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

• 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。
• 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。
• The likeliest trigger is a referendum.
  全民公决是最可能的触发点。
• But the likeliest explanation is that the towton soldiers ( or some of them, at least) were among the Lancastrian soldiers routed from the battlefield.
  但最有可能的解释是这些陶顿战士（或至少其中一部分）是溃逃到此处的兰开斯特军。
• 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。
• Moreover, he is the Republican with the likeliest crossover appeal in a general election.
  此外，他是最有可能在大选中吸引多个选民群体的共和党竞选人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。