likeliest is likely's Superlative

likely

US [ˈlaɪkli]
UK ['laɪkli]
  • adv.大概；多半；大概
  • adj.适当的；有希望的；很可能的；很像真事的；可能的；预料的；有希望的；似乎合适的
  • Web最被看好的候选人
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likeliest
adj.
1.
可能的；预料的；有希望的probable or expected
the most likely outcome
最可能的结果
Tickets are likely to be expensive.
入场券可能很贵。
It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth.
盗贼很可能不知道此物的价值。
They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely .
他们也许不会让我们做这工作，但这可能性太小。
2.
似乎合适的；仿佛恰当的seeming suitable for a purpose
She seems the most likely candidate for the job.
这项工作，她似乎是最适宜的人选了。
IDM
a likely story
(informal)
（表示不相信某人的话）说得好像真有这回事似的，像煞有介事used to show that you do not believe what sb has said
adv.
IDM
As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.
她很可能把这事忘得一干二净了。
as likely as not|most/very likely
很可能very probably
As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.
她很可能把这事忘得一干二净了。
Me? Join the army? Not likely!
我？参军入伍？没门儿！
not likely!
(informal)
（表示坚决不同意）决不可能，绝对不会used to disagree strongly with a statement or suggestion
Me? Join the army? Not likely!
我？参军入伍？没门儿！

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Definition:
AllAll,大概大概,多半多半,适当的适当的,有希望的有希望的,很可能的很可能的,很像真事的很像真事的,可能的可能的,预料的预料的,似乎合适的似乎合适的,最被看好的候选人最被看好的候选人
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1.
He first looked up in the air, as on the whole the likeliest quarter for a voice to come from in this desert, then around.
他先抬头看看，因为在这篇沙漠上，唯有那里可能传来声音。然后他向四周看了看。
tā xiān tái tóu kàn kan , yīn wèi zài zhè piān shā mò shàng , wéi yǒu nà li kě néng chuán lái shēng yīn 。 rán hòu tā xiàng sì zhōu kàn le kàn 。
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2.
By combining many such rules, it is possible to work out which cards are likeliest to have been stolen, and which claims are dodgy.
通过整合这些规则，识别哪个信用卡有可能被偷，哪宗索赔案例是假的。
tōng guò zhěng hé zhè xiē guī zé , shí bié nǎ ge xìn yòng kǎ yǒu kě néng bèi tōu , nǎ zōng suǒ péi àn lì shì jiǎ de 。
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3.
He said the likeliest explanation was an emission of radioactive steam from the containment vessel, although that had not been confirmed.
他说这很可能是由于放射性蒸汽外泄导致的，不过目前具体情况尚未得到证实。
tā shuō zhè hěn kě néng shì yóu yú fàng shè xìng zhēng qì wài xiè dǎo zhì de , bú guò mù qián jù tǐ qíng kuàng shàng wèi dé dào zhèng shí 。
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4.
Using ground-penetrating radar, they scanned the likeliest areas, turning up what appeared to be a vaulted underground crypt.
他们利用能穿透地面的雷达扫描最有可能的几个地方，发现了一个怀疑地下密室。
tā men lì yòng néng chuān tòu dì miàn de léi dá sǎo miáo zuì yǒu kě néng de jǐ gè dì fāng , fā xiàn le yī gè huái yí dì xià mì shì 。
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5.
Graphene is one of the likeliest materials to replace silicon in computer processing, because electrons travel through graphene much faster.
石墨烯是一种最有可能成为取代矽来制造电脑中央处理器的原材料，因为电子穿过石墨烯非常快。
shí mò xī shì yī zhǒng zuì yǒu kě néng chéng wéi qǔ dài xī lái zhì zào diàn nǎo zhōng yāng chǔ lǐ qì de yuán cái liào , yīn wèi diàn zǐ chuān guò shí mò xī fēi cháng kuài 。
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But in the likeliest scenario, the tax cuts would continue for households earning less than $250, 000 or so a year.
但是最有可能发生的情况是，减税政策对于年收入低于25万美元的家庭仍将适用。
dàn shì zuì yǒu kě néng fā shēng de qíng kuàng shì , jiǎn shuì zhèng cè duì yú nián shōu rù dī yú èr shí wǔ wàn měi yuán de jiā tíng réng jiāng shì yòng 。
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Even so, if the traditional funeral is to be buried, concern for the environment is the likeliest undertaker.
即便这样，如果传统葬礼将被埋葬的话，环境方面的考虑也将是最有可能送它上路的人。
jí biàn zhè yàng , rú guǒ chuán tǒng zàng lǐ jiāng bèi mái zàng de huà , huán jìng fāng miàn de kǎo lǜ yě jiāng shì zuì yǒu kě néng sòng tā shàng lù de rén 。
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8.
A gloomy U with a long, flat bottom of weak growth is the likeliest shape of the next few years.
那样的话，一个让人泄气的U形曲线，底部是漫长而平缓的微弱增长，就是未来几年经济复苏的真实写照。
nà yàng de huà , yī gè ràng rén xiè qì de U xíng qū xiàn , dǐ bù shì màn cháng ér píng huǎn de wēi ruò zēng zhǎng , jiù shì wèi lái jǐ nián jīng jì fù sū de zhēn shí xiě zhào 。
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9.
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。
shuǐ shǒu zhǎng qiáo bù · ān dé sēn shì chuán shàng zuì yǒu xī kàn de rén xuǎn , jǐn guǎn tā bǎo chí le yuán yǒu de tóu xián , tā què lǚ xíng le dà fù de zhí zé 。
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10.
Katsuya Okada, a moderniser, would be Mr Ozawa's likeliest replacement, though he led the party to defeat at the last general election.
现代主义者冈田克也（KatsuyaOkada）将会小泽最可能的替代者，虽然在上次大选中他使该党落败。
xiàn dài zhǔ yì zhě gāng tián kè yě ( KatsuyaOkada ) jiāng huì xiǎo zé zuì kě néng de tì dài zhě , suī rán zài shàng cì dà xuǎn zhōng tā shǐ gāi dǎng luò bài 。
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