiet
village
of
Brockhampton
was
an
unlikely
setting
for
such
a
crime.
宁静的布罗克汉普顿村很难让人相信会发生这样的罪行。
3
not
likely
to
be
true
不大可能是真的，靠不住的
an
unlikely
story
靠不住的说法