likely

adj.

1. 可能的；预料的；有希望的
   probable or expected
   1. the most likely outcome
      最可能的结果
   2. Tickets are likely to be expensive.
      入场券可能很贵。
   3. 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。
   4. They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely .
      他们也许会不让我们做这工作，但这可能性太小。
2. 似乎合适的；仿佛恰当的
   seeming suitable for a purpose
   1. She seems the most likely candidate for the job.
      这项工作，她似乎是最适宜的人选了。

adv.

adv.

1. ADJ-GRADED 可能的；看来要发生的
   You use likely to 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. Likely is 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。
2. ADJ-GRADED 可能（做…）的；有（…）倾向的
   If someone or something is likely to do 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。
3. ADJ-GRADED 合适的；恰当的
   A likely person, 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。
4. CONVENTION （尤用于回答他人）绝不可能，绝对不会
   You can say not likely as 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！”

1. It's likely someone gave her a lift, or else that she took a taxi.
   可能有人开车捎了她一程，要不就是她打了辆出租车。
2. They, too, would be likely to exact a high price for their cooperation.
   他们也可能会为提供合作而索要高价。
3. Women who eat plenty of fresh vegetables are far less likely to suffer anxiety or depression
   吃新鲜蔬菜多的女性患焦虑症或抑郁症的几率要小很多。
4. She is likely to give you a flat refusal.
   她很可能会断然拒绝你。
5. They believed there were likely to be further attacks
   他们认为很可能会有更多的袭击。
6. Unemployment is likely to go on rising this year
   今年的失业人数可能会继续上升。
7. If this round of talks fails, the world's trading environment is likely to become increasingly hostile.
   如果这一轮谈判破裂了，世界贸易环境可能会变得越来越糟糕。
8. Experts say a 'yes' vote is still the likely outcome
   专家说结果仍可能是投赞成票。
9. 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。
10. Francis thought it likely John still loved her.
    弗朗西斯觉得约翰可能还爱着她。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 'How about having a phone out here?' — 'Not likely!'
    “在这外面装个电话怎么样？”——“没门儿！”
16. What are some of the practical benefits likely to be of this line of research?
    这一研究方法可能会产生哪些实际效益？
17. This is likely to revive consumer spending and a whole raft of consumer industries.
    这可能会带动消费性支出和一大批消费工业的复苏。
18. Someone allergic to milk is likely to react to cheese
    对牛奶过敏的人可能对奶酪也有不良反应。
19. His results are likely to reopen the debate on race and education.
    他的结果可能会重新引起关于种族和教育的辩论。
20. They are likely to respond positively to the President's request for aid
    他们可能会对总统的援助要求作出积极回应。
21. The new Democratic Party is not likely to scare off voters.
    新成立的民主党不太可能吓跑选民。
22. Children who have a positive self-image are less likely to present behaviour and discipline problems.
    自我感觉良好的孩子较少出现行为和纪律上的问题。
23. Some jobs are quite likely to have a negative spillover into family life
    有些工作很可能会对家庭生活产生不良影响。
24. You are likely to find many people who have stereotyped ideas about women.
    你很可能会发现很多人对女性都抱有老一套的看法。
25. He's not likely to come tonight.
    他今晚不见得会来。
26. It's not likely to rain today.
    今天不会下雨。
27. They will most likely come right away.
    他们保不住马上就会来的。
28. Most likely he has broken his promise.
    十之八九他失信了。
29. The blockade is likely to last for some time.
    封锁可能要持续一段时间。

  apt liable likely prone【导航词义：易于…的】

  apt adj. 易于…的，有…倾向的

〔辨析〕指天生具有做某事的倾向的，常后接动词不定式。

  liable adj. 易…的；易患…的

〔辨析〕只作表语，指因习惯或倾向性而易做某事或产生某种问题、患上某 种疾病等的，常后接动词不定式或介词 to。

  likely adj. 可能的

〔辨析〕指可能发生或属实的，强调可能性。

  prone adj. 有…倾向的，易于…的

〔辨析〕尤指有发生不好或有害之事倾向的，通常作表语，常后接介词 to 或动词不定式。

adj.

a likely story

• （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.

as likely as not

most/very likely

• 很可能
  very probably
  1. As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.
     她很可能把这事忘得一干二净了。

not likely!

• （表示坚决不同意）决不可能，绝对不会
  used to disagree strongly with a statement or suggestion
  1. Me? Join the army? Not likely!
     我？参军入伍？没门儿！

adj

1. within the realm of credibility
   1. not a very likely excuse

2. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
   1. these services are likely to be available to us all before long
   2. she is likely to forget
   3. a likely place for a restaurant
   4. the broken limb is likely to fall
   5. rain is likely
   6. a likely topic for investigation
   7. likely candidates for the job

3. likely but not certain to be or become true or real
   1. a likely result
   2. he foresaw a probable loss

   Synonym:    probable

4. expected to become or be
   1. potential clients

   Synonym:    potential

adv

1. with considerable certainty
   1. He is probably out of the country
   2. in all likelihood we are headed for war

   Synonym:    probablyin all likelihoodin all probabilitybelike